Connie Mofokeng ( born 1959 ) is a Black South African woman who was an anti-apartheid activist . Mofokeng was a member of the Soweto Student Representative Council ( SSRC ) at the time of the Soweto uprising , and she was arrested along with over a hundred detainees . Mofokeng was a founding member and secretary of the Vaal Organisation of Women . In 1984 , Mofokeng again marched against apartheid , and was again arrested and imprisoned . Later , Mofokeng escaped and lived in exile
Soweto uprising
Soweto uprising
Connie Mofokeng