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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Apartheid Security Net Closing In On the MK Underground

Apartheid Security Net Closing In On the MK Underground On Saturday, 6 July 1963, at approximately 02:00 in the morning, Billy Nair was arrested in his Durban home. The news…

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The Incipient MK High Command under Threat

The Incipient MK High Command under Threat On 4 July 1963, the Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK) National High Command gathered at their Rivonia Headquarters to hear Arthur Goldreich submitting a…

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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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Launching Radio Freedom – 26 June 1963

Launching Radio Freedom – 26 June 1963 On 26 June 1963, a broadcast was heard over large stretches of Johannesburg, which said “This is Radio Liberation! This is the Radio…

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