BOY VUSIMUZI GWAMANDA
It was to commemorate the people who had died in the violence.  That was common practice within the IFP.  They would do that to pretend as if IFP members had been killed, when in fact it was ANC members who had been killed.  And they would use these forums to campaign for votes.  They said they are commemorating the deaths of the IFP members.
"At that meeting I had that AK47 with me.  I left the AK with Zwelaki Mbambo.  I used to carry this AK47 around at Ndwedwe and all the people from the Ndwedwe area knew that I carried this weapon and I would use it to shoot around the area.  I did not hide these guns.
	At that meeting Mr Mfayela was given a red blanket and this blanket was indicative or was a symbol of the commemoration of the deaths of IFP members. 
	At that time when the meeting ended, when there was dinner thereafter because everybody had contributed R20,00 for the meeting.  If you did not pay this money your house would be burnt down because that meant you were against the IFP.  I had also paid this money as the head of the Gwamanda family.
	After the meeting he went into a certain classroom.  I had left him sitting with Zondi Gumede and I wanted to go and have something to eat.  I left him there to have my supper.  I was called shortly into the classroom.  Apparently there was a squabble between Mr Mfayela and Zondi ..."
...[intervention]