The Vulindlela family of the Eastern Cape finally found closure following the exhumation of the remains of five family members hanged by the apartheid government in 1964.
The remains of the five were part of a group of 12 bodies exhumed on Wednesday from the Rebecca Street Cemetery in Pretoria by the Department of Justice.
The Department said these were the first exhumations of the remains of 80 members of the Pan African Congress' armed wing, Poqo, who were buried between 1963 and 1964.
Mveli Tyobho, the son of Bhonase Vulindlela, who died with the other men, said they were relieved and found peace in the fact that they can bury their family members in a proper manner.
Justice Minister, Michael Masutha officiated over today's exhumation proceedings.
"We hope that the recovery of these remains will go somewhere towards bringing much needed relief from decades of pain experienced by the families of those hurt and at last allow them be buried with dignity they deserve among their own people," Masuthu said.
