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Just A Thought
My Personal Experience in Apartheid South Africa
by De’Kembie’ Rampe’le’
Before I go into what happened to me, I must first explain that in South Africa any attempt before the year of 1990, to change pro
quote apartheid often resulted in imprisonment, banning or death. Either to the person trying to bring change or to his or her family.
As a rising star in the African National Congress Youth League, my mouth as well as my political activities often landed me in jail.
This often resulted in my American mother coming to the rescue. In July of 1981, a government plan to reduce activity was put into
action. The plan known as “Operational clean sweep” resulted in raids in all of South Africa’s black townships and tribal homelands.
This resulted in countless arrests and killings of blacks. On August 4, 1981,
while attending an anti-government rally in the South African coastal city of Durban, police raided my home in Soweto, killing my
wife and two children.
I wrote my experience not to gain sympathy, but to address all my brothers and sisters in America about certain stumbling blocks to
democracy in South Africa. Although South Africa is on the verge of true democracy for the first time ever, the problems of black on
black political violence, unemployment and illiteracy pose a real threat that undermines the very security of South Africa. Also white
radical elements within South Africa’s police force, along with other radicals, also threatens to disrupt the April 23-26 all race election.
Let us pray this does not happen.
Amandla!
South Africa will be free...
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