Apartheid South Africa Withdrawn from the British Commonwealth On 15 March 1961, at the Commonwealth Prime Ministers’ Conference, apartheid South Africa announced that it was to withdraw from the Commonwealth…
Apartheid and Jazz: Arts, Culture and Heritage Focus (Extracts from an Article by Peter Sinclair, published in Sechaba, August 1970) “On my arrival in South Africa some ten years ago…
ANC Headquarters in London is Bombed On 14 March 1982, the African National Congress (ANC) headquarters in Islington, London, England, was bombed. Historically, these offices served as the ANC’s headquarters…
Lilian Ngoyi: These Are Also Hours of Serious Danger Remembering MaNgoyi: 25 September 1911 – 13 March 1980 “The minister of native affairs has announced that African women will in…
Minister of Defence P.W. Botha and Rebuilding the SA Defence Industry “South Africa had taken part in a secret international conference ‘at service level’ with friendly nations of the Southern…
The Remarkable Bophuthatswana Insurrection On the morning of 12 March 1994, several news agencies reported on the events of the 11 March 1994, which referred to President Lucas Mangope having…
Morena Moshoeshoe Remembered On 11 March 1870, Morena Moshoeshoe, founder and first Paramount Chief of the Basotho nation passed on and was buried on Thaba Bosiu, which he used as…
Lucas Mangope: The Deluded Dictator On 10 March 1994, President Lucas Mangope, the leader of the Bophuthatswana, apartheid Bantustan, retreated from the capital, Mmabatho, to his hometown of Motswedi, located…
The Massive Collapse of the Bantustan “Homelands” System On 9 March 1990, the African National Congress (ANC) veteran and stalwart leader, Walter Sisulu, denied allegations levelled at the ANC by…
A Victorious Revolution This was a guiding principle developed by Mao Tse Tung, emphasising that successful revolutionary leadership requires a triad of theoretical understanding, historical knowledge, and practical, on-the-ground experience.…