As a result of his involvement in the Soweto uprisings, his house was destroyed in a fire and he was detained with fellow black journalists for 123 days.
Hikuva a hoxe xandla eka madzolonga yale Soweto, yindlu yakwe yitshwile hindzilo naswona uvuye aya pfaleriwa na vateki va mahungu vanwana va vantima kuringana 123 wa masiku.