Oliver Tambo: Act With A Sense of Urgency (Statement of the President of the African National Congress of South Africa, Oliver Tambo, at the meeting of the UN Special Committee…
Bambatha Uprising: Significance to the Anti-Imperialist Revolution Exactly 120 years ago, on 10 June 1906, British colonial troops under the command of Colonel Duncan Mckenzie, which consisted of a large…
Remembering the Moroka Three: Ruthlessly Murdered by the Apartheid Regime On 9 June 1983, Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK) operatives, Jerry Semano Mosololi (aka “Dragon Mosepedi”), Thelle Simon Mogoerane (aka “Seiso…
Johannesburg Bar Opposes the Suppression of Communism Bill On 8 June 1950, the Johannesburg Bar declared that if the Suppression of Communism Bill was passed, the freedom of people in…
African Giant Pixley ka Isaka Seme Passes On Seventy-five years ago, on 7 June 1951, a colossal figure in the anti-colonial struggle and founder of the African National Congress (ANC),…
Tiro’s ‘Turfloop Testimony’ Speech Raises Vorster’s Ire On 6 June 1972, the Johannesburg newspaper, the Rand Daily Mail, wrote the following in its first page, “… we have policemen who…
SA Capitalists Issue a “No Work, No Pay, No Penalty” for 16 June 1986 Stay Away Call On 5 June 1986, the Association of Chambers of Commerce (ASSOCOM) and the…
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…
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…
Mother of the Struggle: Albertina Sisulu Passes On in Johannesburg On 2 June 2011, mother and stalwart of the liberation struggle, Albertina Sisulu, fondly known as “Mama Sisulu”, the wife…