Everyday life under the apartheid laws fluctuates between compliance and defiance and the effects impact individuals and families across South Africa.

As one piece of apartheid legislation, pass laws were designed to control day to day life, but became a potent symbol of mass opposition, one of the results being the Sharpeville Massacre in 1960.

Malan is called back into the fray and the Torch Commando swells its ranks to over 200,000 and becomes a force to be reckoned with.

Violence between government and opposition escalates and the Torch Commando loses momentum as internal struggles and differing opinions about its future finally convince Malan to leave politics for good.

For a brief time he gets to enjoy family, friends, adventures and the relaxing life he’s never experienced before, although having left home at 13, it’s difficult to adjust to parenthood. However as his son Jonathan recalls, the love between Sailor and Lynda is as strong as ever.

Protea Rose Originals is Cliff Thompson and Nic Fieldsend.

Narrated/written by Cliff Thompson, produced/engineered by Nick Fieldsend with additional sound design by Ben Creelman.

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