MAMOKONYANA M THABANA
The difficulty was with, concerned the police, because the police were keeping a constant check on everything that was happening.  And they brought us the letter and they limited even the number of the people.  They requested us;  all the people who attended the funeral were asked to produce their reference books.  Those who did not have, were arrested.
 The second thing was that the police wanted the funeral to be banned and said that if the funeral should be dropped;  then they can pay the expenses of that funeral.  So we could not understand what they were saying.  We did not agree to that.  
 Then the police decided that they were going to take everything in their hands.  They arrived on the Wednesday before the funeral.  Upon their arrival, people were more than the limited number that was given.  They got into the house.  They were driving the Hippo's.  
 Fortunately enough, they did not find the people they were looking for.  Most of the boys that they were looking for, were given the old people's clothes to disguise.  So they could not see that those were youngsters.  So most of the people that they found were the working ones, the adults.  So unfortunately there was only one that could be identified;  who was beaten and then taken by the police.
 The following day, we went to the police.  Then the commission of police came and told us that we know that we had a limited number of the people to come to the funeral.  But he felt we have exceeded the number.  It was said that they wanted to talk to us.  
 Then they agreed that we can proceed with the funeral arrangements;  to bury this child here in Middelburg.  But we should not allow this group to carry the coffin up.  And another instruction that he should give, is that the children should not fight.
 Then we told him that we are going to do like wise.  Then we went to look for a van.  The van that carried the cold - the cool van.  Then we put a - the coffin was ferried through the cool van to the ...  
 Kids could not understand what was happening.  Then they took the coffin and started running with it.  Then on our way to the graveyard, we met the police.  Then we started running with it, but nothing was happening to us.  But upon our arrival to the graveyard, the problems started.   When the police, when the youngsters saw the police, they got angry.  Then they started - there was friction between the moaners and the police.  During the funeral, the police were looking at us.  Then, when we were about to move, by then the police were waiting for us.  
 Then they started looking for people.  The youngsters started running away.  Then they started, the police started arresting other people.  And then some of them went to an extend of coming home.  Then upon their arrival, they looked at their youngsters, but they could not find them.  Then the police left.