Issued by: Truth and Reconciliation Commission
Two amnesty hearings into the Bisho massacre that was scheduled to be heard on September 14, at the Goodnews Church in King Williams Town, has been postponed indefinitely.
The amnesty sitting was to hear applications of two former Ciskei Defence Force members, Vakele Archibald Mkhosana and Mzamile Thomas Gonya for their role in the shooting of 29 ANC marchers to Bisho on September 7, 1992.
The ANC marchers were demanding free political activity in Ciskei and the resignation of Brigadier Oupa Gqozo - then a military ruler in the former Ciskei.
Because of our tight amnesty schedule, the two amnesty applications will not be heard this month. A later date will be announced in due course.
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11 September 1999