COMMISSIONER
His deep involvement in politics led to constant harassment by the Security Police.  They would often raid homes of his friends to find copies of The Sentinel.  It came to a stage when I was entrusted with the task of hiding the duplicating machine, which I did.  The Security Police then began harassing him at work.  They raided Dayglow Stationers in Durban, where he worked, and also the premises of Bargain Furniture in Beatrice Street, where he also later worked.  They kept a very close check on him, and even began monitoring his movements from home.  Due to the intensity of harassment he, together with a fellow activist, Vis Pillay, fled South Africa in August 1977.  Both of them entered Botswana illegally, but were arrested by the Botswana Police and detained.  When they proved that they were genuine refugees they were released after one night into the custody of the Refugee Committee in Botswana.  Later we learned that they had joined the military wing of the ANC, Umkhonto we Sizwe.