"I want to be a South African, which i am. And I am artificially prevented to be one. I am born here, I've got all the rights to be here. To enjoy all the privileges of my birth country." - From the documentary South Africa Tales of Two Cities, c 1970s
A taxi driver is pulled out of his car and attacked by a police dog during demonstrations in the business district of Johannesburg, February 1, 1993. Credit: Dylan Martinez
The Sobukwe Clause was a legal provision within South Africa's General Law Amendment Act of 1963 that, under the guise of fighting communism, allowed for the arbitrary, extended detention of prisoners after their sentences were served, effectively enabling indefinite imprisonment for individuals deemed a threat by the government. Introduced to specifically target and continue the imprisonment of Pan Africanist Congress (PAC) founding President Robert Sobukwe, it was a highly discriminatory piece of legislation that was used only for him and symbolized the apartheid government's attempts to suppress opposition. Image Source: Drum Social Histories
"True leadership demands complete subjugation of self, honesty and integrity, uprightness of character, courage and fearlessness, and above all a consuming love for one's people". - Robert Mangaliso Sobukwe (1924-1978)