ANC President Oliver Tambo Suffers a Brain Spasm

ANC President Oliver Tambo Suffers a Brain Spasm On 30 August 1989, the Secretary General of the African National Congress (ANC), Alfred Nzo, confirmed reports that the ANC President Oliver…

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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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Revisiting the 60th Anniversary of the South African Communist Party

Revisiting the 60th Anniversary of the South African Communist Party “We must demonstrate with particular force that no amount of political and ideological subversion on the part of our enemies…

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Operation Vula Exposed – Part 2

Operation Vula Exposed – Part 2 On 29 July 1990, after African National Congress (ANC) leader Nelson Mandela had studied the documents that he received from the leader of the…

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Mandela Provides Feedback on His Trip Abroad

Mandela Provides Feedback on His Trip Abroad On 28 July 1962, Joe Slovo informed his wife, Ruth First, that a convergence of people working in the South African Communist Party…

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The Rivonia Arrests – Apartheid Security Branch Pounces on the MK High Command

The Rivonia Arrests – Apartheid Security Branch Pounces on the MK High Command On the morning of 11 July 1963, Lieutenant van Wyk of the apartheid Security Branch had a…

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The SACP Electing for Training Abroad, the ANC Debating the Armed Option

The SACP Electing for Training Abroad, the ANC Debating the Armed Option On 1 July 1961, Tennyson Makiwane was conversing with Wilton Mkwayi and Moses Mabhida about the South African…

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The MJK Unit and the Arrest of the Special Operations Dutch Couple

The MJK Unit and the Arrest of the Special Operations Dutch Couple On 29 June 1985, the media reported that Hélène Passtoors was arrested on the corner of Pritchard and…

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