FEZILE DONALD MADODA JACOBS
I am Madoda Jacobs, at 22 Jolera Street at Lingelihle.  I am staying with my grandmother there.  I started schooling in 1970.  In 1980 where there was a school boycott I was also one of those pupils who took part.  Well I joined the student organisation Cosas, but most unfortunately I was detained in October just before we
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started our final examinations in November.
 I stayed in those cells.  The charge was that it was a public inauguration.  Well I went to see the magistrate.  On the 23rd of February I was released and they said I wasn't charged at all.  
 In 1983, because I went back to school to carry on with my studies, in 1983 Matthew Goniwe arrived at Cradock.  I was very lucky to be one of the pupils to be taught by him.  It was in standard 8.  The Commission has already received the news from the widowers of those slain.   Qwalaba(?) was also there.  We were working together in this organisations which were Tradora and Cradoya.  I think the widowers have already indicated that they were expelled.  I was also involved in that.  I really associated myself with all these things. 
 But one other thing that happened, it was that on the 27th of March when there was again another boycott for schools I was sent into solitary confinement in Somerset East.  I stayed there for one week.  They were also caught.  He was really handcuffed.  I am referring now to Matthew.  We were sent to Port Elizabeth at Sanlam Building.  We received documents of the Section 28, I think it was about one o'clock in the morning.  We were sent to Pollsmoor Prison in the Cape.  Well it was heavy there, but James Krickery(?) was our watchman.  As you know he was also looking after Madiba. 
 Well I think it was now after six months, I left him there.  I was now being accused of public violence.  I was sent to Somerset West.