There were heroes in the armed struggle but there was also fraud, torture, executions and poor leadership.
Potsane was not a hero because he was a soldier … but because of what he quietly stood for throughout his life.
Dlamini’s conclusion – that Sedibe "was a moral agent who made informed choices along the way" – is a form of violent erasure.
For the black youngsters of the 1990s, it was Madiba’s role as the head of MK that gave him the respect he needed to bring peaceful reconciliation.
Political killings and heavy-handed military veterans are disturbing signs of the African National Congress’ future, writes Paul Trewhela.
It honestly makes no sense that almost everything gets named after Nelson Mandela and other names are culled.
Victims of apartheid will receive R10 000 as a result of a settlement between General Motors in the United States
As the ANC’s centenary celebrations kick off, the <em>M&G</em> looks at the cast of characters championing Jacob Zuma’s re-election as party leader.
It should have been a glorious celebration. Instead it had veterans wondering what they fought for.
Umkhonto WeSizwe (MK) marked its 50th anniversary by urging the state to look after ex-combatants who fought against apartheid.
Accused of fraudulent payouts, the unit is leaving bona fide freedom fighters mired in bureaucracy.
President Jacob Zuma’s decision to investigate wrongdoing in the multibillion-rand arms deal has brought hope to the family of Puso Tladi.
Julius Malema has urged supporters to show restraint after journalists and police were attacked by crowds protesting outside his disciplinary hearing.
The remains of Umkhonto weSizwe (MK) commander Xolile "Valdez" Sam, who was killed by apartheid security police, have been exhumed.
Almost half a century ago, Nelson Mandela walked 20 paces from the kitchen of his hideout north of Johannesburg and dug a pit and buried a pistol.
Israel Mdlalose was an internal Umkhonto weSizwe operative working under cover in Kagiso township. Now he is unemployed and haunted by memories.
ANC Youth League leader Julius Malema called for a programme of nationalisation to eliminate poverty at the ANC’s anniversary celebrations.
If a person commits a crime and is later granted amnesty for his or her actions, does this mean the crime never happened?
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/ 1 February 2010
The president should not have the power to grant pardons, Independent Democrats Leader Patricia De Lille said on Sunday.
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/ 23 October 2009
ANC secretary general Gwede Mantashe on Friday warned against ”self-destruction” in a spat between Kader Asmal and the MKVA.
MK veterans, who are being likened to Zimbabwe’s war veterans, say they should not be seen as a threat.
The MK Military Veterans Association has threatened to render the Western Cape ungovernable if Helen Zille continues ”insulting” Jacob Zuma.
AfriForum has laid a charge of sedition against the deputy national secretary of the Military Veterans Association of Umkhonto we Sizwe.
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/ 16 December 2008
The African National Congress still works for national unity and reconciliation, its president Jacob Zuma said on Tuesday.
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/ 16 December 2008
The ANC is to host a heroes’ day in Bloemfontein on Tuesday while Cope supporters are converging on the city for the new party’s election rally.
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/ 13 October 2008
Hundreds of people attended the reburial on Sunday of youth activists allegedly killed by the apartheid regime 22 years ago, an official said.
Bheki Jacobs, who died last week at the age of 46, was one of the most remarkable figures to come out of the liberation struggle.
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/ 16 September 2008
The South African Communist Party has taken a swipe at senior ANC members who left the army to make money from arms sales.
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/ 15 September 2008
Drop Zuma charges, say ANC war veterans, or face social and economic turmoil.
Ex-spy Mhleli ”Paul” Madaka was the source of the sensational claim that President Thabo Mbeki accepted R30-million from a German arms bidder.
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/ 11 January 2008
The Umkhonto weSizwe Veterans’ Association (MKVA) has condemned what it says is the ”demonisation” of former African National Congress chief whip Tony Yengeni by ”certain elements in the media and elsewhere”. ”Comrade Tony Yengeni never stole any money nor killed anybody,” the MKVA said in a statement on Friday.
The Young Communist League will on Tuesday launch a ”Right to Learn” campaign in memory of Joe Slovo. Spokesperson Castro Ngobese said the purpose of the campaign was to to ensure that schools re-opened smoothly. ”He was a selfless and dedicated communist, a fighter par excellence for the working class and the poor,” he said.