The Motshabi Commission Report
The Motshabi Commission Report On 2 May 1975, the Motshabi Commission delivered an interim report on the condition of the African National Congress’s (ANC’s) existing People’s Army abroad. The “Commission on the State of Affairs in Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK) in East Africa” was established by the ANC Revolutionary Council on 17 April 1975, with a mandate to investigate the causes of and possible remedies for the “deterioration of the standard of military life and…
WE REMEMBER SOLOMON MAHLANGU
WE REMEMBER SOLOMON MAHLANGU, WHO WOULD HAVE TURNED 70 YEARS YESTERDAY, 10 JULY 2026. A DEDICATED CADRE OF THE GLORIOUS PEOPLE'S ARMY, UMKHONTO WE SIZWE! LONG LIVE THE SPIRIT OF NO SURRENDER! Castro KhwelaGood morning fellow Compatriots!🙏🏾✊🏾👊🏾
Apartheid South Africa Signs the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT)
Apartheid South Africa Signs the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) Exactly 35 years ago, on 10 July 1991, apartheid South Africa, which was by then a nuclear-armed state, signed the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT). When they signed the treaty, President F.W. de Klerk deliberately hid the truth that South Africa had secretly manufactured six nuclear bombs during the 1970s and 1980s. It should be remembered that the end of the Cold War had dramatically altered the…
South Sudan Recognised as the 54th Sovereign State in Africa
South Sudan Recognised as the 54th Sovereign State in Africa Fifteen years ago, on 9 July 2011, the new state of South Sudan gained its independence from the Sudan. After five decades of unrest and civil war, South Sudan was granted independence on 9 July 2011 with the town of Juba as a capital. The declaration of independence marked “the end” of intermittent clashes with the north. Salva Kiir became the first President of the…
Apartheid Minister Kobie Coetsee on the Mandela-Botha Meeting
Apartheid Minister Kobie Coetsee on the Mandela-Botha Meeting On 8 July 1989, three days after the meeting between apartheid President P.W. Botha and Nelson Mandela, Kobie Coetsee, the apartheid Minister of Justice, issued a statement, with Mandela’s permission, about the meeting. The statement was interestingly compiled by Mike Louw, Deputy Director-General of the National Intelligence Service (NIS), which explained that no policy matters were discussed and that no negotiations took place. However, both Mandela and…
The Struggle for People’s Education for People’s Power
The Struggle for People’s Education for People’s Power On 7 July 1986, a document was developed on “The Struggle for People’s Education” that was often framed around the slogan “People’s Education for People’s Power”, which was ultimately published in the September issue of Sechaba relating to a prominent anti-apartheid movement in South Africa during the 1980s. The movement emerged out of widespread dissatisfaction with the Bantu Education Act of 1953 and escalating school boycotts, serving…
Apartheid Security Net Closing In On the Underground
Apartheid Security Net Closing In On the Underground On Saturday, 6 July 1963, at approximately 02:00 in the morning, Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK) Natal Regional Command member, Billy Nair, was arrested in his Durban home. The news spread like wildfire among the underground activists throughout the country, and as a result, when MK High Command member Ian David Kitson arrived for a meeting at Liliesleaf Farm on the same day, he commented that he was…