Zoyisile William Nelani
Zoyisile William
An ANC member who was detained and tortured in 1960 and 1963 in the Transkei area, Cape. In 1971 he was again detained and tortured in John Vorster Square police station, Johannesburg by named Security Policemen. In 1976 and 1977 he was detained in the Transkei, each time for six months, during anti-independence protests. After being detained in 1979 in Umtata, Cape, he was severely tortured in an East London police station. He was charged with treason, convicted, and served five years’ imprisonment on Robben Island.