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Thami Mkhwanazi
From the archives: The life of story of Thandi Modise, guerilla
THE LIFE STORY OF A GUERRILLA: PART II On the streets of Jo’burg, old military habits die hard
Thandi Modise, the knitting needles guerrilla
The first in a two-part series by Thami Mkhwanazi. This week: Life in the camps
Nkosi: Out of jail but back at his books
The Weekly Mail found John Nkosi in a tiny room at the back of a house opposite his parents’ Atteridgeville home.
Students ‘frogmarched’ from class
Eyewitnesses claimed Peter Mnisi was "threatened with live ammunition and pushed against the wall in front of them to a waiting police car.
Bus victims on ‘training’ trip
The trip that resulted in the death of 14 Alexandra township schoolchildren was sponsored by the Department of Education and Training.
A guerrilla arrives in the back of a Mercedes
The only woman among the exiles involved in the talks, Ruth Mompati, returned to a noisy welcome from her home town.
The jobless laugh, limp and die the American way
A nice, bloody morning in the cheap seats at the bug-house.
Sam Nujoma speaks
The Weekly Mail’s Thami Mkhwanazi gets an invitation to the home of Swapo leader Sam Nujoma.
The Sisulu I knew
The Walter Sisulu I know is no different from the man-in-the-street.
Open City opens – despite demos
Fifty volunteers are giving up all their comforts for two days to experience the Group Areas Act at first hand.
The mystery buried in the Khanya wreck
The grim is that if the flames had reached the bombs, it would have looked far worse.
Militant Alex to discuss October votes plan
The Alexandra Civic Association (ACA) is considering a plan for possible participation in the October 26 municipal elections.
Tambo’s former bodyguard shot dead
A former personal bodyguard and driver of African National Congress leader, Oliver Tambo, was shot dead by an unknown gunman in Soweto this week.
The women strike a shut door
Fedtraw members stage International Women’s Day protest outside Chamber of Mines headquarters in Johannesburg.
Black grades for holiday
Black matric results will be announced on Christmas Eve – if all goes well, according to Department of Education and Training PRO, Edgar Posselt.