1961, December 16: The formation of Umkhonto we Sizwe by the ANC, SACP and fraternal organisations is announced by a series of bomb blasts against apartheid structures in Johannesburg, Port Elizabeth and Durban. 1962, January:…
Units of Umkhonto we Sizwe today carried out planned attacks against government installations, particularly those connected with the policy of apartheid and race discrimination. Umkhonto we Sizwe is a new, independent body, formed by Africans,…
On 16 December, 1961, Umkhonto weSizwe (MK) was launched as an armed wing of the African National Congress (ANC). The formation of the MK Umkhonto weSizwe (“Spear of the Nation”) or ‘MK’ as it was…
MARIANNE THAMM SOUTH AFRICA 07 MAR 2016 09:18 (SOUTH AFRICA) The Dutch Anti-Apartheid Movement (AABN), formed in 1971, played a key role along with the British Anti-Apartheid movement in supporting ANC operatives in exile and…
A dramatised documentary showing how volunteers from England and Holland drove trucks full of hidden guns and ammunition overland SECRET SAFARI, THE Year: 2001 Classification: Exempt – Ronin Recommends: PG Runtime: 52 min…
Sunday, December 1, 2013 During 1986 the ANC launched an underground operation called Operation Vula, also known as Operation Vulindlela (meaning open the way). The present-day perception, in the minds of the masses, is that…
March 4, 2016 Torsten Sjöberg Prior to South Africa’s first democratic election in 1994, the country was on tenterhooks not knowing what was going to happen. The now defunct AWB (White right) were foaming at…
According to the commission, many groups, including women‚ children‚ prisoners‚ indigenous persons‚ non-nationals and protesters are suffering. By Alexis Haden – March 7, 2016 Image Credits: Shutterstock The South African Human Rights Commission had some…
April 24, 2015 This is an open letter to the media houses and reporters of the world such as BBC and CNN and also the United Nations and various governments around the world, the blood…
