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Rachidi, Kenneth Hlako

 Act No. 44 of 1950Sec. 9 (1) 30 June 1979  31/12/1983  Soweto Former President of BCP.

Ragaven, Chengiah alias Rogers

Act No. 44 of 1950Sec. 9 (1) 21 June 1968 30/11/1972 Durban

Raisa, Germain

Act No. 44 of 1950Sec. 9 (1) 28 April 1967 31/8/1968 Burgersdorp

Rakaibe, Chopo Thomas

Act No. 44 of 1950Sec. 9 (1) 28 April 1967(22/11/1966) 30/11/1968 Mount Fletcher

Ramafoko, Mokate

    Banished twice and died of an inoperable cancer of stomach in banishment at Driefontein. He lay in the camp in pain, wasting away for several months before he was removed to hospital, already a dying man. For him there had been no doctor, no medication, no pain killers, to ease his agony during those last months. That he did not die on this dumping ground was due to the efforts of his fellow banished who called the police when appeals for the district’s surgeon brought no result. Ramafoku’s end is a terrible testimony to the deliberate callousness and cruelty of the banisment system.

Ramaro, Frans

    Banished, died in banishment on the 20th March 1957.

Rambally, Ashlatha

Act No. 44 of 1950Sec. 9 (1) 30 June 1979 30/11/1983 Colenso BCP - worker.

Ramdeen, Lutchman Tulcie

Act No. 44 of 1950Sec. 5 (1) (e)28 April 1967 30/11/1967 Pietermaritzburg

Ramgobin, Ela (nee Gandhi)

Act No. 44 of 1950Sec. 9 (1) 1971, 1973

31 July 1978

31/7/1978

31/7/1983

Restricted to Inanda, Natal Verulam. Wife of Mawalal Ramgobin and grand daughter of Mahatma Gandhi. Child welfare worker and former field worker for the BPC. Her banning orders, which include provisions for house arrest on evenings and weekends, confine her to the magisterial district of Inanda and specifically prohibit her from taking part in the activities of the BPC. Prior to her banning Mrs. Ramgobin had taken over her husband’s work in their Durban brokerage firm when he was banned. When she herself was banned, the Minister of Justice turned down her application for a relaxation of the terms of her banning orders to enable her to work for the Indian Child Welfare Society.

Ramgobin, Mawalal

Act No. 44 of 1950Sec. 9 (1) 1971

29 Sept. 1976

30/9/1976

30/9/1981

Restricted to Inanda, Natal.Verulam Former president of the NIC who was active in later attempts to revive it; he was also chairman of the Committee for Clemency in South Africa which petitioned the Minister of Justice for an amnesty for political prisoners. In 1973, a parcel bomb exploded in his offices, seriously injuring 2 of his children. In 1974 the Minister of Justice temporarily relaxed his ban, and that of his wife, Ela, to enable them to visit a critically ill relative in India; his ban forbids him to take part in the activities of SASO and BPC, and involves partial house arrest, forcing him to give up work in his Durban insurance brokerage firm.

Ramjee, Bhika Bhaga

Act No. 44 of 1950Sec. 9 (1)28 April 1967 31/12/1968 Port Elizabeth

Ramokgadi, Martin

Act No. 44 of 1950Sec. 9 (1) 5 March 1974 29/2/1979 Restricted to Johannesburg, but now on Robben Island. Former estate agent; detained in 1963 under the “90 Day Law”; sentenced to ten years. imprisonment in 1964 for furthering the aims of the banned ANC, and for taking part in military trainig and sabotage activities; banned on his release; on 1.4.77 Ramokgadi, Joe Gqabi and 10 others were charged in Pretoria under the Terrorism Act; Ramokgadi and Gqabi were accused of being the joint leaders of the ANC in Jo’burg; Ramokgadi was convicted on a minor count and sentenced to 7 years. imprisonment.

Ramokgadi, Mfoloe

    Banished. Order unconditionally withdrawn.

Ramokgopa, Douglas

    Banished to the Northern Transkei.

Ramokgopa, Ramsey

    Former Direcotr, BCP and member of the Committee of Ten.

Ramokgopa, Sedupe Josiah

Act No. 44 of 1950Sec. 9 (1) 30 June 1979 30/11/1983 Orlando-West

Ramokhoase, Oupa Samuel

Act No. 44 of 1950Sec. 9 (1) 1 Aug. 1975 30/6/1980 Restricted to Sharpeville, Vereeniging. Former executive member of Sharpeville Youth Club who fled to Lesotho in 1974 during the repression of black consciousness activists; according to his father he was handed back to the South African authorities, who imprisoned him for leaving South Africa without a passport; banned on his release in Aug.1975.

Rampai, Timothy

Act No. 44 of 1950Sec. 9 (1)28 April 1967 31/3/1968 Alberton

Ramphele, Aletta Mamphela

Act No. 44 of 1950Sec. 9 (1)21 April 1977 31/5/1982 Restricted to Naphumo, Pietersburg, Northern Transvaal. Opened the Zanempilo Clinic near Kingwilliamstown in 1975, as part of the BCP, serving a community of about 10,000-mostly women, chldren and old people; at the clinic there were 2 resident doctors, 5 nurses, 2 midwives, a community health worker and a social worker; medical, paediatric and maternity services were provided; the clinic was closed in 1977; in 1976 the government detained Dr. Ramphele, 2 other doctors and the social worker; Dr. Ramphele was detained from Aug. to Dec. 1976 under the Internal Security Act; soon after her release in April she was served with a banning order, tranported to a remote village in the Northern Transvaal over 1000km from her home and work; she was given no opportunity to arrange for a replacement at the clinic or to settle her personal affairs; she was also a trustee of the Zimele Trust, set up to heol released political prisoners, which was banned in Oct. ’77; represented the family of Mapetla Mohapi at the post mortem into his death in detention and appeared at the subsequent inquest; on 8 July’77 she appeared in court in Kingwilliamstown charged with breaking her banning order Iin conjunction with Thenjiwe Mtintso, also banned, and Steve Biko, who died in detention.

Ramphomane, Lerutle Josiah

Act No. 44 of 1950Sec. 9 (1)28 April 1967 31/10/1969 Johannesburg

Ramphomane, Samuel

Act No. 44 of 1950Sec. 5 (1) (e)30 June 1970 31/7/1971 Kuruman

Ramrock, Johnny Herbert

Act No. 44 of 1950Sec. 9 (1)20 May 1976 30/4/1981 Johannesburg. Accused in the AFRO trial of 1976 with Christopher Wymers and Weizman Hamilton. Previously detained for 10 months in terms of the Terrorism Act. Charges against all 3 were lifted but they were redetained. Johnny Ramrock was held for another 2 months and served with a banning and house arrest order in May ’76. He subsequently fled the country.

Ramushu, Gollelle Samuel

Act No. 44 of 1950Sec. 9 (1)28 April 1967 31/5/1968 Rustenburg

Rancwana, Simon

Act No. 44 of 1950Sec. 9 (1)30 June 1971 31/10/1972 Kingwilliam’s Town

Randall, Peter Ralph

Act No. 44 of 1950Sec. 9 (1)19 Oct.1977) 31/10/1982 Restricted to Johannesburg. Former director of SPRO-CAS (Study Project on Christianity in Apartheid Society) sponsored by the CI and the South African Council of Churches; the Project concluded at the end of 1973. He and others initiated the Programme for Social Change. In 1974 he was leader of the new Sociel Democrat Party and stood as a parliamentary candidate in the election. At the time of his bannint he was editor and director of Ravan Press publishing house, associated with the CI; sentenced to 3 months’ imprisonment (suspended) in 1976 for refusing to give evidence to the Schlebusch Commission (see Naude).

Rangongo, Modiba Paul

Act No. 44 of 1950Sec. 9 (1)28 April 1967 31/3/1968 Sibasa

Ranoto, Morris

    Banished, died in banishment on the 7th November 1960.

Rantau, Foso John

Act No. 44 of 1950Sec. 9 (1)28 April 1967 30/11/1969 Johannesburg

Rantube, Ralekoke

    Banished. Order suspended.

Rasool, Malek

Act No. 44 of 1950Sec. 9 (1)28 April 1967

17 June 1969

31/1/1969

31/1/1974

Kinross

Ratshwaffo, Simbu David

Act No. 44 of 1950Sec. 9 (1)28 April 1967 31/10/1969 Pretoria

Reddi, Soma Lynette

Act No. 44 of 1950Sec. 9 (1)12 Dec. 1973 30/9/1978 Durban Appointed to the secretariat of SASO in 1973 and banned shortly afterwards.

Reddy, Govindsamy

Act No. 44 of 1950Sec. 9 (1)28 Dec. 1976 31/12/1981 Restricted to Durban. Research officer and Youth Programme Organiser of the Natal Region of the SAIRR; detained under the Internal Security Act from 19th Aug. ’76 to 28th Feb. ’77 and banned on his release; he was required to give up his employment.

Resha, Robert

    Fomer Transvaal Volunteer-in-Chief.

Rietstein, Amy (now Thornton)

Act No. 44 of 1950Sec. 9 (1)28 April 1967 31/3/1968 Cape Town

Rikhotso, Peter

Act No. 44 of 1950Sec. 9 (1)28 April 1967 30/9/1968 Pretoria

Robertson, Ian

Act No. 44 of 1950Sec. 9 (1)28 April 1967 31/5/1971 Cape Town

Rodgers, Inspector

Act No. 44 of 1950Sec. 9 (1)28 April 1967 31/7/1968 Molteno

Rosenberg, Barney

Act No. 44 of 1950Sec. 5 (1) (e)28 April 1967

31/3/1968

31/3/1973

Johannesburg

Russel, David Patick Hamilton

Act No. 44 of 1950Sec. 9 (1)19 Oct. 1977 31/10/1982 Restricted to Cape Town. Anglican priest and secretary of the Ministers’ Fraternal of Langa, Guguletu and Nyanga which produced a document entitled “The Role of the Riot Police in the Burnings and Killings in Nyanga, Christmas 1976”. This document was banned and the Rev. Russel then published another document , “The Riot Police and the Suppression of Truth” and sent copies to members of Parliament. In Feb.’77 he was sentenced to 3 months imprisonment for refusing to divulge the names of 3 people who made statements to him regarding the behaviour of the police, and which he used in his document. He appealed successfully against his conviction. His report was banned. Active campaigner against migratory labour and the plight of the squatter communities in Cape Town; later in 1977 was among those arrested for protesting against the demolition of squatter camps in the Cape Peninsula; banned at the same time as members of the CI (see Naude).
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