Comrades For me, Jan Shoba represents the quality of commitment to national duty that is common among members of Apla leadership in the eighties. They were determined to implement the home going programme for Apla forces, and to re-introduce the PAC as a dynamic entity of the national liberation struggle, under very difficult circumstances. We all know the resultant temporary lull and after-effect of the then ongoing leadership strife in exile. The PAC was declared dead by its enemies and doomsayers. These valiant cadres worked hard to establish bases in the neighbouring countries and started infiltration programmes for guerrillas. It was difficult for trained cadres to move about in the frontline states, and SA securocrats had a strong counter-insurgency establishment in these areas. There was one Chris who represented the PAC in Gaborone, Botswana. Almost all internal underground information was filtered through his office for the Dar es Salaam head quarters. He joined the enemy, after it was said that he was wooed by his childhood girlfriend sent by NIS secret service handlers. His father was in the SA police. I had worked with him and had no slightest thought that he would abdicate the struggle. He created a massive setback for us at the time. There are many similar incidents. Jan Shoba and his group worked to counter-act such circumstances, with scarce resources, and managed to infiltrate SA to operate. However, they were later arrested. His co-accused are now in the SANDF (Mlandeli Ketye and Fikile July) and Mike 'Blanco' who I am told is now based in Pretoria. They were arrested and jailed on Robben Island around 1984. I met them there when a similar fate happen to the carefully made network of external/internal PAC and Apla programme a couple of years later. Jan Shoba was a member of the High Command. On Robben Island the PAC collapsed the army structures and operated politically, and socially. He served in the leadership structures and was a deeply committed and efficient operator of the PAC activities. He coordinated the news analysis project and went on to get permission from the prison authorities to subscribe for the Zimbabwe Herald. We were well informed about current affairs - much to the contributions of Shoba. They were released (in 1990 possibly) when De Klerk implemented one of the conditions of the Harare Declaration. Jan Shoba was responsible for Party security after the unbanning. He was assassinated outside his yard in Atteridgeville - his killers are still at large. There are theories about the identity of his assassins, but that is conjecture and a story for another day. My view is that he dedicated and sacrificed his own life to the cause of the African Revolution, and to serving the PAC with his whole heart. Izwe lethu iAfrika Jaki
Date: Thu, 28 Apr 2011 04:58:43 -0700 From: leag...@yahoo.com Subject: Re: [PAYCO] To: payco@googlegroups.com Mdu, I wish we could get more information about Jan Shoba, presently in Atteridgeville/Tshwane we are trying to run a project I termed PAC Atteridgeville Legacy Project wherein we will be collating information (biograhical) about the PAC activists from this township and see how best can we doucument it. The need for this project came about as a result of our absolute reliance on the veterans during commemorations, rallies and even funerals of PAC activists in the area. As PAYCO in Atteridgeville and the region we also have a programme to visit all our veterans in the municipality in order to document their involvement in the party and furthermore ask them pertinent questions regarding how they were recruited and the likes. Perhaps through this interection with our veterans we shall bridge the ever widening gab between the present youth and the veterans in the PAC. I am indeed hoping for a positive detailed response from M'Afrika Seroke about Jan Shoba, so that when the time to visit the family to reconnect with them, politically and socially, we may have sufficient information to share with them about the involvement of "Zimbiri" and any other Afrikanist in PAC/POQO/APLA activities. Izwe Lethu I-Afrika, Lest We Forget! From: Mduduzi Sibeko <msib...@randwater.co.za> To: "payco@googlegroups.com" <payco@googlegroups.com> Sent: Thu, April 28, 2011 11:59:45 AM Subject: [PAYCO] Cde Seroke: Comrade Jan Shoba became popular during our PASO and Azanyu days. I remember I had his Tshirt with the inscription “ what the enemy oppose, support and what the enemy supports, oppose. I didn’t see him in person. I remember when he was killed. Please tell us about what you know about this fallen unsung hero of our national liberation struggle. Mduduzi Sibeko Admin/finance T +27-11-724-9281 C +27-71-101-2595 F +27-11-900-1929 F 086-754-2176 E msib...@randwater.co.za www.randwater.co.za This email and any accompanying attachments may contain confidential and proprietary information. This information is private and protected by law and, accordingly, if you are not the intended recipient, you are requested to delete this entire communication immediately and are notified that any disclosure, copying or distribution of or taking any action based on this information is prohibited. Emails cannot be guaranteed to be secure or free of errors or viruses. The sender does not accept any liability or responsibility for any interception, corruption, destruction, loss, late arrival or incompleteness of or tampering or interference with any of the information contained in this email or for its incorrect delivery or non-delivery for whatsoever reason or for its effect on any electronic device of the recipient. Views and opinions expressed or implied in this email are those of the sender unless clearly stated as being that of Rand Water. If verification of this email or any attachment is required, please request a hard-copy version. -- Sending your posting to payco@googlegroups.com Unsubscribe by sending an email to payco-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com You can also visit http://groups.google.com/group/payco Visit our website at www.mayihlome.wordpress.com -- Sending your posting to payco@googlegroups.com Unsubscribe by sending an email to payco-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com You can also visit http://groups.google.com/group/payco Visit our website at www.mayihlome.wordpress.com -- Sending your posting to payco@googlegroups.com Unsubscribe by sending an email to payco-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com You can also visit http://groups.google.com/group/payco Visit our website at www.mayihlome.wordpress.com
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