Charles Nqakula's reflections on detention in apartheid SA
11 June 2017 - 02:00
On January 15 1986, General Justin Lekhanya, the head of the Lesotho army, ousted Lesotho prime minister Chief Leabua Jonathan in a military coup. Jonathan had been prime minister since 1966 and was an ANC supporter.In this extract from his book,The People’s War, former journalist, MK operative and cabinet minister Charles Nqakula, remembers his time in detention under the military regime:By April 1986, Lekhanya's Military Council had truly become a South African surrogate.
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