Ngudle's death is controversial, as he was the first person to die in detention during South Africa's Apartheid Era.
Ngudle worked at the Crown Mines goldmine for two years before returning to his home village to take part in the traditional circumcision ceremony.
During the 1940s and 1950s Ngudle saw bulldozers demolished black-owned homes in Kensington, Cape Town, to make way for a White-only neighbourhood.
During this time in order to still send support to his family, he partook in the making and selling of leftist newspapers such as Fighting Talk and New Age.
In May 1963, an order banning Ngudle from participating in political activities was issued and he was confined to the Wynberg Magisterial district in Cape Town.
During the process of the 20 ANC members transportation Ngudle had fallen gravely ill and was at the address provided to the security police for an extended period of time.