Bapedi Warriors Crushingly Defeat the Boer Invaders: 150 Years Ago 150 years ago, on 1 August 1876, the Bapedi warriors under the leadership of King Sekhukhune waSekwati crushingly defeated the…
The Draconian 1913 Native Land Act is Passed On 19 June 1913, the Natives Land Act (No. 27 of 1913) was passed to allocate only about 7% of arable land…
Our Best Defence Against Violence Is Political: ANC-IFP Peace Talks Called-Off On 8 April 1991, the peace talks between the African National Congress (ANC) and the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP)…
Charlotte Maxeke 155 Years Old Today On this day, 7 April 1871, 155 years ago, Charlotte Makgomo (née Mannya) Maxeke was born. Charlotte Maxeke was a social and political activist,…
Three Senior ANC Cadres Arrested in Swaziland Fifty years ago, on 22 March 1976, Jacob Zuma and Albert Dhlomo were arrested in Manzini, Swaziland, and were found with ammunition and…
Nelson Mandela on the Sharpeville Massacre The Sharpeville Massacre occurred 66 years ago, on 21 March 1960, outside the police station in the Vaal township of Sharpeville, in the then…
The Massive Collapse of the Bantustan “Homelands” System On 9 March 1990, the African National Congress (ANC) veteran and stalwart leader, Walter Sisulu, denied allegations levelled at the ANC by…
The Beginnings of the Anglo-Zulu War: 11 January 1879 On 11 January 1879, when General Chelmsford’s ultimatum to the Zulu Ingonyama uCetshwayo kaMpande to disband the regiments and lay down…
Inkatha’s Attempted Truce with ANC On 27 November 1985, the Inkatha National Cultural Liberation Movement (aka “Inkatha Yenkululeko Yesizwe”) proposed a truce with the African National Congress (ANC) in Lusaka,…
Joe Modise Appointed as Commander-in-Chief of Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK) Exactly sixty years ago, on this day, 23 November 1965, leaders of the African National Congress’s (ANC’s) External Mission visited…
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