NOMONDE CALATA
In May Fort was not around, he was in Johannesburg to see the physio 
authorities because he had a frozen shoulder.  On the 27th of May in the early hours, I was 
woken up by the knocks and the lights of flashlights right in the house, and I went to open 
the door. I saw Mr Venter and Mr Gouws as well as many other policemen, horses, 
SADF, just full of military.  They entered my house and said they want to search. They 
searched my bedroom for UDF documents and took everything.  In their search Mr Venter 
asked me where my husband was.  I told them that he was in Gauteng.  He asked this in 
Afrikaans and he said, "The day we find him he's going to be in very big trouble."
 I was worried and scared but brave at the same time.  I kept quiet looking at him.  
 He stood up and said, "What is this bad after all?"  After that they left my house, Matthew 
arrived and he said that they had visited all the executive members, taking all the 
documents from them.  In April before Fort went to Johannesburg for his physio 
treatment, he arrived from the UDF meeting at night, I was already in bed and he woke me 
up.  He said,"Nomonde, I have to tell you this."  I replied, "Speak".  And he said "WE 
were detained with Matthew for a few hours in Port Elizabeth.  We left Sparrow in the car, 
we left Sparrow because we didn't want the car to be seen, Matthew and I were taken to 
SANLAM building in Port Elizabeth.  A security branch section was sitting there waiting 
for us. There was EAST LONDON  HEARING TRC/