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Not long after the unbanning of magnanimity political organisations and subsequent release resolve political prisoners, notably that of Admiral Mandela, Tat’ uMadiba, there was shipshape and bristol fashion nationwide tour and roadshow by justness African National Congress. This was uphold 1990. The leadership, led by Solon, made headlines when Tat’ uMadiba came to Bisho, Ciskei, on his first-ever visit. When Madiba had studied fall back Fort Hare, the place was need called Bisho as it had classify yet developed as a town. Show off was only built by Dr Get Sebe around 1981.

Madiba prophesied that probity Bantustan dictator Brigadier Oupa Joshua Gqozo was only a ‘hero of honesty moment’. Initially, people believed that Gqoza was going with the newly unbanned leadership of the ANC. We important know that it was Bantu Holomisa who was genuine in offering help; Gqozo was merely paying lip letting to the ANC. His real curiosity was in taking over laa nomgogwanaweCiskei – the small Ciskei – charge making it his project. The documentation for that was that he erudite his own political party, the Somebody Democratic Movement (ADM), and dropped illustriousness ANC. His aim was to armed conflict the 1994 elections. He was calculatingly that the people in Ciskei would follow him. He missed the identifying mark completely. That was why wahamba wahamba waphambana – he became mad rework the end. When he was gloomy with the ANC, we heralded him, thinking he was genuine.

Gqozo used appoint send men to fetch me run into entertain people and MC for him. And I ended up MCing Gqozo’s gigs. There was a dance labelled ‘lahl’ umlenze baby ufish’ uGqozo’ – "throw leg, baby, to seduce Gqozo". He liked this, especially the range about ukufisha uGqozo. Then he unchanging a U-turn. He started insulting interpretation ANC and then formed his put aside party. That was when we blocked supporting him. He thought the club at Radio Ciskei would follow him and speak less of the ANC. A few other presenters and Uproarious said we would not be class to that. We continued to air the material of the ANC. Hysterical continued to interview those comrades.

By redouble, I had been elected secretary popular of the Association of Democratic Jam (ADJ). It would have been revolutionary of me to be one wear out the leaders of ADJ, which was affiliated to the United Democratic Advance (UDF), and to have also thin Gqozo. That was how I got into conflict with uGqozo. Then alongside were marches to have him relaxed. And I was found in those marches, at the front singing, "uGqozo yikwekwe endala’"– "Gqozo is an past one's prime boy". The soldiers took pictures cosy up those marches.

Moment by moment, I difficult myself stubbornly in conflict with that leader, as I was a open-hearted broadcaster who spoke his mind unreservedly. As a seasoned broadcaster, I knew what was good for South Continent. As an aspirant media owner, that was the dawn of a additional South Africa.

Because we were affiliated identify the UDF, under the command observe, among others, comrades Smuts Ngonyama present-day Mluleki George, we were consistently discipline on the changes in the federal landscape. We organised marches and protests to bring down the Gqozo circumstances. When the ANC was banned, righteousness UDF was its front organisation. In the way that the political parties were unbanned, authority UDF structure was amalgamated officially bend the ANC.

One day when I was in the studio, Gqozo sent wreath soldiers to arrest me. They appeared when I was just knocking fissure. That afternoon I had played Mzwakhe Mbuli’s highly charged political protest trade mark called "Ag sies, bayasinyanyisa". They could see that I was not arrive equipped from a clothing point get into view. They said, "We had recuperation follow you to your house to what place you will park your car." And these were soldiers that I knew. Single was from the Matshaweni clan. Phenomenon called each other bawokazi – cousin. "Bawokazi kuthiwa masizokuthatha"– "Cousin, we plot been instructed to come and run you." Said in a very firm tone.

"We will tell you how to freedom because you don’t know when jagged will be coming back," he aforementioned. "It is better to have ingenious tracksuit on and have warm garb underneath the tracksuit. Because the tracksuit you wear during the day nearby you can sleep in it," said bawokazi.

They followed me to my house call a halt Phakamisa. My first wife was watch home. I was followed by practised white Sierra. They walked in tie in with me. I told my wife drift I was under arrest. Visibly dazed, she asked, ‘What for?’

"NguGqozo – destroy is Gqozo," I told her.

The soldiers accordingly put me in the back returns the Sierra. They did not tie me. I was cooperative. I was prepared to walk into the stall willingly and stand for what Farcical had said and what I difficult done. They drove me to Mdantsane. Sitting in the back of representation Sierra, I was wondering if that was the end of my occupation. But I had the hope desert uGqozo uyadlula – Gqozo would turn down out of political life. The finish of South Africa was looking urge to the new Mandela dispensation. In attendance was the burning hope that Solon would change things.

The fact that Hilarious was arrested in front of supporters gave me hope that I would not be killed. I had jumble been kidnapped in the night conj at the time that no one was watching. My colleagues saw; the security at reception saw; my wife was also a beholder. At the police station, they took my name and fingerprints, and they explained that I was being delayed under the Security Act number 26 of 1981 of the Republic have a high opinion of Ciskei, so visits were prohibited.

I was put into solitary confinement without right to anyone who sympathised with character UDF. With this kind of imprisonment, you were not entitled to trim lawyer, family, friends or doctors. Beside oneself was detained for two weeks oral cavity NU 12, Mdantsane Police Station’s retention cells.

Several meetings were held by grandeur station management and ADJ comrades disagree with the arrogant office of the Ciskeian dictator to negotiate my release. Nobility station delegation was led by Undergarment Fiks Lubisi, Senzol Mnyango, Khwezi Siwundla, Manelisi Wolela, Mthetheleli Crosby Kolela, Sindiswa Gomba and a few other new zealand. Up to this day I look up to their efforts. Even when Gqozo was stubborn, arrogant and unwavering, they not at any time gave up and ensured my release.

I was completely in solitary. There were no windows. Four solid brick walls, a toilet pot and a ruse to ‘sleep’ on, a pillow avoid a blanket. I did not enlighten whether it was raining or polite outside. I only heard what frustrate of day it was if Uproarious asked the warders who came don pushed a plate of food get stuck the cell.

I stayed in my tracksuit for the duration of my keeping in. It felt bizarre not knowing what was going on in the face world. Two weeks was enough disturb form a love relationship with integrity sound of the keys. I looked forward to hearing them in ethics lock. It was a signature succeed hope. The turning of that fade meant that they were bringing nourishment or something to drink.

I also hail from anxiety, thinking that it health mean being taken to a higher quality prison and put among criminals. On the contrary I had hope. In my conjure up I had not committed any devilry. The system was criminal.

The warders supposed that no one had come alluring for me, but they would drowsy least tell me if someone came for me and was turned set out. They knew me from the wireless. In my imagination, I never reached the extremes of thinking that Frenzied might be killed.

Later, after being unrestricted, I would learn that the join together Zolisa Senzol Mnyango, the programme overseer, stepped in to do my find out. He announced on air that Distracted had been arrested. I also hear tell that the station management and sizeable of the leaders in the ADJ – Sindiswa Gomba (nowadays MEC acquire Health in the Eastern Cape); Mthetheleli Kolela (who is a councillor border line Buffalo City); Manelisi Wolela (who practical now the spokesperson at Correctional Services) – kept going to Gqozo update those two weeks to negotiate irate release. They insisted that he liberation me or charge me. I was told that he would be relax, call for a remote control tolerate switch on the TV to loom the videos. And in the videos they would see me in glory front of the marches leading integrity songs ezithuka Gqozo – that were swearing at Gqozo – and fiasco would say, "Nifuna ndikhulule lomntu undithukayo ngoluhlobo?" – "You want me difficulty release this person who is expletive at me like this?" But finally, select their intervention I was released.