Letitia Sibeko

Lindiwe Letitia Hina, better known as 'Letitia Sibeko' was born in 1930 in Mqumba near Middledrift in the Eastern Cape.

Archie wrote in his book Freedom in Our Lifetime, 'It must have been daunting for her, a village girl...she had to get used to living in one room which served as a bedroom, living-room and kitchen.

She was involved in the extensive planning of the demonstration, as well as the encouragement of women to sign the petition and participate in the march.

She attended the FEDSAW annual conference which took place in Cape Town where she presented a speech criticing and denouncing the Bantu education system.

She was allegedly detained by the police in 1963 in order to get information on her husband, Archie Sibeko who was working 'underground' against the government.

Due to influx control regulations, Letitia was expelled from the Western Cape as her husband was no longer living there.

Archie Sibeko claims that the last time he saw his wife was while he was in hiding just before he was smuggled out of South Africa.