21 November 1985 Mamelodi Massacre
Thirteen residents were gunned down in Mamelodi by South African police during a peaceful protest. This followed the declaration of…
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Cde Kaizer Komane Branch Secretary Ward 110 – Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati
Inspired by the UDF and Cosatu as a child Comrade Kaizer says he learnt about the Struggle “during the late…
Nozuko Yawa Branch Secretary Ward 112 – Liliesleaf Farm
Her youth in the Western Cape inspired her to join the Struggle. “Growing up in Cape Town in the early…
Charmaine Ngoepe Ward 92, Henry Ntsele Branch Zone 15, Greater Jhb Region A
She joined the MDM to help fight poverty, abuse and land grabs. “My participation in this MDM is to have…
Melody Branch Secretary, Ward 80, Sol Plaatjie
Hailing from Escourt, Comrade Melody was soon singing revolutionary songs “History teaches us that in the late 1980s, apartheid put…
Cde Sydney Monaise Branch Chairperson Ward 80, Sol Plaatjie Zone 15 (Rabie Ridge, Midrand)
Fellow students inspired him to join the Struggle in Bophuthatswana “My activism was inspired by fellow students who, due to…
Cde Velaphi joined the Struggle to address disrespect and poverty
“Growing up in a black township, one surrounded- ed by wealthy suburbs, where black people were doing peasant work for…
Freedom songs and black consciousness literature inspired Cde Lungile in Flagstaff
“My late elder brother loved the ANC a lot and would listen to freedom songs e.g. by Mzwakhe Mbuli. He…
Cde Phido saw the ANC as a vehicle to rise against injustice
“The ANC represents the aspirations of the people of South Africa and is a political, socio-economical, ideological and theoretical school…