麻豆社

Wednesday's Municipal elections in South Africa will be a major test for the ruling African National Congress. With many considering switching to other parties, stalwarts of the anti-apartheid struggle still have power to sway voters.

So there's been surprise at the recent decision of one of the leaders of the 1976 Soweto student uprisings to run as an independent candidate, despite still being part of the ANC. Seth Mazibuko was just 16 at the time of the uprisings, which led to the shooting dead of hundreds of students and brought international attention to the anti-apartheid movement.

The 麻豆社's Gavin Fischer met him at his old school, to find out why he is standing against the ANC after so many years in the party.

(Photo: Independent candidate Seth Mazibuko stands next to a election billboard bearing his name on a street in South Africa. Credit: 麻豆社 Africa.)