Murphy Morobe (born 2 October 1956) is a historical figure from South Africa's anti-apartheid movement. He started school in Ermelo. Morobe completed Primary School in Soweto and then went to Orlando North Secondary School and Morris Isaacson High School. While he was in high school he became interested in politics and history. In 1972 Morobe became part of the South African Student’s Movement (SASM). Important things to him were unity and community development. Many members of the SASM were detained in 1973 and it became quite weak. In 1974 Morobe helped with the re-building of SASM, and then was made treasurer by them. Later he was one of the student leaders of the

Soweto Uprising The Soweto uprising, also known as the Soweto riots, was a series of demonstrations and protests led by black school children in South Africa during apartheid that began on the morning of 16 June 1976. Students from various schools began to p ...

in June, 1976. Due to his alleged role in the uprising, he spent three years in prison on

Robben Island Robben Island () is an island in Table Bay, 6.9 kilometres (4.3 mi) west of the coast of Bloubergstrand, north of Cape Town, South Africa. It takes its name from the Dutch language, Dutch word for seals (''robben''), hence the Dutch/Afrika ...

. He served his time alongside other student leaders. He also was in the company of South African political prisoner and

African National Congress The African National Congress (ANC) is a political party in South Africa. It originated as a liberation movement known for its opposition to apartheid and has governed the country since 1994, when the 1994 South African general election, fir ...

leader

Nelson Mandela Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela ( , ; born Rolihlahla Mandela; 18 July 1918 – 5 December 2013) was a South African Internal resistance to apartheid, anti-apartheid activist and politician who served as the first president of South Africa f ...

. He was released in May 1982. After being released from prison, he returned to politics, involving himself with several groups, including: Congress of South African Students (COSAS), General and Allied Worker’s Union and he helped to form the

United Democratic Front (South Africa) The United Democratic Front (UDF) was a South Africa, South African popular front that existed from 1983 to 1991. The UDF comprised more than 400 public organizations including Trade union, trade unions, Students' union, students' unions, wom ...

(UDF) in 1983. In 1994 Morobe had become the Chairperson and CEO of the Financial and Fiscal Commission in South Africa. Morobe was on the Council on Higher Education (CHE). He also is the Chairman of the South African National Parks Board (SANP), and is a part of the International Fundraising Consortium, an organisation that provides money grants to the non-governmental sectors of South Africa. Morobe has also been appointed to the position of Director on the board of the Old Mutual South Africa.Who’s who in South African politics. Vol. II. Johannesburg: Ravan Press He is the spokesman for former South African President

Thabo Mbeki Thabo Mvuyelwa Mbeki (; born 18 June 1942) is a South African politician who served as the 2nd democratic president of South Africa from 14 June 1999 to 24 September 2008, when he resigned at the request of his party, the African National Cong ...

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Morobe, Murphy 1956 births Living people South African anti-apartheid activists People from Soweto Members of the African National Congress South African trade unionists Inmates of Robben Island