text: Pheko's wife Mrs Ntsioua Pheko followed him to Swaziland with their first child while expecting another.Like many struggle wives of the era such as Elizabeth Sibeko, Catherine Ntloedibe, Lauretta Ngcobo , Priscilla Gumane and Winnie Mandela among others,she was a freedom fighter in her own right whose contribution to the struggle although not well documented deserves its own place in history.