MK Special Operations Unit Hit Voortrekkerhoogte Military Base

MK Special Operations Unit Hit Voortrekkerhoogte Military Base On 12 August 1981, in the evening, at a spot between the Indian areas of Erasmia and Laudium, approximately four kilometres from…

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Buthelezi Mobilisation of IFP Supporters in Thokoza

Buthelezi Mobilisation of IFP Supporters in Thokoza On 11 August 1993, Chief Mangosuthu Gatsha Buthelezi was addressing a crowd of approximately 2 500 Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) supporters in Thokoza,…

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Michael Roller “Clement” Molapo: The Lion of the East Rand

Michael Roller “Clement” Molapo: The Lion of the East Rand On 26 July 1986, Michael Roller Molapo (aka “Clement”) was shot dead by the apartheid South African policemen, with an…

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PW Botha Declares a State of Emergency – 20 July 1985

PW Botha Declares a State of Emergency – 20 July 1985 Exactly forty years ago, on 20 July 1985, at a press conference in Pretoria, apartheid President P.W. Botha claimed…

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Beginning of Efforts to Implement the Congress Alliance Resolution

Beginning of Efforts to Implement the Congress Alliance Resolution On 3 July 1961, following discussions between Nelson Mandela, Walter Sisulu and Joe Slovo on who would join them on the…

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