He furthermore openly stated that Africans should fight for their freedom. He was also well known to members of the ICU because he usually attended the Sunday meetings of the ICU to sell his newspaper, though he had to ask Champion for permission at every meeting. At that stage the union leadership in Durban had built up a strong Zulu populism.

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