MOTLANA ATASIOS MPHORENG
Chairperson yes there was a political purpose for the killing of these boys.  Before these comrades were killed,
I was a member of a political organisation called AZAPO.  AZAPO was a political organisation and it had a political programme of conscientising the people about the political situation in the country.  There were conflicts between AZAPO and the UDF, now our work of conscientising the people and teaching them the politics of the country and making them aware of the cruelty of the apartheid regime.  We did not manage to carry forward our political programmes because there were no-go areas.  We could not go to areas such as Pafeni, Mpumalong, Dumi (?) because these places were dominated by the UDF - places such a Diepkloof also.  Now we had to commit this act so that we can recruit people to join our organisation which is AZAPO, to join in large numbers to fully understand the political situation at home without any fighting.