Arrested in 1987, for 'terrorism', he was banned from writing or speaking in public for five years. This was the point at which he adopted the name he now uses, 'Tatamkhulu Afrika' which had previously been his ANC code name. This enabled him to carry on writing despite the ban. Of his own sense of identity, the poet says 'I am completely African...
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I am a citizen of Africa, I'm a son of Africa, that is my culture. I know I write poems that sound European, because I was brought up in school to do that, but if you look at my poems carefully you will find that all of them I think have an African flavour.' Apartheid Was the cause That held black people together As brothers Black governments With their greed and corruption Tore a nation apart It pains my heart As I drift away From my brothers point of view My father's son With a gun intended to kill me For my liberal sense That the defenseless farmer Did not deserve to die Wondering why I cry They will only listen when I die WE ARE SOUTH AFRICANS South Africa my country South Africa our country A place where we all live together Together with my sisters Together with my brothers we live in peace and harmony Though we were affected by apartheid before With different cultures We do not judge someone by his/ her culture After all we know that we are all human beings We know that we are created by god We are not very close at this moment The reason is apartheid We were divided by some of the apartheid laws Some were taught that black African is an animal But now they know that we are all human beings I'm black but now they do like me Even me I can see now that There is no difference between me and my Indian brother What my Indian brothers talk of is also what my black brother talk of There is no difference We are all the same They know that before we were disadvantage As compare to them But now we are nearly the same With my white brother We don't have that strong relationship But he is close to my Indian brother They are friends Even though I'm not a friend of him But because we live in peace I'm glad We are South African's And we are proud to be We leave in peace and harmony Believe me no fight and conflict between me And my brothers We are South Africans for life
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