Truth about Luthuli’s death will out

THE quest to conduct a new inquest into the death of iconic leader Albert Luthuli is long overdue.

Sadly, all the role players in his death are either dead or close to death. All relevant information pertaining to his death was probably destroyed.

Shortly after 9.30am, on July 21, 1967, Luthuli was killed by a train. Since that day, conflicting reports have abounded. Truth became the first casualty. In their “onslaught strategy”, the rulers of the era were prepared to go to any length to maintain political dominance and military supremacy.

When we sift through the disinformation and misinformation and look at verifiable facts, we have no reason to believe the official information released at that time. It is obvious that a hidden hand was behind this monumental tragedy.

History reminds us that that there are no accidents in politics. Luthuli was a formidable opponent of racism. He was feared and loathed by the rulers of that time. The trail has gone cold.

The only persons, if they are still alive, who could shed light on this event are the driver and the guard of that train. Those who keep spinning the lies that Luthuli’s hearing was defective must be hoping that the truth is lost forever.

Is it possible that he was eliminated in an stealthy ambush? The solution to Luthuli’s death will come from from the minds deeply grounded in the mysteries of hypothesis, uncorrupted logic, and metaphor.

The version parroted by the old rulers is a story of pervasive subterfuge, lies and deceptions. The key elements in the myth-making process were the suppression of the truth about Luthuli’s injuries. The coroner’s state-supported findings was an effort to lay to rest inconvenient information.

Truth has a way of asserting itself despite all attempts to obscure it. Distortion, deception and deceit serve only to derail it for a time. We need to uncover the truth. ”Truth, crushed to earth, shall rise again”.

FAROUK ARAIE | Benoni