Poqo, which means "standing alone", was the military wing of the Pan Africanist Congress. It later became the Azanian People's Liberation Army (APLA). The Pan Africanist Congress (PAC) (later the Pan Africanist Congress of Azania), was a South African liberation movement, that is now a minor political party. ... The Azanian Peoples Liberation Army (APLA) was the military wing of the Pan Africanist Congress. ...
Nothemba Kabane said her husband Nozulu, a tobacco worker, had been warned to be cautious in his criticism of Poqo shortly before he disappeared in October 1962.
Earlier on Monday, the commission heard the testimony of Phathekile Hans, whose brother, a Poqo acivist, was hanged in 1967 for allegedly trying to overthrow the government.
Hans said his brother Gqibile was a prominent member of the Pan Africanist Congress and was deeply involved in the activities of Poqo, which began a sabotage campaign soon after its establishment in 1961.
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