▁in ▁ 1 9 0 8 ▁and ▁then ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁post master ▁in ▁Kru gers dor p . ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 3 ▁became ▁the ▁secretary ▁of ▁the ▁anti - N atives ▁Land ▁Act ▁committee . ▁He ▁became ▁court ▁interpreter ▁at ▁V re de ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 4 ▁and ▁promoted ▁the ▁employ ment ▁of ▁African ▁cler ks ▁and ▁dip ▁inspect ors ▁in ▁the ▁Free ▁State . ▁He ▁joined ▁the ▁African ▁National ▁Congress ▁at ▁its ▁in ception . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 9 ▁he ▁helped ▁to ▁establish ▁the ▁Indust rial ▁and ▁Com mer cial ▁Work ers ' ▁Union ▁in ▁Blo em f onte in , ▁and ▁edited ▁a ▁newspaper ▁called ▁M essen ger - M orum io a . ▁He ▁returned ▁to ▁Johannes burg ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 2 , ▁and ▁to ▁Piet erm ar itz burg ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 1 , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁secretary ▁of ▁the ▁Natal ▁AN C , ▁and ▁then ▁joined ▁the ▁Liberal ▁Party ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 3 . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁found ing ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Liberal ▁Party ▁and ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Committee . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁lay ▁pre acher ▁in ▁the ▁Method ist ▁Church . ▁He ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 2 ▁aged ▁ 9 5 . ▁ ▁Publications ▁▁▁ ▁Pub lished ▁as ▁Top ical ▁tal ks ▁number ▁ 2 5 , ▁by ▁The ▁South ▁African ▁Institute ▁of ▁Race ▁Rel ations : ▁Johannes burg . ▁[ Date ▁of ▁publication ▁and ▁copy right ▁status ▁unknown