Vlakplaas Murderous Cross-Border Raid into Swaziland

Vlakplaas Murderous Cross-Border Raid into Swaziland On 4 June 1986, a senior African National Congress (ANC) and Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK) operative, Philip Ngwana Makau Edward Khuto (aka “Pansu or…

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ANC Supports Joint Call for June 16 Stay Away

ANC Supports Joint Call for June 16 Stay Away On 3 June 1986, the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU), the United Democratic Front (UDF) and the National Education…

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Implementing the Kabwe Conference Resolutions: Operation Vula

Implementing the Kabwe Conference Resolutions: Operation Vula On 10 May 1986, the National Executive Committee (NEC) of the African National Congress (ANC) convened to assess the implementation of the Kabwe…

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PW Botha Resigns from the National Party

PW Botha Resigns from the National Party On 6 May 1990, former leader of the National Party (NP) and head of state, Pieter Willem Botha, resigned from the party in…

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Recalling the Incredible Edendale Hospital MK Rescue Operation

Recalling the Incredible Edendale Hospital MK Rescue Operation On 5 May 1986, at approximately 16:20, Derrick McBride was involved in a meeting with Matthew Lecordier, Antonio du Preez, Greta Apelgren…

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Commander Lizo Bright Ngqungwana of the Western Cape

Commander Lizo Bright Ngqungwana of the Western Cape Forty years ago, at around 02:00 in the morning of 23 April 1986, while Lizo Bright Ngqungwana was asleep in a three-roomed…

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The Lion of the North Peter Nchabeleng is Murdered in Detention

The Lion of the North Peter Nchabeleng is Murdered in Detention Peter Nchabeleng: A Towering Giant of Our Revolutionary Alliance “An indomitable warrior of our people, whose contribution to the…

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