The newspaper clips were collected by Robert Sobukwe whilst held on Robben Island.
Newspaper coverage of the reign of two Popes, John XXIII, and his successor Paul VI; issues of religion, the churches and race relations; series of interviews by Benjamin Pogrund with various church representatives; Walter Sisulu giving evidence at the Rivonia trial about ANC decision to train guerrillas; political map of Africa in 1967; banned academic Dr. Hoffenberg leaving South Africa; photographs of Nikita Khrushchev, Prime Minister of Soviet Union; Madie Hall Xuma leading march of Black & White in Washington; UN walk out at General Assembly in protest against Apartheid after speech of Mr Jooste, chief delegate of South Africa; various articles by Wayfarer relating to religious matters; news from the African continent.
The scope of the interviews mainly covers the activism in the 1980s to pre-1994. The interviewees were closely involved in underground armed operations, political rallies to show resistance against the Apartheid state in the area of Graaff-Reinet.
He was a Primary school principal and a former Councillor under the Bantu Affairs Administration Board. UDF members convinced him to resign as a Councillor and join their activities.
