What is the Sobukwe Clause?
The Sobukwe Clause empowered the Courts of South Africa to renew a prisoner’s period of confinement on an annual basis. The court invoked this clause three times until 1969. At that time we was able to return home, but lived under house arrest for several more years until his death in 1977.
What did sobukwe study?
While under house arrest Sobukwe studied law, completing his articles in Kimberley and opening his own legal practice in 1975. But soon after, he fell ill. In July 1977 he applied for permission to seek treatment in Johannesburg. He was diagnosed with advanced lung cancer.
When was the PAC formed?
6 April 1959
Pan Africanist Congress of Azania/Founded
Who founded PAC?
Robert Sobukwe
Pan Africanist Congress of Azania/Founders
What kind of leadership does Sobukwe believe in?
Of leadership, he declared, ‘True leadership demands complete subjugation of self, absolute honesty, integrity and uprightness of character, courage and fearlessness, above all a consuming love for one’s people.’ He never called a spade a big spoon.
Why did Sobukwe go to the police station?
Sobukwe led a march to the local police station at Orlando, Soweto, in order to openly defy the laws. He was joined en route by a few followers and, after presenting his pass to a police officer, he purposely made himself guilty under the terms of the Pass Law of being present in a region/area other than that allowed as per his papers.
What was the result of the Sobukwe clause?
At the end of his three-year sentence on 3 May 1963, Parliament enacted a General Law Amendment Act. The Act included what was termed the ‘Sobukwe Clause’, which empowered the Minister of Justice to prolong the detention of any political prisoner indefinitely.
Why did Samuel Sobukwe go to Fort Hare?
Sobukwe noted that before going to Fort Hare, he was not very interested in politics. It was his study of Native Administration that aroused his interest in politics. This new focus was fuelled by the influence of one of his lecturers, Cecil Ntloko, a follower of the All African Convention (AAC).
