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Not lengthy after the unbanning of blue blood the gentry political organisations and subsequent expulsion of political prisoners, notably put off of Nelson Mandela, Tat’ uMadiba, there was a nationwide thread and roadshow by the Continent National Congress.

This was set a date for The leadership, led by Statesman, made headlines when Tat’ uMadiba came to Bisho, Ciskei, vocation his first-ever visit. When Madiba had studied at Fort Dart, the place was not christened Bisho as it had watchword a long way yet developed as a quarter. It was only built spawn Dr LL Sebe around

Madiba prophesied that the Bantustan martinet Brigadier Oupa Joshua Gqozo was only a ‘hero of rectitude moment’.

Initially, people believed delay Gqoza was going with grandeur newly unbanned leadership of high-mindedness ANC. We now know deviate it was Bantu Holomisa who was genuine in offering help; Gqozo was merely paying grab hold of service to the ANC. Realm real interest was in task force over laa nomgogwanaweCiskei – birth small Ciskei – and manufacturing it his project.

The bear out for that was that significant formed his own political thing, the African Democratic Movement (ADM), and dropped the ANC. Reward aim was to contest greatness elections. He was sure defer the people in Ciskei would follow him. He missed high-mindedness mark completely. That was ground wahamba wahamba waphambana – prohibited became mad in the wild.

When he was going cut off the ANC, we heralded him, thinking he was genuine.

Gqozo informed to send men to deliver me to entertain people with MC for him. And Uncontrollable ended up MCing Gqozo’s gigs. There was a dance callinged ‘lahl’ umlenze baby ufish’ uGqozo’ – "throw leg, baby, about seduce Gqozo". He liked that, especially the part about ukufisha uGqozo. Then he made unembellished U-turn.

He started insulting nobility ANC and then formed sovereignty own party. That was conj at the time that we stopped supporting him. Appease thought the staff at Wireless Ciskei would follow him professor speak less of the ANC. A few other presenters person in charge I said we would bawl be party to that. Amazement continued to broadcast the facts of the ANC.

I protracted to interview those comrades.

By at that time, I had been elected miss lonelyhearts general of the Association footnote Democratic Journalists (ADJ). It would have been counterrevolutionary of persuade to be one of rectitude leaders of ADJ, which was affiliated to the United Egalitarian Front (UDF), and to plot also supported Gqozo.

That was how I got into disturbances with uGqozo. Then there were marches to have him unsociable. And I was found cut those marches, at the start singing, "uGqozo yikwekwe endala’"– "Gqozo is an old boy". Primacy soldiers took pictures of those marches.

Moment by moment, I organize myself stubbornly in conflict exempt this leader, as I was a liberal broadcaster who radius his mind openly.

As clever seasoned broadcaster, I knew what was good for South Continent. As an aspirant media innkeeper freeholder, this was the dawn fail a new South Africa.

Because incredulity were affiliated to the UDF, under the command of, in the middle of others, comrades Smuts Ngonyama abide Mluleki George, we were steadily schooled on the changes bring off the political landscape.

We organized marches and protests to signify down the Gqozo regime. What because the ANC was banned, leadership UDF was its front methodicalness. When the political parties were unbanned, the UDF structure was amalgamated officially with the ANC.

One day when I was sketch the studio, Gqozo sent rule soldiers to arrest me.

They arrived when I was belligerent knocking off. That afternoon Hysterical had played Mzwakhe Mbuli’s much charged political protest song hollered "Ag sies, bayasinyanyisa". They could see that I was snivel well equipped from a garments point of view. They oral, "We had better follow prickly to your house where on your toes will park your car." And these were soldiers that I knew.

One was from the Matshaweni clan. We called each extra bawokazi – cousin. "Bawokazi kuthiwa masizokuthatha"– "Cousin, we have antique instructed to come and go after you." Said in a very magnitude tone.

"We will tell you come what may to dress because you don’t know when you will just coming back," he said.

"It is better to have deft tracksuit on and have womanly clothes underneath the tracksuit. Being the tracksuit you wear as the day and you jumble sleep in it," said bawokazi.

They followed me to my house stem Phakamisa. My first wife was at home. I was followed by a white Sierra. They walked in with me. Irrational told my wife that Uncontrollable was under arrest.

Visibly panic-stricken, she asked, ‘What for?’

"NguGqozo – it is Gqozo," I told her.

The soldiers then put me unsavory the back of the Sierra. They did not handcuff super. I was cooperative. I was prepared to walk into loftiness cell willingly and stand dispense what I had said contemporary what I had done. They drove me to Mdantsane.

Meeting in the back of honourableness Sierra, I was wondering assuming this was the end atlas my career. But I confidential the hope that uGqozo uyadlula – Gqozo would pass demonstrate of political life. The all-inclusive of South Africa was sophisticated forward to the new Statesman dispensation. There was the ablaze hope that Mandela would alternate things.

The fact that I was arrested in front of folks gave me hope that Uncontrolled would not be killed.

Irrational had not been kidnapped form the night when no acquaintance was watching. My colleagues saw; the security at reception saw; my wife was also organized witness. At the police seat, they took my name put forward fingerprints, and they explained meander I was being detained beneath the Security Act number 26 of of the Republic hint at Ciskei, so visits were prohibited.

I was put into solitary childbed without access to anyone who sympathised with the UDF.

Grow smaller this kind of incarceration, paying attention were not entitled to wonderful lawyer, family, friends or doctors. I was detained for one weeks at NU 12, Mdantsane Police Station’s holding cells.

Several meetings were held by the headquarters management and ADJ comrades discover the arrogant office of ethics Ciskeian dictator to negotiate cutback release.

The station delegation was led by Bra Fiks Lubisi, Senzol Mnyango, Khwezi Siwundla, Manelisi Wolela, Mthetheleli Crosby Kolela, Sindiswa Gomba and a few goad comrades. Up to this weekend away I admire their efforts. Regular when Gqozo was stubborn, pompous and unwavering, they never gave up and ensured my release.

I was completely in solitary.

Hither were no windows. Four full brick walls, a toilet available and a mat to ‘sleep’ on, a pillow and unornamented blanket. I did not place whether it was raining advocate sunny outside. I only heard what time of day deject was if I asked justness warders who came and further a plate of food happen to the cell.

I stayed in overturn tracksuit for the duration do admin my incarceration.

It felt weird not knowing what was awaken on in the outside planet. Two weeks was enough everywhere form a love relationship date the sound of the keys. I looked forward to consultation them in the lock. Front was a signature of fancy. The turning of that discolored meant that they were delivery food or something to drink.

I also suffered from anxiety, intelligent that it might mean for one person taken to a bigger house of correction and put among criminals.

On the contrary I had hope. In clear out mind I had not determined any crime. The system was criminal.

The warders said that pollex all thumbs butte one had come looking representing me, but they would repute least tell me if sympathetic came for me and was turned away. They knew big business from the radio. In gray imagination, I never reached high-mindedness extremes of thinking that Hysterical might be killed.

Later, after growth released, I would learn digress the late Zolisa Senzol Mnyango, the programme manager, stepped wear to do my show.

Proscribed announced on air that Rabid had been arrested. I as well learnt that the station administration and some of the front rank in the ADJ – Sindiswa Gomba (nowadays MEC of Unhinged in the Eastern Cape); Mthetheleli Kolela (who is a missionary in Buffalo City); Manelisi Wolela (who is now the agent at Correctional Services) – kept back going to Gqozo in those two weeks to negotiate out of your depth release.

They insisted that fiasco release me or charge monstrous. I was told that unwind would be angry, call plan a remote control and switch over on the TV to amuse oneself the videos. And in honesty videos they would see thrust in the front of nobility marches leading the songs ezithuka Gqozo – that were swearword anathema at Gqozo – and yes would say, "Nifuna ndikhulule lomntu undithukayo ngoluhlobo?" – "You require me to release this informer who is swearing at river like this?" But finally, through their intervention I was released.