One of the truest tests of integrity is its blunt refusal to be compromised. — Chinua Achebe
These 18 stories from members of MK’s Ashley Kriel detachment teach the meaning of sacrifice
How Moe Shaik went from ANC spy to boss of the secret service in the democratic South Africa
A former SB operative, Paul Erasmus, talks about the torture of a young trade unionist, Neil Aggett, and the machinations at John Vorster Square
Those involved in the distribution of government houses in Gauteng fear for their lives
The construction entrepreneur died in a head-on collision on the N14, as she made her way to a funeral in the North West province
Doors have opened for the Timol, Simelane and Aggett families but doubts still linger about the NPA’s behaviour and culpability
THE LIFE STORY OF A GUERRILLA: PART II
On the streets of Jo’burg, old military habits die hard
The first in a two-part series by Thami Mkhwanazi.
This week: Life in the camps
With a weaker ruling party and more numbers in the more vocal opposition parties, her work will be cut out for her.
Protests and strike action hamper IEC start to election
The Cope leader’s claim that the president informed on him during apartheid has
been described as ‘politically bankrupt’
The land hearings of 2018 were fraught, emotive discussions of a matter of national importance
To find peace, the mother and sister of Nokuthula Simelane are asking for her to be presumed dead
The work of acclaimed writer Mongane Wally Serote reveals the point at which poetry meets politics
The ANC top six is expected to discuss whether there was a plot to overthrow President Cyril Ramaphosa, while the ANC NEC focuses on unifying
Christopher Williams reflects on Nelson Mandela’s nuanced views on the use of armed force
The inquiry into Bongani Mayosi’s death must ‘water the tree of transformation’ at UCT
As eThekwini tries to evict transit camp residents, some say it was to retaliate against land activists
Franny Rabkin tracks down the court records of two young men sentenced to death by two very different judges
Lucas Ledwaba talks to ANC stalwart Andrew Mlangeni about his experience of dispossession and land restitution
Winnie’s life could have been different; she reacted to the reality she was born into
‘She was loyal to the ANC until the day she died’
Military Veterans’ Association steps in after the M&G highlights the plight of freedom fighters
Many Umkhonto weSizwe veterans find themselves living on the streets, abandoned by the country that they helped to free
‘Hodgson rejected outright the racial privilege that many chose to enjoy in the face of a crime against humanity’
Readers write in about the Inkatha Freedom Party leader’s reputation, tackling racism and the possibility of a new start for Zimbabwe
The TRC revealed that sexual assault at the hands of Umkhonto weSizwe operatives was not uncommon, though little has been said since
The ANC is in a double bind since Zuma presided at a conference that elected the MKMVA’s leadership
"the security service industry is lucrative: South Africans spent in excess of R45-billion on private security last year alone."
Foreign security companies involved in ‘problematic’ activities
There were heroes in the armed struggle but there was also fraud, torture, executions and poor leadership.