SHONISANI NENGOVHELA
They came to my home.  It was during that time of those governments and they - my house was broken.  And when they came to my house, they came, they wanted to fetch me.  They were sent by Titi Ramaborana, who wanted me because I am one of the opposition party.  In hearing that I was afraid, because before they arrived, the people were calling.  There was a campaign using loud-hailers saying individual people should - those who were voting for the party which was against the current Government then, were going to experience problems.  Because their party was very opposed.  Well I knew that the following day it was going to be very difficult.  And I knew that the torture that I was going to experience was one that was just mysterious.  I also knew that it was going to be a problem to some of the people.
 The delegates arrived and when they arrived they said words which really pained me.  I went home as if I was still going out and then I just locked myself inside.  There were four initially, but they could not take me.  They only took my sister, my other sister.  They could not take me.  
 As they had left, the following time they brought two vans along with.  That was when I had locked myself in.  I was so frightened.  I had two kids then.  My other kid was one year old.  The other one was three months of age.  They just knocked heavily and they did not know where I was.  They tried to break into my own house.  I tried to really do against that, because I was the only one inside.  That is when they again tried to destroy my door.  I tried, suddenly it got broken.  I insisted and they realised they were failing.  The other group went to the window.  They broke into the window and I realised that I could not escape.  That was when they got in.  Some of them went through the windows.  They just assaulted me.  They were beating me up.  They took me to the outside section and then they took me to the van.  I had to, they just took me and threw me out.  Well, it was a big wall, but they were able to do that.  And then they dragged me to the van.  
 As I arrived at the van, which they were using some of them went to the front and I was at the back.  Some of them were on top of me.  I could not even face anybody, because I only had an ordinary skirt with my underskirt.  They took me to the so-called council.  As I was seated there with some other people, I realised that the second group could not go to the council.  Another man by the name of Senererani, who had one kid, I said, please do not take my baby.  Because there were only kids.  Just wait for the other one to arrive.  My elder sister was just crying there.  We kept on waiting whilst they were cross-questioning me.  
 And even before we arrived at the council, now these police guys said, look at what you have done for yourself, because now look, the person we were following is just left behind.  Why do you not call this person to come and defend you?  I could not even know how to respond.  As they made me arrive at the council, the chief, Mr Tomas Ramabulana, looked at me and said, oh young lady, what are you trying to do?  Are you trying to be against my own country?  Do you think you can do anything?  You do not even know why you are following these principles.  And you are now suffering.  You are trying to work against me and you are electing or voting a party which never wins.  Look at what you are trying to do.   And those delegates who fetched me gave Mr Titi Ramabonara and order to say that I denied.  I said I do not recognise the chieftainship, and when I got that message, I said I never did that.  That is when I was told that I was going to be assaulted, because I was wrong.  There were delegates and people who were sent and then I said I was not prepared to go.  I told them that I am tired of getting assaulted.  I was beaten up at home.  And they said, if you do not want to be beaten, please, admission of guilt is thirty rand, because you were defending the court.  The chief said there was nothing that could be done on his behalf.  I said I was going to bring the money, but I said I was going to get the money from somebody else.  I asked them if they wanted the whole amount.  They said, no, if you are late, there will be an additional fee of thirty rand.  I shed tears, as a woman.  The council then dissolved.  
 As I went home, on my way they had an (...indistinct) to say that was just little we were still going to do more, and on my way home I was so frustrated because I just did not know who was going to defend me because I was the only one staying there.  That was when .....