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I told him that he had no jurisdiction over the attire I chose to wear in court and if he tried to confiscate my kaross I would take the matter all the way to the Supreme Court.

I entered the court that Monday morning wearing a traditional Xhosa leopard-skin kaross instead of a suit and tie.

The kaross electrified the spectators, many of whom were friends and family, some of whom had come all the way from the Transkei.

The kaross was also a sign of contempt for the niceties of white justice.

I well knew the authorities would feel threatened by my kaross as so many whites feel threatened by the true culture of Africa.