MR MAKHAWULA
Thank you.  In 1983 when we formed this Residents' Association, one of the main aims of this was the rent issue and in 1983 when here in Cradock, a new location was being built, it was known as Thlatha and the municipality here or the council here in Cradock, made a
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sliding scale and that was unusual here in Cradock.
 People had to pay rent according to their salaries and that was unusual to the community in Cradock and they didn't consult with the people of Cradock.
 They were just told about it.  What was very painful to the people and what was not acceptable to the people was that if your house is the same as your neighbour's house, it was with the same bricks and everything was the same, and you have to pay R100-00 and your neighbour maybe had to pay R500-00.
 And that was unacceptable to the people.  And the people did not like this.  Even the Government and the municipality did not like our organisation.  And it was found out that the issues here were different.  There was a political intention behind, there were community councillors and they were not acceptable in the townships because people would ask questions that if there is such a problem, why can't community councillors do something.
 They were fighting against the Residents' Association and Matthew Goniwe was pointed out to be the one who was responsible for this Association.  As a result of this, he was dismissed from school.
 And that was also unacceptable to people because they liked Matthew Goniwe very much.  And above all he was good at school and they wanted him to be a principal in the school because when he came to the school, things were better, there was respect at school and at the end of the year, the results were better than the previous years.
 So the people of the township were satisfied with the work of Matthew Goniwe.  Again, I made a mistake that he was dismissed, he was transferred to Graaff-Reinet and that was
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not acceptable to people here in Cradock.
 When the people analyzed this they found out that there is a danger in this.  That since they knew that the police were after him and suddenly they stopped and they said that they are waiting for the schools to be closed and the children to stop school in November and after that they send this telegram that he has been transferred to Graaff-Reinet.
 And the people saw that there is some danger in this that the police might do something to him on the way there.