"I had other plans for my life. I wanted to be a minister of the Anglican church with Bishop Clayton. After we married, I was going to train for the ministry in Cape Town. But God had other plans for me. Gods plan was for me to fight in the political liberation for my people." - O.R Tambo (1917 - 1993)
[BACKABUDDY DONATION FOR LEIUTENANT GENERAL MKHWANAZI]
Provincial Commissioner of KwaZulu-Natal, Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, on the funds raised to “buy cows” for him, an initiative started by @ChrisExcel102.
RT #sapsHQ [WANTED] The #SAPS is offering a cash reward of R150 000 for anyone who has information on Jabulani Thabang Moyo's whereabouts. The suspect is #wanted for the killing of two police detectives in Roodepoort on Friday, 08 August 2025. He is considered very dangerous, DO NOT approach him.
#SAPS appeals to anyone who might have information that can help in the investigation or assist in the apprehension of the suspect to please call DPCI #Hawks Investigating Officer, WO Rabosiwana on 072 844 4442, the nearest police station or call #CrimeStop on 08600 10111. Information can also be shared anonymously via the #MySAPSApp. #PoliceKillings ME
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Today marks the 40th anniversary of COSAS activist Sipho Mutsi's death in detention. He was 18 years old. Here is a summarised version (under 11 minutes long) of an existing documentary that came out in 2012, "The Bare Footed Comrade".
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SOUTH AFRICA REMEMBERS SHARPEVILLE MASSACRE
On 21 March, South Africans are reminded of the price they had to pay in their fight to bring down the brutal apartheid regime. On this day in 1960, apartheid security forces opened fire on unarmed Black protesters in Sharpeville township on the outskirts of the industrial city of Vereeniging, killing 69 of them and injuring at least 180. The victims had taken to the streets to demonstrate against laws that required Black people to have a permit to travel around the country.
The Pan-African Congress party, which had organised the protest, was banned shortly after. So was the African National Congress (ANC), which was the country's leading anti-apartheid movement.
The atrocity sparked an international outcry, drawing global attention to the brutality of the apartheid system. It also prompted the UN to declare 21 March the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination.
The massacre would push the ANC to shift from non-violent resistance to armed struggle, as it became clear that peaceful means alone would not work against a brutal regime.
Let’s not sanitize history. Calling this day “Human Rights Day” dilutes the revolutionary significance of the Sharpeville Massacre. They did not die in vain. The fight against white domination and supremacy must continue until freedom in its true and holistic sense is achieved.