Complex sentence: In 1977, Biko broke his banning order by traveling to Cape Town, hoping to meet Unity Movement leader Neville Alexander and deal with growing dissent in the Western Cape branch of the BCM, which was dominated by Marxists like Johnny Issel.
Split into simpler sentences: In 1977, Biko broke his banning order by traveling to Cape Town. There, he hoped to meet with Unity Movement leader Neville Alexander and deal with growing dissent in the Western Cape branch of the BCM, which was dominated by Marxists like Johnny Issel.