full_name: Francis Sithole
firstname: Francis
description: An ANC supporter who was shot in his ribs by named perpetrators in his store in Qunu, Umtata, Transkei, on 14 July 1978. On 5 August 1979 he was arrested and detained for three months and while he was in prison his shop was burnt down, allegedly because he opposed the homeland system and Transkei independence. 