[1] He joined the African National Congress (ANC) at an early stage of the anti-apartheid struggle and he remained active in its underground after it was banned by the government in 1960.
He was part of an underground network of labour activists in the Transvaal – also including Rita Ndzanga, Sydney Mufamadi, and others – who were associated with the South African Congress of Trade Unions (SACTU), which was allied to the ANC but had itself been banned in 1962.
[4] Upon his release, Ndou resumed his underground work, at the time focused primarily on recruitment activities and political education, such as through proliferation of the illegal Freedom Charter.
[14] During this period, ahead of the 2000 local elections, Ndou stood briefly as the ANC's mayoral candidate for Thohoyandou, Limpopo; however, it soon transpired that he had registered to vote in another city (Cape Town) and therefore was ineligible to stand.
[15] After leaving Parliament, Ndou represented the ANC in the Limpopo Provincial Legislature, where he served as a Member of the Executive Council (MEC) for Safety and Security under Premier Sello Moloto.
[16] In late 2008, when Mosiuoa Lekota and Sam Shilowa announced their intention to break away from the ANC and form a new party, the Mail & Guardian reported that Ndou was among those who had shown an interest in the new initiative.