Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Cross akashanda akabata zvinzvimbo zvinoverengeka muzvirongwa zvakasiyana-siyana panguva yebasa rake somushandi wezvemagariro evanhu. Akashanda nesimba muAfrica Children's Feeding Scheme. Musi wa 16 Chikumi 1976, Cross akanga achishanda muSoweto kuJohannesburg City Council, iyo yaitungamirira musangano weOrlando wevashandi vanodzivirirwa. Akava akabatwa nokuvamba kwe
Kumukira kweSoweto kurwisana nehurumende yeSouth Africa yenguva yeRusarura. Akarondedzera kutiza kwake mumhirizhonga yeSoweto se"chiitiko chinotyisa".