The unforgettable Sobukwe – The Mail & Guardian

The unforgettable Sobukwe – The Mail & Guardian

A name often forgotten in the lexicon of South Africa’s liberation stalwarts yet carries so much gravitas and reverence. I regard the attempted erasure of Mangaliso Robert Sobukwe’s legacy as paradoxical to his contributions in South Africa and the greater continent’s emancipation struggle.Perhaps Sobukwe’s life story as an anti-apartheid political activist was a precursor to his afterlife where not a single audio of his speeches has ever been d…