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nam ly th t t 0 wam n w TG t e on no IJ mo e I _ 20 - 1he re is no asis fo he su99 C5 ion a he AccU9 d Ad 6.5 : "nclJ hat the otudpnts would follow "th ir cun adS". Thie SOl mission 5 me to imply hat r.e Bl.e k udents had ne er hoard of guerillo oV men 5( ucc s.ful or otheTuis e ) in Aft ica. ]!d 6.6 : The def nee version i e nowhere probative of an - id nti fica ion ui h the by frelimo. Ad 6.7 : (b) The con~ent. of the placards do not shOWany reaction to tha id~ of a proposed rallY· At the moat they Tefl et t fanta9Y of the writers . I of th poeter . state for the propo .tion that Accused .' o sutho i ty ie ei ted by th co~ced d thara had been an emotional reaction" Alternativ ly the se.'. proposition i ba ad on a mi canal C of a Sue ti~ put to L(OUA A .xcl t dad ore emo t 0 1 th n mn (p. 261/2-11). dl· ..

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nam ly th t t 0 wam n w TG t e onno IJ mo e

I

_ 20 -

1here is no asis fohe su99C5 ion a he AccU9 dAd 6.5 :

"nclJ hat the otudpnts would follow "th ir cunadS".

Thie SOl mission 5 me to imply hat r.e Bl.ek udents

had ne er hoard of guerillo oV men 5 ( ucc s.ful or

otheTuise) in Aft ica.

]!d 6.6 :The def nee version i e nowhere probative of an

-id nti fica ion ui h the

by

frelimo.

Ad 6.7 :(b) The con~ent. of the placards do not shOWany

reaction to tha id~ of a proposed rallY· At

the moat they Tefl et tfanta9Y of the writers

. I

of th poeter .state for the propo . tion that Accused .'

o sutho i ty ie ei ted by th

co~ced d thara had been an emotional reaction"

Alternativ ly the se.'. proposition i ba ad

on a mi canal C

of a Sue ti~ put to L(OUA A

.xcl t dad ore emot 0 1 th n m n

(p. 261/2-11).

dl· ..

mi 9 t ha v mad P ~ -0

individual police n i

in ul n9 rem rko

_ 21 -

f toS au miosion i.ii eo

c \ a 0 0 nn_d • B

of poli' ic 1 p ti n 0

..,0 u olY

in t u h l.apt·ng he qetP'l of an unlawfulp01'"6pec\.iv .

\JhilS lan9uage may in cot a In ei cume tall~G!:.v 0

• secondary o r i nic meaning na foundo ion for such a

pro 0 i ion ns e boen layed y he sta c.

r frain r otno u

o languD-l n t

SlO I:.;

view n cnc u agemon

o a aW u inaviout i

Ad 6.9 :- -lhe Rector did not oppashe "did no ag

re" \Ji h h rallY is iHel

e•sn

and

h rallY, lho fact tha

thi i s no ind· ea of an emb rraosmen to he sta te

or anyone e se.

Accused o. 6 - p.S6l0•

Ad 6.9(b) and (cl:-lhe attitude of the

udents ouards the police ua

one 0 compliance.

oe roaponsibill Y 0

at the person u 0 call d

SRC. Th re i no evid neethe / ••••

- 22 -

h alan 1 "Co 1 " d rt so d nd

In ul' ng y. T 1 t i r ny v n Cl u r

0 in ul in y avoca ve n uo d C n 1 II

uhe tcvr r It!nllr n C ! ua n od . h

CCl: r r .i. . • . ,. b 1,0 \I LU ....."r - !: ~ c "nrJ. u '"' . ......., .....

and Accu d o . 7 mani 00 ed, on vid nc .nc cue lo. - p . 61 /7

Ev n houg on h legal advic c ived y th m

tho olice in rven ion would b unlawful. T 5 e

ergum nt s ms 0 ug9 s offie so r of vicariouG

r apon Lb I ly.

lEO\JABA, p.2S7.

Ad 6.9(c)(i ) and {~ :

Thoro is a rp conflict bo ween he police witne ses

on the one hand and th d tes imony an LrOJP ~

on th oth r 88 to uh t ua s h cause of the sane

throwing. In he ab snee 0 any evidence the h SRC

sought or promoted hl violenc tho ao Laode , hou v

dra a not proba ive of h State ca 9. Even

applies s cn , Th meireu OU8 880n1n9 s em o

be the founda ion or the pIOpO i ion of the st t

in p ,rsgraph 6.10.

LEOUABA, p . 265.

Ad / ••••

.,

RC;:. no i UQa

u S "SA..IO dom! ati [~UA A' v i d ne r 1 i d

an hn 5 da u or ~. p opo ion.no

Ad 7. Band 7.9- . G n u C\ASO

videnc t t. hO

a in the ocu on of

not suffielCm for e

d a common in n on ui t

he S te mu h u th ",h c

The . ~~ b ~ u n ecu

r i lev n Ln h ob

we 0 acting in Lancer u

B crimin 1 design. 1 i

tate 0 how that t ey

n her memb r e of SASO.on h

was an 9greem n.of c us dIas. 6 nd/or 7 on he on hand and th

p rpetra ars of an eet which fall wi hin

of the Terrorism Ac , on the 0 h r ,

ambi t

R. v . 5, 1959, (1) S.A. p.680 at 683 (C);

H. v •1 41 OPO p.154; and

1965 (2) S.A. p.8l at 821.S. vs.

Ad 7.11 :houg P r 11 d ci· on n by

11Th o holdthe SASO Ex cu iv and St f Co i

1 /. •••

_ ~)4 -

is irrelevant in e light of LEOWA8A'sAvidence

that o . ó was 'nform d hat dse-ision had alroady'

en taken Y the SRC. T 0 law ulness o f e SRC

en rprise cannot be a feted Y the doei i no. lIy

other organisation to hold rallies in ny

they iked.

Accused o . 6 - • 5 7 •.

nne r

Ad 7.13 :There is no substance in he su mission ha t the

"major t.y of the members of the SRC" who pas d the

Res utions to hold the rallies were members and

supporters of SASOo The evidence of LEOWABA,

raf rred to does not authorise the proposi tion made.

Ad 'I. 17 - 22 :The facts reli d on by the State do not assist it.

Ad 7. 23_end 24. :ei th r o . 7' s f1 Tat in erpr ta ion of the banning,

nor he fact h t o, 7 .ought legal advice (u ich uas

positive) can a i h stat

Ad / ••••

- 25 -

d 7.25 nd 1.26 ..

TI e ac a o . 6 ua~ to "ps. k a th a 011 y d' d not

imply an 0 liga ion to dissoci te ims 1 (he e ng

the Pr s'dent) rom all SASO ac v ty. TI a ...3P of

the conversation be w n Aecuo d .OS. 2 ~ d 6 d e s

not assiat th sta e. An xchange of in orma ion

in ne jJ' lieul r conturovidas no adverse

inference .•

Ad 7.28Tho mer fact that the SRC had decided 0 organ'se

the relly im lied tha . t ua an SRC function and

not a SASOone. The state ls corr ct in eu mitting

that there ua s no necessity to exclude SASOup to

the time of benning. but this does not mean tat here

ua e a necessity to includ~ SASO.

In the light of the afDregDing it is submitted that

tne SLate has P ovided no evidence that the rally

called by the SRC consti tuted an offence al tet na tively

that Accused o . 6 ue involved in preparations for

t e rallY·

1t is accordinglY submi tted

be acqui t ted on the 2nd Cou

t Accused o- 6 ould

Accus d / ••••

- 2

00'

1.

T vid n 0

i

SC t. ot c C IU r' -~- , n boc11 u ie i not... '"'~ - -

conn C d ui a une ion u 0 :t. do And n 1 y

of 5 C;O. .. q i s \.i :"I P- on ibd i es, ig nnd

ou Lo ... 1 \J S h SRC a uni 0 1Y d c id d

0 old lly n 0 2 5 plom , 1 71l •

2.

Th i no vid nc t SRC et d in 0 c r t,....

SASO and/or 0 C. T~e d cision '0 hold I S C m Ling

ua tak null before any alk of a ban.

:;.On the 18th Sep mber Accus do. 6 inrorm d th

urfl op ASO Local Com i a of

st ff and cut'vo lo\:!t'ng. In

ha a9 told lh t th RC had air

lly on on i Lo _."".."" ........

£O\JASA - pp. 195 nd 2 4.

h docision of the

a s am moet inC)

d cided 0 hold a

ta. / ••••

II.

Pre ident of h SRf..h a r od,

- 27 -

In u u 5 n nv one SI\ 0 und \. I c

5 c c Ir t Lon .

f\ .i.iy, xn i 1 B.

Th inv i ion x ndod 0 e . 6 0 add O~D ho r 1

lJ 8 mo ve y e foe h wo tho 0 m r

before commen i n~ hi - :J!?!?~h, tha" ••6 \Jd no t aoor 01ng

the rally as a r presentat v of any org nLaa t i en ,

6.

Th ouggestion contained in Exhibi Rally B.l of a

decision to "lnfiltra th hen SRC" and di po e 0

it is lJithou substance and has been disproved and

expl&ined by State and Oefene ~ e a , Tno

pr ooo i ion is in any v nt un na 1 b ring in mind

ha tho SRC vas vo ted in in pu suance o an ordina ry

l OU B , pp. 273 and 303j

ecu d / ••••

law I .....

- ?

Accused 0.6- pp. ~71/3 and 5 7~ .

...,••

It w 5 generally b licved Il La a nn i 19 n der cil .

not apply to he SRC folly. Thor uo e no su C 0

by the Rector or any member ofarf 0 any 0

person L a L tho SRC JAS me 1 tho 001 of SA«iO or

uae uor ing in cancel' ui th SASO.

8.

It is not u rioing, in . he light of the a ave,

that Accused c • 6 sa' d to Accu ed o . 2 on h

telephone that he was not go' ng ~O say anything

"le t SWA A uill say wa organised i t".

9 •

Insofar as the preparation and arrangements for th9

holding 0 the rall y a t Turfloop are concerned o , 6

had no hand therain.

p •5599.

O.

The State testimony doe not prov

the part of the SRC to endang r ~h

n int n ion on

ain nane· 0

Uha eve the cont nt 0 f th por h r \ol no

- 2

lOLl 0 d or d r , 0.. t it c c or d

the pa of, Of • an 1c, u

capabla of ndung ng m in nenc 0 1 u nrid

ordor.

11.

Th pos r s found on 0 uolls of Univ r s i Y

the ex morning ue no nspi d ., - ~ 5 ( . OnI

con tory he SRC h d a ugga~ d mod 1 u ich IJ 0

bl nd . AccU ed '0. 7 wh n he sddr 5bGd 0 ud n

was UI uivoc 1 in insis ing th t 0 SRC did not

uan IIe demon ra tion" •

Aa r as the poat.ers are concerned 8 smell propor ion,

a v Y dofiniminori y. uer off nsiv - tho uork

or f nta Y 0 ex remism or youul devilm n t,

13.

indice ti on 0 U dn sday o nin9 hal t 0 d of

h ud n body h d b co in lam d and r

",a d ng r 0 h ud bodY ru 9 ",i ld or

beco ing viol n . On th- eo a y ood ua r 1 d

and / ••••

_ .0 -

and Gtu ent. u I' in good u 0 randr ~ i 1

nei herac or nor any 0

hr

Whi a ur 0 QC~ did no d em

on r mor 0

he po .... ers r mu .... o . ln II)' QV n

the conduc of the s udont odv anu GP.Cmher i.n

he hall. their compli nee ui h the polico r.Ques

mo of e s 1rnony

and the' roder' il HS ,

uhich unorringlY points to t s normality of heir

mood tho t day.

There is

IJ •

evidence Suggesting tha the violence

whi h subSequentlY b ok e 100SO on he campus uas in

any uay inopir d by he SRC. or i tG m mber ••

IS.

lhe trenscription3 of telephone convers ions discloee

no link betueon eCU do' 6 and the organi

ser of

th- TurflooP rally.

The fact hat ACCU9 dO. 7 t

o pr aid n of the

SRC, was alao

me ber 0 S SO doe no' detract from

the int gri ty and ~nd pndene of the SRC. He was

demoera iea 11 y / ••••

1 -

domoc 1, l .- c 0 ..di \ 0 n d

o r o e du t a . T .. e • f\ he wa 5 SG

u • pur c t lj . oun .3 1 n no 'I r f IC t.c • c '"

or 1 w i rt i..,...,u .I.

17.

Thore' n viden:: Id ..he ...:1j i Y 0ha RC

lly werwho passed the Resolution 0 hold h

mombers and bUP or er of SASOo

Exhibit R~ ly 8.2 rines not reveal who was and u S

not a memu~~ of S~Sn.

re.In c nclucioh . t is submitted that all h s eps

taken by the SRC and its membar call c ively or

individually are proba ive at a d~ P concern 0

avoid trouble or confronts tion nd to k ep ui thin

tho 1 t er a d splri t of tho law. The epi ode is

a plendid example of he restraint and lawfuln ss

of SASO "in actiont.

Supplem ntary / ••••

- 32 -

w on elf 0

9

"A conspiracy no mdlly 111vo1\10 éin oq.eAm

n ,

express or impliod to eommil an unlauful

act".976 (2) S.A. p.875 a 879 .

-Although the common deeign is the toot of 0

clln9pirbCY, iB not neceBsa Y to prove that

conspirat r s c me toge her and ae uallY agreed in

terms to h ue a common design and to pursue i by

common meane and SO cerry it into execution. lh

agreements may be shoun like any other feet b'

circumstantial evid nco".

§.. vs .. Coope!., eu a.

3 •

• con piracy to c mmit a crime requiraS an egte ment

o th part.. 0

crimins1 ct.

o ore Accused to CO i

(£R vs 15 S.C. 107'

R. 1941 OPO 154).- .

erG / ••••

4.

- 3

M re in en ion is in~U I ic:cnt :le

act in q tition . Sue 1 concur ene n ad no

nBeDasa ily D by w Y offa th agr em n to commi a er im tas any other

a "menl, can e arrived at tacitly and by conduct

"..... .R. vs. S., 1959 (1) S.A. p.680 at 683 c.

"A con piracy is an agreement betuee tuo 0 more

parsons to commi a cr ime. the pa ia8 to tha

agreament mUR be ad idam as to their obj ct ••••

S. V8. Al xander & ~ hors, 1965 (2) S. A. p . 818-

at 921 (C).

5.

The que on ls uhtJlher t con piracy alleged in

Coun 0 ha b n prov d i te 0\5 of . he dicta

s ou in

R. up •

6. / •. '

- ')

r a CP a d pu Li ea ions werThe Soa con ends

e 0 gani~atiuns, 5h~O na

lcouraging r~ci~l os iIi y, wi h he in .on

of lau and order.

7.

To succeed in ob aining a conviction Lho inton ion

must be he only r Bsonable conclusio hich ce

drawn f m he facts. The all 9 d in ontion must

be consistent ui th all the pr cv II fse c.

8. A

Uhera a number of persons, elonging 0 an org nisB ion

commitseries of crimea ~ in der to chi v an 0 jee ,

an inf r ne may b drawn that th m mbera of ouch

orgsnie tion had co~spi od 0 co mi t that crime.

R. ., 1956 (3) S. A. ap· 365'

R. ve. SOf 1959 (I) S.A. p.6BO a p.6B3 (C).

8.

Th' St t i i ub i d h 9 11 d to prov

any r ei 1 oatili Y or hatred wancour 9 d.

9. / ••.•

(0 ) Th (ntH - racu.... "" .B .. ,,--0 ur nnI'ur

o a d

- -s -

g.

aim 0 u ~ in for c ng e nno t (n race

co mi ion of crim nol ac in ho a nc ur an

xp r ce e or te c i agrconcn 0 mpLov u 1 t.:.l

means in th ox cu ion of heir progra me.

(b) Any infor ne of onspiraey mube d aun ui hin

he framework of the Indi~tman uhich r main

fou nR • onal 0 th 5a case. The in r enc

mu t be p ov d trom 8 ~uur~c cf n~~r~r tion

all ged, and this h 5 a e has failod 0 do.

he iabili Y of any eeue d i atrie ly

d p den on pr of hot h 0 ganies ion had

smb rked on an illegal cons 1racy wiLhin tho

n

me ning of tAct

(e) On he ue ion f rio th que tion m Y be posed,

did 0 gan1SB ions intend to endang r the

mainnee 0 la and order by the cation 0

tur oil 0 r Lo 7 W

poli le log nl n e b nc 0

of some or 0 ana chi t 1deology 0 a y 0 r

o iv I ....··

_ :5 1 -

motivo, would da i o the r .nk' 9 o Jric ou.

beha'J iour . C rtainty in he casu of PC and 5n~O

el' is cv id nc. d i r .c or indir ct t at the

organi tion ou h 0 promo urmoil or ot.

(d) lh~ st, e ha. subm. ed that the SASOand PC

organizations intended the c ,,_~on of en " cion

or entated" bloc. lhis it is submi ed is a

dengeroUS misnomer becauee it implie the c. ea ion

f an organ1

.tion or mas. of people uhO have

been prepared a d rained to adop g,oY me~,

no matter hou illegel , no metter hoU desperete.

But en in ention to creete euch a bloc cannot be

inferred from the ordinary proc.'. of conecl enti.in9

which emoun

' 0 no more hen en attempt to

ln8tl1 8elf

reliance, pride and a renewed concern

in the 1 ck communi y. Such a peycholOgical

re8tructuring does not begin to have nh rent

in it, the promp ing of it, or prep8ratio

for

+urmoil, rio or illegal r09istanc .

10.

A uming that certain of the document or utt ~ance

a G properlY con tru d 8

eonS itu ing an inci .~men

of I ....

• I

,

lo

I wa barn on tha 18 h Augua, 1950 in Alaxandra

Toun hp, Johannaebu I ee ou h up by Y

..ater al grand o' r.er and . y Mn har.

I attended h [ntokozweni Nursary Schuul an Cr

Alexandra ToynshiP, then a pri ary school in

Alaxandra and later he Savent Day Advanl t Church

School in both Alexandra and Orlando Ua t.

2.

3.

Uhen 1 wa 13 yaara old· or rath r 12 Y ar old·

in e rly 1963 w yore re-set led fro- Ala .ndr.

T .,n ip 0 1 pkloo f • lough to ak an lon h.ra

or n incident th will high ight Y parception of

a police an • this had o do w h Y arra.t (rudalY

tha ) on ist ken iden i ty. 1 h a" to hev

a cou ln who 1. y na e. ke • and a w b.ing ought.

by the olic •• Uh n the pollC called dur!" the

d Y th Y did not ind hl in,y (c ll.d)

r ld d our noin h • rly hour 0

h orn!n •

1t wa.bou 2••• wh n we were wo "by t •

no or ou rud ab 82 n nocking 0

• polle on

hl· •· ·

• door • a opened 0 la ..n li in d y

de. nde Aba 0 r- neH" nd .y grand 0 her pain d...

1ft ou • 1 IJ a only r - ou h

r8811aad t lJe no e hey \I r loo ing or t bu

.y cou _n. H r pi f 11 on d r a r and ay

•• lolt I.. I uc eu r8011 e as "gqo a dod ,

IIzokhulu.a pha bil i". ..y " s aka ",a 0 put on

1 / ••••

ror thelong pants and that sealed .Y ra

h culprit.i.pudent polic. ",ar8 conv nc d I

I lol. handcuf fad and •• d. 0 trudg. hrough

h.raiding other

location b rafaat - ha cope w

ho.sa and picking up paopl on t air "wantad 1•

Thia ",ae tt 0hu_ili tin expert n e 8

.Y rrlanda .aw .a in an unk pt condition and b n

prodd d by pol ico •• n , Wo r lnolly won to tho ehoe 0

office at about 07.00 hra. and y ",ara ado i

under 0•• v.randah and w. w.ra furthar ax?O ad 0

y 0- ",ara fro b ten tUhi a an thar. w 0 a ••• d 0 ba in

I poka to 0

ch rga, about Y r r a t. t axpl Inad to i. 1

qu lif1 t.o b n th raa nd Y na e nd 8 a ",ar

'tafl ctad on h hOU a par i i ad t ly

r al d th blund l' and h h ould r pr a d

thO who ar1' d .. nd la 'lo. I ca

giva a nu b r 0 axa pla 0 c de " r I

u rad hu il tion t nds 0 ha pol c an.

lough o add ha uch parlonce ar eo onp ca

4.

I a tended the Orlando ~e

I .a tr lcula ted ther. Artar Matr icula t1ng lOC m•

• clerk", h FrankiDile (p y.) Li.it.d and later

\Ii k cl IIt the inin9 & M., ur ctur inn Co.

In ( anderon tein.

5.

uring 1970 I ~~e nQti,tAd that 1 h.d a tr.ce or TB

and 1 ",aa treated as n a.bul,tory pa ien a

8 rag",anath Hoap1t 1 nd he local clinic. I then

atarted ael ng 1 dias clo hing p rt tiMa, pri •• rily

living and secondly to aavto be able to .ake

a.nough 0 babi o go to Unlversi ty. ~~ ~ rkct

",.8 in and ound Th bi.a and 0 her alae ::eae.

6.

Our ng 1972 1th L • thuli-ka-Shezi in The •

b • ",ho • Jl -- t ._. h u 8 h ari UIC.-,-u ...", .,

Pr d nt 0 SPC brie .d 9 n rally • ou

aec. H v ually ·lgn d n a epe bar and

9 v. copy or the Con i u ion.

7. / ••••

\

/to hi.

la I.. "'elol

by ft

1018 rand

ap

t

8.

0" .y r.t~rn 'roan~_ bou thPa

4,;,. Bile tonore

tno .".y of1

I r e.l" Cl thethUll ...k .... Sh zI.

el the 'uner I hfOlloW1ngP 0Pl ft.

t IIICOffIn

o C/o ho o.

to / ••••

7.

rt wa th n cl r 8 PC u bo Y

which ai.ad a uni ing 81 c paopl- n 0U"l i

voic- that will p ak gainst the ill an avils

of South Af'ri 1t w s ..y concarn or.y popI

that apurrad a on to work and rl tor th

1iber tion un de he aagia8 (7) of' h epc y

e 0 ng in it. This w 8de p rticularly aa,

beoausa 1t waa, as far as 1 knaw, a 1 gal and

The let meeting of significanca or BPC which I

att ndad wa . ha fir National Cong a

~a •• anakraal on the 15th 0 ca bar, 1972. 1 was

only ob~orv r th re. Fro the b ginning I b -

longed to the The bi • Br nehd 1 .y job,

in .y epara ti a, to talk to oth r about the epc

and t Y to lndueto nrol vlth the 8PC.

9.

On y r the BPe tDngt 1. ree lv d he

1. va 0 hu i·. -Sh zl.

u p.

I n ur lly a . end d h un r 0110\11 0

w a end ar r t a tongt U 1 rri ved hi

ho people v re 11 p- i e l- a do 0 ga

o / ." •

/

(a1

to hilft and joined he proe s ion. Ther af .ar

forw 1 rt/the c urch wh a • .rvic "'. a

conduc d

by f. thar " r)( , a i te P i st , F r0'" h Chure

nd ".th.bul. - the SR p aidan

.poka, •• 1nl, about ~thull. rather "or' orrlc'a od at

tho gr.va

y.rd. Art.r the grav h.d b.en covarad

there waa .n • biry th t wae placed a_anget

l . IIJf) ,., fJ'j, ,

tha wr.atha

_ lt wa • rar larg.r alz than tho

a~hlblta tho •• =11.~ad to have ba.n dlatr nu ad

t tha gr.va

,ard. t did not aaa any dl.tribut on

or pa.phl.ta

0 hetwia.. I would hava racalvad on.

LO.

10.poln d Ad.inletraltV.

Aaaiatant

to tha 5 cr.tary-Gan r 1 or BPe - 5ipho

Buthalezi

• Yhila I hald th poat or Ad lnlatratl vO

Aaeiatant w receivedlet .1' fro'" preaidant

Loopold 5 dar songhor whOhad baon lnvi ad to ba th• S cond sPt tongre e. lh.

gu et peak I' at t.r was the h. could not.f act 0 hia replY/ he S at. Pr. id nt,att nd a he waa hOS ing t

Jl fouche. 1h1 w 11 1 0 P ove to be • lie the

state' ub is ion bout u ain .1ning cotrespond nc.

with foreign b. ed p ople 0 tile to the Republic.

(rur h r Par icul r- tp.9. re 2( ) .

11. / ••••

wa. Ton.oed by .e ahe s. in y .nd I hand dcapla

i i .

I want 0 d 1 lol. h 8 incid h 1

•I II)

n n

• ern Town hip n the 24 or 27 h ave ber.

1 s :ua h 1 was t t tell nd h.t

\aI/O Daan lireyliny óiiórched ,.Il r nd h w

round ay e",befshlP ca U. C..t..!.~lt r.': non .e.

12.

I now want to deal lollth tha Sacond Annual Congre

ur the epe hald at S • Pe ar' Sa.in.ry, Ha. ans-

kraal in Oece.ber, 1973. I t wa. t this ConOra••

where I "'8. elected tha secratary-Caneral of the

.ova nt. ~ay 1 JUS ~oint out h ra ha there wa.

no parrot.anc• of "Shanti" s .ppe.ring on the

Ag "da at this Congr s. The unveil ng of "thuli-ka-

Shezi' 8 tOMbatone did tek P ce in The.bis

rur her 1 would lik. ~O pol t nu har. tha epe l.2

he. (SPC l.2) to b. di tribu ed al th unv I11ng

or the to bs ona. 1 wae a two P g. docu.ent

that

t. d bee. nt' pared by t & 1973 epe Execu iv. and

r r ad or i ece on. I no ru tne

t I. doeu· an "I po d to Br neh • for e

foll0 ,1.ng y er 1 wa 8 0 be t " s.eretary-C aral

and th r· or t po i la ror cort· pondence and I

of 1. t to tho "Iwere laaving for The bi58 for

never / ••••

nev u n ore

I no", ",.n 0 d 1 1 0 0 • ocu n

•• en 9 r 0 9 abov n Lon Conqr 8 - ept •

...cce ti Ann Th i copy 0 Cf) on •

R u r 8bied 8 h Co 9

At ention i being drawn 0 • R.por 0' th

-/(' publica ione to •• l sion. Th cl rly how

struc ur the waa to b follo,", d ",1 th r. Ida 0

the iasuing of n w 1 tt r e end/or publiC on iii

th n•• a ar ~hA aec , This show he E tb! G

.nd other pTOPO ed naw l.t ar cou.ld nul b. c r

wera not y.t ept docu ant • The er nc r port ye

to prov • 0 th S •• ub 18S10n the 1...

baen • recur Ing t e in he proe eding 0 our

(ii~_f.f._,tf.~;" org ne nd brench ing 0 dol

Call it the act 118g d 0 p , 0' th fur h.r

p r icu1 r s , par IS • 2(bb) - ( ) .

14.

1 no., .,an to deal ",1 h 0 0 0 •

Ra oth b Tiro' runerel il .. t _f~_!,"At~ !"'1.1 .,.,

1974 t In 80 n •• The 0 • 0" I 1 r u d

y pllc io down 0 h v a pa 0 p t 1 ing

0 r v 0 Bo '" na d 0 1 could 0 • d •

.0

I

runatal. 1 ~a to tt nd on b hal' or tha 8pe.

ever 18a , 1 aen a ma on h 1 or h. 8pe

rs on p.4a or Ann xur a 4. ThB hen

a ape. Rev bel n Coop r , had aeked ~e to

llo~ed to attend. We had (..t cutive

JO'burg/Ourban o.atime in february, 1974

k the is ~hera 1 h.nded hi. the copy or

e that waa aent to eotawana. The .eaaeQe

in figurative t.rMe an with a lot or

One hae to underatand the tradition.l

an Afr ican funeral, eapaciall y that 0 f •

ierarchy. Ha would have eo a or h aub-

ad 0 be buried along with hi. as hie

to tha "other world". Thafa is thereror.,

ion or killing 0' Uhit 8. lougho add

nd d the comma oration rvica that W.8

;lata.

15.

0 d.al w1th Hart! inoh' rip ovar ••••:'0 Co ti tution only the 8tion.l

pow d to u dr ! 'or t • P •

I iv. a ing - e.rly In 19 4 - w agt ad

. ra oure. nd a8 is h a 10 .1

fund-r i Ing. Th P\I

o 00- Ina 11 er or by div dual • bare

of / ••

funeral. I was to a tt nd on behal f or the epC.

&verthe18a , I e an a ",a ag 0 b f of' h. epC

which pp.ar8 en p.48 of Annexure 4. The h n

Pro. of the epe, R.vahalan Cooper, had 8ked me to

prepar .n • t' cl 011 T ro ' 8 funeral - hoping that 1

would be allow doe tend. Ua had n Executlv

aeating In Jo' burg/Durban aoeetiMe in February, 1974

and 1 think that ia where 1 handed hiM the copy ofThe e888ge

the •• aa8g. that W88 8en to B t uan

i couchad in f igur ti ve t.r.a .nd with a lot of

1.8gary. One haa to underat nd L la tra

ional

aatting o' an •• rican runeral, especially the of a

Chi.' or hierarchy. H. would have aOD• or his aub-

ject

killed to be buriad .long wi h hia aa hi'

r tinua .nto th .other world". Thare is tharefora,

no .ugg.a

ion o' killing 0' Uhi a. 1 ought to add

th.t 1 at ndad th co .a.oration a.rvica

that w.'

h id ln soweto •

.' 15.

1 now w nt 0 d al with Harri ingh' a trip ovara a.

ccording to he Con tltution onlY tha .tlon•1

Orgen i pow red to u dr t for t • Ope.

t n (x cu lv. ing - • 1 ln 1974 - '" gr .d

to pool our r 80U ce nd 88 ition 1

Org nl r wit und ..r i ing. T • Pra id n w

0 co-ord ne all h er ot by 1 ~dividu.l • b.r

ot / •••.

0 c Lv Th P id n"o r d

•I"

th r oul • !O 0 v C) rOl' ov 0

fund-raia on our b ar ..

Presid'," infor.ed a t e ould p c --~QU -

unde hrou il lie pne0 i t e Rel iuO

orr ieer in Duro Il •T d' ~ tGCe v 0 on Y I" ".:U

.lots f'ro. ourben r(Jug hf' po "'. plu I

in 5 t\ tOO. a • f'ro It Pro. nd ce -

pr h."eiv full rep r u 0 i 1 ou. Unro· ..y •

",e w.l'e _t'Tee ed b. or he ( cu iv eoul d

c .p~l COMpoeite repor or con L li:' •

Qt.,.,-r...:i h. ",hol r r a g en or 1-\ r r i t" I" h '

tr p overe 8e ""ndled by !Jr

IIInd h

h ~, Pro. - a8 f r • 1 eoul ga h r •

16.

f1 no"" ",an t 0 d ui r de t our ion 1 0 Le

by h r euri Y polie Th .rli'. r.id "".r

i une, 1 13 h h Seer ...G I" ra , ,"phO

au h81 z1, og hLo 1 org nie. •

"oslbudogan • "" t

a oed • J." · Sq r • T •

. 0- org i t "". eubs.qu n y co vie ,d und.r

" -h T trori

u b r ° oo""v-:~ ",er

con 1. ca d 1'0 ° let rai w r

in ugu 197 . 1 ""d 1 i r iv i an

dl· .. ·

r o a 1 ara con-nu b t" 0 00

rieca ad - hey h d

r hi , he 0 ic

Ln October/ ova b.r.

gain conr e t d tt nti

on ha P 1'.2 n 1.

r o b r i • 1n

973 nd 0 a docu.n w 1"

u ~ n 0 J. V. Squ r.

Paas law ••

In May, 197~ he orric.a wer. onca aga n r idad

and a lot or docu.ent~ w.r. conr i ca .d includingolJr t . I a.0•• or the xh bi te ow bGrora n

gain taken on this occa ion tu J.V. Squer wh.r.

1 was .e.ault.d, in .r ali., and tore cl tG ube_t

.ra or the Ex.cut .V8en anri

.ign that docu nt on whichh.d witten.

17.

I would li to poin out here h on • 11 thea •

ece ione the po' ic. eft • under the pra xt th

th.y w.r. \.rw.stigating a cri • and thay would

t conti ca t.a the docu .nte. Th y would nor 11

r urn tha docu nta thin d Y or two wi thou any

charg. b lng preferrad on anybody. t • edoCU anta e n b id 0 b

surprl ing th t ha.aplY bee u • Lh

. I '....

" • Gou rn.n of 0% hiqu - r r 11 e .olidarlty wi h

18.

I n o doel ith h Sixth General S ude 5n

Council (GSe) ha wa held in July t 1974. y

attendance at this GSe was rather v.ry sporadic ror

1 was only thera on two avanin a-aa ~ad 8 ti ht

ach.dul. at tha orrica. The only ruil aa.aion I

attended waa the laat day of thB cse - and I .ay hava

.a t in a co •• i aaion on spar t or religion the t day.

I had r ce ved an inviAation lo lt8nd &6 n bs V~

for and on behal r 0 r the BPe.

19.

1 now went to deal wi th an 1 d.nt In July, 1974

involving the wi tness Saoka about the all.ged

aMuggling of Sipho Buthelezi into Botswana.

20.

On a Tueaday artarnoon 1 had left tha BPe head

office a 25 Fox Street and gone to th.1it office

at Diakonia Hou.a in BraaMfontein where 1 had a

number ot (d ant) phon calls to _ake. The Rev.

"ayathul and Seak who were bo h training 0 be

pr et, ware in th building a d t Y joined

ua wh.re W8 wer t k1~g~! , y colleagu •••!! .

1 understood fro t hat t Y h d arrivad i

Jo' burg / ••••

Jo'burq on h d Y or nd y old a

Siphc Bu ha1az1 w in . ow 0 no l t

to vary n gh on hi e w y 0 0 w n I d no :1.ror eo.ati.e that 5 pho had D en conv c ad ror

contravention or hie Sann ng Ord r n a under

a euepended ean enc

etaying in SoA.

1 0 e w unh ppy bou

2! .

Rev. ~aye hul told e h Si pho wan t d to tal to

.e and 0 givII "i ,""truct.on~ (wd"'co) h c"u a ha

rora I h d held ehad b en Secra ry-Gen ra

po s t 0 T

t a offi

dvico concer h • iniatr tion or

22.

1 wan t ou t o SO\Jsto ",i th the two gan la en

(~8ya hula and Saoks) and. t Sipho h r • 1h Y

were keen to get going nd Sipho nd 1 did no h va

ti •• to dl cuae attera I drove wi h the in h c r

h 1 ad o .a on the way. R \I • aye ul

sta ad b hind nd w 1 hl h hou • 1 waa

\Il. hi (Si nc ) 0 1 ny u o ha t) hi t-

a ve h eoun y, bu bee u 1 h o b pr 1 d

of e rt 1 d lnl r Lv r r rdi ha 0 le 0

2 0 / o. 0 •

2 .\Jhen w 0 0 na r h bo r: 0,

h would go cro !!S nd e c , '"i H fry

n wen ulu boc u Sip 0 d "h uoul 11

5eOKl1 0 (} \.I H rry aaseg . T e O5e ge IJ -

th .1pho wa3 cw~.inl'\ C' TI" "1411, YOU d rry

h il!! ~t: .. AA C; oho d d no know e w and h w n d

Harry 0 ge him he 6 a u of 8 politic 1 r rug It •

24.

5 oka ",ant o,r in 0 Bo awana end e .e beck end said

H rry had !!S id h ipho ehould aa to i solr

Id th t Her y could no h lp hi_ h ra. On hearing

the t, Slpho ",an of f in 0 the nuen anu w "':-0\:0 b9,.1<

0 Jo' t' 9 • H l(ln . n 0 th bu h on ha S. . 8 d

of the border.

25.

I now ",ant to da 1 with tha National Councila ing

and the Se icon held at Ha .anakr 1 t the nd 0

Auguat, 1974. I loln to d al ~rsi h 8a".·.

evidence i c nn ction 'loll h ttlia. 1 n tu lly

attended th ational Council eeting bu 1 did no

nd ny co i ' on - thougn 1 "'ti__ ,...... 0 ti rlnQ.... ..,-- -

th :r port b ck of on or 0 co 1 10n8. lh r

rther no co 1 ren on Blac youth 8 8 ".

a1.d. / ••••

id. Th !5 ion 1 ce nci •• ing '" r ly

r ou in ting ",hich "'. h.ldi

e s t.he Selaicon • 1 '" nt to ra r op. of Exhlbi

BPC. 0•• which doa not sp. k of Black you h

cOIII,1i8 lun.

26.

1 explha t a tional Counc 11 "aetings

J are only for ation 1 Ex.cU ive ~. ber~ 0 C

plusAnch Cheir en nd confirmed conveners of

Br nch8a. (Saa "inut. or Fourth atiDnal CDUcl1

~•• tinQ. "arch, 1914). lh public 1 oxcludod a

f et that th me.b ra and tho 8 0r P op le

ar Dth r epe ember. lh se. icon wa. f ere

•• b r e nd ny Dthor P opl. -. b r e Dr tho public -

who ",ere invited.

27.

lhoro ia, thar rDr , no hing lni t r bou tho

nding tho Sa Icon wor 1 t Dut Dr thO • lDnal

Counei tinge

28.

e ndly, 1 wano d 1 wl H r i in •

vid no

thion 1 Council

wi h r g rd 0 proc ding

InQ prop r. 1 1 nu h

r , ehlo khulu

" / ...·

Collection Number: AD1719

State v S Cooper and 8 others.

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