Former Minister of Human Settlements Sexwale arrested in New York

Prominent South African businessman and anti-apartheid stalwart Tokyo Sexwale was arrested in New York after his name was on a list of people banned from entering the United States, the SABC said on Sunday, citing his lawyer.

Sexwale, a rival of President Jacob Zuma who was ousted as housing minister in a Cabinet reshuffle in July, was arrested at John F Kennedy International Airport while on a business trip, the SABC said, citing Lesley Mkhabela.

Some anti-apartheid activists were banned from visiting the United States during apartheid, which ended in 1994. The ban has been lifted, but not all the names have been removed from the list, Mkhabela told the SABC.

“He has instructed us to take the matter up with the authorities of the US so we will address the letter to the US Embassy in South Africa,” Mkhabela was quoted as saying on the broadcaster's website.

No one was immediately available for comment at Mkhabela's law firm. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which runs the airport, did not immediately respond to a request for a comment.

Alongside former president Nelson Mandela, Sexwale spent years in prison on Robben Island for his opposition to white-minority rule.

A charismatic politician, Sexwale later became a leading member of the ruling African National Congress and an influential businessman, founding the investment firm Mvelaphanda Group. - Reuters

Tokyo Sexwale promised houses that would Rock for his people; but only delivered corruption and crumbling RDP houses in his terrorism trial said:

Charge: ...Terrorism & 'Selling-out' black national liberation.. Treason.

Defendants response:

(...) We lived in poverty and we were all subjected to the humiliation which the whites imposed upon the blacks.

We lived in the same typical 'matchbox' houses; we were continually aware that there was not enough money available to meet our needs for food, clothing and education; and when we went into town and saw the relative luxury in which white people lived, this made an indelible impression on our young minds...

It is true that I was trained in the use of weapons and explosives. The basis of my training was in sabotage, which was to be aimed at institutions and not people...

We believe, and I believe, that the black people cannot be passive onlookers in their own country. We want to be active participants in shaping the face and course of direction of South Africa.

My Lord, these are the reasons why I find myself in the dock today... I realised that the struggle for freedom would be difficult and would involve sacrifices. I was and am willing to make those sacrifices... - The Cold War: A history in documents

Sold out black housing struggle... AGAIN; how many corruptly sold crumbling RDP houses while Tokyo was Minister of Human Settlements...? Did the Toilet Report Tokyo Commissioned with Winnie provide any shitty solution?