MAMOKONYANA M THABANA
It was on the 23rd of August 1985;  I was sitting at home.  And one of the teachers, by the name of Lorraine, came to my house to tell me that I had to go to school, because my brother was shot.  I also talked to Sole and he told me that someone had been shot.  I went together with this teacher.
 But before we went, I called the hospital to enquire as to what happened.  They told me that he died before getting admitted to hospital.  I went straight to the police station.  I met Mr Mahole and asked him about the whereabout of Theo.  I explained to him what he was wearing.  And he said;  he referred me to another police station at AVBOB.   They said, yes, we did receive such a person, but we cannot allow you in to see the person.  We went back home.  After a few days, I, my husband has to go to the police station and he was told that they were going to ban people from coming to the funeral.  And we refused.
 During the time of service, they came, the police who told us that we should limit the number of the people who'll have to attend the service.  So we were then taken to the police station.  We're told that the funeral was banned.  So we did not know what to do, but we asked to go to, to get permission from the commissioner.  The commissioner told us that, okay, the funeral can proceed, but under certain conditions.  The coffin should be lowered.  Then the kids that will be attending, should be limited.  
 We were told that Theo was a leader and he also taught people to use teargas.  He was attending school in Springs.  During the time of his schooling in Springs, he was suspended.  Then we took him to attend school here in Witbank, in Middelburg.