Remembering Petrus Linda Jabane: “The Lion of Chiawelo”

Remembering Petrus Linda Jabane: “The Lion of Chiawelo” Exactly 45 years ago, on the morning of 21 November 1980, at around 04:00, members of the apartheid Security Police knocked on…

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The Abduction and Atrocious Murder of Nokuthula Aurelia Simelane

The Abduction and Atrocious Murder of Nokuthula Aurelia Simelane On the evening of 11 September 1983, commanding personnel of the Transvaal Urban Machinery of Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK), the armed…

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The Moroka Three: Judiciously Murdered by the Apartheid Regime

The Moroka Three: Judiciously Murdered by the Apartheid Regime On 9 June 1983, Umkhonto weSizwe (MK) operatives, Jerry Semano Mosololi (aka “Dragon Mosepedi”), Thelle Simon Mogoerane (aka “Seiso Moletsane”) and…

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MK Armed Actions Disrupting 20th Apartheid Republic Celebrations

MK Armed Actions Disrupting 20th Apartheid Republic Celebrations On 26 May 1981, the Rand Daily Mail newspaper reported that the African National Congress (ANC) had claimed responsibility for the Johannesburg…

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The Abduction of Sheila Nyanda from Swaziland

The Abduction of Sheila Nyanda from Swaziland On 24 May 1987, two days after the ambush and murder of the Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK) Transvaal Urban Machinery Chief of Operations,…

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The Pretoria Church Street Bombing: Apartheid Retaliation

The Pretoria Church Street Bombing: Apartheid Retaliation On 23 May 1983, just before 07:30, in the morning, apartheid South African Air Force (SAAF) Impala and Canberra planes were flying over…

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The Incredible MK Transvaal Urban Machinery

The Incredible MK Transvaal Urban Machinery On the morning of 4 May 1979, various newspapers reported that on the evening of 3 May 1979, guerrillas, which consisted of Nicholas Nicky…

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