Along with Lee , Jenkin was charged with " producing and distributing 18 different pamphlets on behalf of banned organisations " including the South African Communist Party , the ANC and its armed wing , Umkhonto we Sizwe , from 1975 to 1978 . and urging people to join the liberation movement . The pamphlets were distributed by making use of a small explosive device and linked to a timer and detonator , designed by Jenkin , hidden inside a carrier bag and placed in crowded places . They had started just before the Soweto uprising in 1976 before being caught with their printing equipment . He had also posted a sign on the seventh floor of a Cape Town building which said " The ANC lives " . They were arrested , and upon poor legal advice , both pleaded guilty to all charges . They were both found guilty on one charge , with Jenkin receiving a 12-year sentence and Lee eight
Soweto uprising
Soweto uprising
Tim Jenkin