The Gunning Down of the Notorious Sergeant Hlubi On Sunday, 25 June 1978, at about 01:30 in the morning, Detective Sergeant Orphan “Hlubi” Chapi arrived at his home in Rockville,…
Year of the Youth 1981: Five Years from Soweto Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK) cadres engaged in discussions at a Fifth Anniversary of June 16 commemorative meeting held in one of…
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…
June 16 Detachment’s Training in Novo Catengue On 6 June 1977, an Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK) military parade took place in a camp called Novo Catengue, in Benguela, Angola. The…
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…
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…
MK G-5 Unit Attack on the Booysens Police Station On 4 April 1980, the golden Ford Valiant that was used in the attack of the Booysens Police Station in the…
Taking MK Recruits for Advanced Guerrilla Training in Algeria – March 1963 On 26 March 1963, a group of thirty-three Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK) recruits that left Dar es Salaam,…
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 UDF Publicly Disowns Winnie Mandela On 16 February 1989, the United Democratic Front (UDF) publicly disowned Winnie Mandela following a series of allegations that finally estranged her from her…