Last week Friday (O5 August) marked 46 since the death in detention of Mapetla Mohapi. He was the first Black Consciousness Movement leader killed in detention. Police later claimed that he had committed suicide in his cell, but history proved that this was not true even though nobody was found guilty for his death. Mohapi’s death reminds us of the long list of anti-apartheid activist who were killed in police custody and some of the face reasons given for their deaths, let’s take you down memory lane…

 

Guest: Dr Hlulani Mabasa – President of the Black Consciousness Movement United