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BiographyPhila Portia Ndwandwe
Phila Portia Ndwandwe (also known as Zandile or Zandi) became part of the Natal Machinery of uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) in 1985 under the…
BiographyCurnick Muzuvukile Ndlovu
Muzuvukile Curnick Ndlovu was born in 1932 in Matatiele. His family moved to uMkhumbane settlement in Durban in 1941. After the demolition…
ArticleuMkhonto weSizwe (MK) in exile
Introduction Following British victory in the South African War, the Union of South Africa was forged in 1910 under the British…
BiographyHelene Marie Passtoors
Hélène Passtoors, a Belgian national was born in the Netherlands (from a Belgian-Dutch family) on 9 August 1942. She immersed herself in…
BiographyRobert John McBride
Robert John McBride was born on 6 July 1963 at the segregated Addington Hospital in Durban, Natal (now KwaZulu-Natal), in the section set…
BiographyJames Kantor
James Kantor was born on 26 February 1927 in Johannesburg to Abraham Kantor, a lawyer and Pauline ‘Polly’ (Braude) Kantor. James Kantor was…
ArticlePeople involved in Rivonia Trial 1963-1964
RIVONIA: THE STORY OF ACCUSED NO.11, by Bob Hepple On 11 July 1963, I was one of seven men arrested at the Lilliesleaf Farm, Rivonia,…
Letters: Rivonia Trial 1963-1964
A collection of letters that relate to the Rivonia Trial. Some of these items have been scanned from originals by Pambili Productions,…
Collection of flyers, posters and buttons that relate to the Rivonia Trial 1963-1964
Speeches and Public Statements: Rivonia Trial 1963-1964
A collection of speeches and public statements that relate to the Rivonia Trial. These are text files and transcriptions from various…
ArticleIndian South Africans timeline 1960-1969
Indian South Africans Timeline: 1960-1969 1960 19 February, Dr Monty Naicker called for strength in resistance, citing the example of…
Collection of official documents and articles that relate to Rivonia Trial 1963-1964
ArticleSouth African Defence Force (SADF)
Early years The history of the South African Defence Force (SADF) can be traced to the 1660s. When Jan van Riebeeck landed at the Cape in…
ArticleuMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Timeline 1961-1990
uMkhonto weSizwe (Spear of the Nation or MK), the armed wing of the African National Congress (ANC), was jointly formed by leading members…
ArticleuMkhonto weSizwe (MK) and the Armed Struggle
Sabotage campaigns Between 1961 and 1963 MK was responsible for about 134 acts of sabotage. Many of these caused minor damage to the…