October 25, 2014 0 Share on Facebook Tweet on Twitter In the last day or two I’ve had my fair share of interesting conversations (and in fact one or two serious arguments) about the interpretation…
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eNCA’s Mpho Lakaje looks at the formation of the ANC’s military wing, Umkhonto we Sizwe.
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Apartheid South Africa denied human rights and civil liberties to blacks, and they could not vote, so a case could be made for the use of some force against the state. But real life is…
Nelson Mandela set up the African National Congress’ armed wing, Umkhonto we Sizwe (Spear of the Nation), in 1961 when he lost hope that passive and non-violent resistance to the apartheid government would bear fruit….
1961, December 16: The formation of Umkhonto we Sizwe by the ANC, SACP and fraternal organisations is announced by a series of bomb blasts against apartheid structures in Johannesburg, Port Elizabeth and Durban. 1962, January:…
Units of Umkhonto we Sizwe today carried out planned attacks against government installations, particularly those connected with the policy of apartheid and race discrimination. Umkhonto we Sizwe is a new, independent body, formed by Africans,…
On 16 December, 1961, Umkhonto weSizwe (MK) was launched as an armed wing of the African National Congress (ANC). The formation of the MK Umkhonto weSizwe (“Spear of the Nation”) or ‘MK’ as it was…
MARIANNE THAMM SOUTH AFRICA 07 MAR 2016 09:18 (SOUTH AFRICA) The Dutch Anti-Apartheid Movement (AABN), formed in 1971, played a key role along with the British Anti-Apartheid movement in supporting ANC operatives in exile and…
A dramatised documentary showing how volunteers from England and Holland drove trucks full of hidden guns and ammunition overland SECRET SAFARI, THE Year: 2001 Classification: Exempt – Ronin Recommends: PG Runtime: 52 min…
