Dingake Film Launched

Monday, June 28, 2021

Whilst Michael Kitso Dingake’s iconic status has not been given the shine it deserves, last Friday, a preview launch of the film Ties That Bind, a documentary on his life, was held at Maitisong.

Dingake, a politician and writer, spent 15 years at Robben Island for his role as a freedom fighter in the struggle against Apartheid after he was arrested in 1965.

The film uncovers Dingake’s story, and how he became involved in South African politics, his arrest and how his life as a political prisoner at Robben Island and later after he was released and repatriated to Botswana.

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