On 31 December 1989, the Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK) ex-mutineers considered the issue of resigning from the African National Congress (ANC). This followed a document issued on 28 December 1989,…
On 30 December 1962, the lorry that brought the Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK) recruits to Mamre for military training arrived to collect them, as they got at the back in…
On 29 December 1983, Commodore Dieter Gerhardt, former Commanding Officer of the Simonstown Naval Base, and his second wife Ruth Gerhardt, were sentenced to life imprisonment and ten years’ imprisonment…
(Extract from the January 8 Statement, delivered by African National Congress President Oliver Tambo, 1987) We must unite all these forces, both Black and White, around the democratic perspective for…
Chasing dreams is not easy, but it’s worth it. With hard work and determination, anything is possible. So go out there today to chase your dreams because nothing can stop…
On 28 December 1981, at around 11:00 in the morning, Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK) operatives, Jerry Joseph Mosololi and “Bruce”, were inside their G-6 Unit’s underground dwelling in the Apies…
On 27 December 1979, Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK) Commander for southern Natal’s urban areas, Joseph Zakile Zulu, walked into Security Branch offices in Loop Street, Pietermaritzburg, to surrender himself. Zulu…
In the evening of 26 December 1981, which was a holiday referred to as “Boxing Day” in South Africa, members of Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK) Transvaal Urban Machinery’s G-6 Unit,…
On 25 December 1820, during his imprisonment on Robben Island, Makhanda drowned as he attempted to escape along with 30 other prisoners. The other prisoners survived, who were mostly Xhosa…
In the morning of 24 December 1985, the apartheid Security Branch reported that it had arrested top ranking African National Congress (ANC) and Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK) operatives in Durban…