full_name: Thandi Memela
firstname: Thandi
description: Was harassed by Security Police in Chesterville, Durban, from 1981 onwards because her son was a COSAS member. He left for exile in 1983, but harassment continued, culminating in her house being set on fire in 1985, allegedly by the police. When her son and other members of his unit were shot dead by police in September 1986, Ms Memela was not allowed to see his body.