Isandla Esimbi Segandelelo
Ilanga lamhlanakho elabonakala njengelijayelekileko ngoMgwengweni 1969 liletha amatjhuguluko amakhulu epilweni yakasondaba u-Dorh Peter Magubane. Isandla esimbi segadelelo sabetheka kabuhlungu. Begade kungasikokuthoma lapho ahlukunyezwa khona mapholisa, kodwana ngalesi isikhathi arhorhelwa e-Pretoria Central Prison.
Lapho amapholisa amutjhuka ngemibuzo. Bebafuna ukuthi abatjele bonyana uthunywe balweli bomphakathi abalawula ipahlo yombuso ukwenzela bonyana kubekwe iSewula Afrika emkhanyweni omumbi. Bamenza bonyana azithole ajame phezu kweentina ezibogabogako ubusuku obuhlanu kanye namalanga amahlanu, u-Peter wawa elangeni lesihlanu.
Wavalelwa ejele ayedwa ukufikela ngenyanga kaSewula 1969, lapho athweswa khona umlandu ngaphasi koMthetho i-Suppression of Communism Act. Ukusahlelwa ngamacala kuragela phambili. NgoMhlolanja 1970, ngemva kokuhlanjululwa emacaleni, wabotjhwa godu, ekhotho.
Baragela phambili ngokumvalela ejele ayedwa. NgoRhoboyi 1970, wathwesa icala godu, ngaphasi koMthetho we-Terrorism Act, kanaye nongoNtaka 1971, ngaphasi kweSigaba sesiThandathu soMthetho we-Terrorism Act — esivumela ukungapheli kokuvalelwa kwakhe. Wagcina atjhatjhululiwe ngo-1971. U-Peter waqeda amalangana apheleleko ama-586 ejele lokuvalelwa uwedwa.
Libalela, Kodwana Ungakhohlwa
Wakateleleka bonyana alise emsebenzini we-Rand Daily Mail begodu lokha asese ngaphasi kweminyaka emihlanu yokujanyiswa kwangomnyaka ka-1972, waphuma bese wadosa eminye esithandathu emaselele. ‘Ngibhadale intengo ngokuba mthathiinthombe enarheni,’ uyanaba. Kwathi ngemva kokuphela kwesikhathi somyalo wokujanyiswa ngoSewula 1975, wabuyela eendabeni ne-Rand Daily Mail.
‘Akhekho ebegade angangivimba ekukhulumeni iqiniso!’ Wahlathulula ngokuzithemba bonyana wazithola njani iindlela kanye namano wokukghona ukusinda ejele yokukatelelwa. ‘Amandla abuya kuSomnini’ usivulela isifuba, ‘begodu begade ngazi bonyana akukho okungakalungi engikwenzileko!’ into engayenzako kwakukufoda abentwana absebenza emaplasini. ’ Uyakhumbula, ‘Begade nginokuzwa abanye ababotjha bahlaba umkhosi ebusuku, begade bahlunguphazwa.
Nangabe begade ngicabanga bonyana bekungimi ngedwa, begade ngizokuhlanya. Kwangisiza khulu ukwazi bonyana begade ngingasingendwa ebegade asemtlhagweni lowo. Begade kunabanye ebebatlhagiswa ukudlula mina, e-Robben Island, badosa isigwebo sedilika jele.’ Namhlanje uyindoda ezithobileko engathathi isikhathi ukuhleka, begodu kubonakala kuhle bonyana akhenge avumele amagcubu bonyana agcwalise ihliziywakhe. ‘Libalela, kodwanaungakhohlwa . Kufuze uragele phambili ngepilwako.’
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