the ▁National ▁Union ▁of ▁South ▁African ▁Stud ents ) ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁and ▁ 1 9 8 1 ▁ ▁and ▁was ▁a ▁committed ▁anti - A part heid ▁activ ist ▁throughout ▁his ▁student ▁years ▁and ▁until ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁regime ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 4 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 3 , ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁found ing ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁Democratic ▁Front ▁( U DF ), ▁a ▁large ▁popular ▁movement ▁in ▁South ▁Africa ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁against ▁A part heid . ▁He ▁was ▁det ained ▁without ▁trial ▁several ▁times ▁and ▁placed ▁under ▁house ▁arrest ▁by ▁the ▁A part heid ▁government . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁late ▁ 8 0 s ▁and ▁early ▁ 9 0 s , ▁B ora ine ▁became ▁involved ▁with ▁Plan act , ▁an ▁N GO ▁which ▁provided ▁advis ory ▁services ▁to ▁civ ic ▁organis ations . ▁He ▁acted ▁as ▁a ▁facil it ator ▁in ▁their ▁negoti ations ▁with ▁local ▁government , ▁particularly ▁looking ▁to ▁build ▁capacity ▁amongst ▁the ▁most ▁marg inal ised ▁and ▁dis adv ant aged ▁communities . ▁ ▁Early ▁career ▁▁ ▁When ▁South ▁Africa ’ s ▁first ▁dem ocr atic ▁government ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁under ▁the ▁leadership ▁of ▁Nelson ▁Mand ela , ▁B ora ine ▁was ▁appointed ▁Deput y ▁Director - General ▁in ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Constitution al ▁Development . ▁B ora ine ▁was ▁responsible ▁for ▁the ▁am alg am ation ▁of ▁South ▁Africa ’ s ▁local ▁authorities ▁to ▁form ▁integrated