. He says this freedom fighter inspired many young people to use their talents in expressing their unhappiness with the Apartheid Regime in South Africa.. He conscientised us as young stars, through his poems. He taught us self-reliance.”
Mashatile says he had an opportunity to work with Mattera during his years as the Minister of Arts and Culture. In his early years. he became involved in Westbury’s gang culture, as a leader of the Vultures. But with some positive influence, he shifted his focus to politics and the fight against the destruction of Sophiatown.As his political thinking developed, he joined the ANC Youth League. Mattera was banned in 1973 and spent over 8 years under house arrest. He used poetry and other writing to express what was happening at the time.
I grew up in his house, like a father to me gonna miss him
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