full_name: Nozipho Ruth Plaatjie
firstname: Nozipho Ruth
description: A UDF activist who was detained under emergency regulations on 12 June 1986 at New Street police station in Grahamstown. She was held for eight days before being transferred to North End prison, Port Elizabeth where she became ill and was hospitalised under police guard. Upon discharge, she was again detained for three months in North End and access to family and friends was denied. In 1988, she was detained for a year. 