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.
Nga mulandu wa u foda dzi khakhathi dza Soweto nnḓu yavho yo fhisiwa na hone vha ya vha dzula dzhele na vhaṅwe vho ramafhungo lwa maḓuvha a 123.