MOLEFE MICHAEL SELEPE
I started to be a member of the SDU in 1990.  As I was a Media Officer of the Youth League in Tokoza, there was a meeting because the war had started between hostel dwellers and the residents of Phola Park.  At the time the war started, it wasn't clear that it was a fight between the ANC and the IFP.
	Everybody observed that as a fight between Zulu's and Xhosa's.  On that meeting of the ANC Youth League, they said that amongst the members of the ANC Youth League and I was also the Chairperson of the Slovo Section, that we must form Self Defence Units.
	The issue was referred to members of Umkhonto weSizwe.  The members of MK adopted me in that particular structure, which would form the Self Defence Units in all the sections.
	After the formation of those structures, we held elections for various positions within the Units, because at that time, members of the leadership of the ANC or members of the Executive in Slovo Section, people like Thabi Penqe, Vusi Sibeko, were attacked in their houses, and then I was left alone.
	People like Sam Ntuli, Dan Pumselo Mbatha and Tshabalala have already died at that time.  That is where we formulated the SDU structures.  Those people who were near the hostels, came to our sections and at times, they were threatened to join the IFP.
	There were activities which I did with the SDUs until I was arrested in 1992, around September or October, I don't remember well.  After I was detained, I stayed in detention for some months.  In 1993, I learnt about what was happening in the township, especially in my particular Section.
	Those three months which I stayed in detention, six people or seven people, were killed by Bishop Khumalo's gang, who is a member of the IFP.  I was forced to get out of prison, because I was never granted bail.
	I was able to escape from prison for the first time.