SAKOMZI BHEQESI
On the release of comrade Nelson Mandela in 1990 and the unbanning of all political organisations we here in Gobozane, we also saw ourselves involved highly in the struggle.   This started by showing unity here in Gobozane.  We were all members of the ANC National Congress. EAST LONDON HEARING	AMNESTY/E CAPE
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There was no other party than the ANC. 
	On the release of Mandela in 1990 we held a meeting as the youth of Gobozane where we decided everything that belonged to the past Government, where the past Government gave the people cards called 'snips', so that they should pay for those cards.  Those cards people would be able to earn money at certain times, but we as the youth were not aware as to exactly how do people go about getting these cards, but we knew that our parents were paying for these cards.
	We united as the youth in many numbers in Gobozane and we decided to collect all these cards from all the Council committee members.   We collected all these cards from the community and it was mainly kept by adults.  We collected those cards and burnt them.   
	As time went on one day we held a meeting at a school in Gobozane where the ANC Youth League and the ANC and Sanco jointly, held a meeting where people decided collectively that there must be change in the community.
	After lengthy discussions we decided amongst the people that should change in the community, the Councillors must step down and a Chairperson must be elected by the masses and govern in Gobozane.   We had a Councillor from the past regime in Gobozane by the name of Nsibele Mona.  He was at that meeting on that particular day.   He supported the idea and thus there was harmony when we all took one decision.
	As time went on we had to elect a Chairperson to lead the community.  We heard that Brig Qozo who was the leader of Ciskei is calling all the people who were Councillors to Bisho and this we heard through the radios.  And even Mr Nsibele Mona went to that meeting in Bisho.  It was heard EAST LONDON HEARING	AMNESTY/E CAPE
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that the Brigadier told the Councillors that they must go back to the villages and govern again.  And they must not associate themselves with the ANC.
	Mr Mona came back from Bisho and he called all his previous committees.   Mr Mona held several meetings with these committee members in his house and this he did in the evenings because he knew that us as the community we did not want him as the chief.  And when he came back from Bisho he did not tell us about all these changes that he is bringing about.