NOXOLO MJILA
On the 28th of January 1993 I was with my sister at home, because my 
husband was working at night on that day.  A day before I spent a night alone.  This 
day I asked my sister to come and stay with me, because I was scared at night alone.  
Three young men came on this particular day.  One of them stood on the left side and 
the other one on the right side and the other one in the middle.  It was in Summer in 
January.  It was about eight o' clock at night.  We were listening to a story in the radio. 
 When these people entered our yard I went to them asking them whether I can help, I 
help them.  The other one on the left side said that we are looking for your husband.  I 
said do you know him, because I did not know these people.  They said that we are 
looking for your husband.  I said do you know the person you want?  This man said 
that he is my friend, I am from NU5.  I said he was not there.  He asked me where he 
was.  I said he was just around the area.  
 I was very scared of these people.  It was clear that they were up to 
something.  I thought that they wanted money or something or they wanted to rape us. 
 I was scared of them, because of the way they dressed.  The two of them had, were 
wearing balaclavas.  The other one was wearing a navy jacket.  Their hairs were 
dreadlocked.  I said my husband was around the area and it is strange that you say that 
you are his friend, because I knew all my husband's friends.  I wanted to close the door 
and this man took out a gun and he pointed me with the gun.  He then shot me in the 
shoulder and I felt pain in my arm.  We ran to the bedroom and my sister also followed 
me.  
 They entered the house whilst we were still trying to close the bedroom door.  
We were crying, calling out for our neighbours.  We were asking for forgiveness from 
them, but they were just shooting the door and he shot me again in the arm as we were 
trying to close the door.  My sister was also shot.  Three bullets in the liver, the other 
one in the thigh.  I lost strength, because I was shot.  I thought that I was going to die. 
 They then went through the bedroom saying that we had ADM weapons in the house. 
 The other one got into my bed.  There was a suitcase on top of the wardrobe.  I had a 
comforter in that suitcase.  They were looking for these weapons, but they did not find 
them in the suitcase.
 At that house, my house was empty, because my daughter-in-law just moved 
out.  They did not see these weapons.  I gave them the keys so that they can search the 
house.  They said to me you are going to tell us where your husband is.  They dragged 
me and I lost consciousness at that time and I regained consciousness outside.