The 1960 Pondo Revolt On 20 March 1960, the Pondoland revolt, also known as “uNonqulwana”, in the Eastern Cape referred to the action taken by iKongo (ANC supporters who referred…
Joseph “Mkhuthuzi” Mdluli Brutally Murdered On 19 March 1976, the apartheid government admitted responsibility for the death of the African National Congress (ANC) member, Joseph “Mkhuthuzi” Mdluli, who was around…
Mandela Pays a Visit to the FLN (Front de Libération Nationale) On 18 March 1962, Nelson Mandela and Robert Resha departed from Rabat in Morocco by train, heading for Oudja,…
Apartheid Enemy Agents Piper and Oshkosh Arrested On 17 March 1981, a team from the African National Congress’ (ANC) Department of National Intelligence and Security (NAT) Security Sector visited Mac…
Reflecting on the Nkomati Accord and Southern Africa On 16 March 1984, the two leaders of Mozambique and apartheid South Africa, Presidents Samora Machel and P.W. Botha, proceeded to a…
Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK) Novo Catengue Camp is Closed On 16 March 1979, a huge number of Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK) combatants arrived in Pango Camp, as well as others…
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 Passes On On 13 March 1980, a 68-year-old anti-apartheid revolutionary activist and founder member of the African National Congress Women’s League (ANCWL), Lilian Ngoyi, passed on. Ngoyi was…
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…
Lucas Mangope Retreats On 10 March 1994, President Lucas Mangope, the leader of the apartheid Bantustan, Bophuthatswana, retreated from the capital, Mmabatho, in the face of a popular uprising after…