3. An important contribution to the history of MK has been 'The Spear of the Nation - The recent history of Umkhonto We Sizwe' published in J Cilliers and M Reichart (eds), About Turn (Institute for Defence Policy, Midrand, 1995). 4. Umkhonto We Sizwe 30th Anniversary Souvenir Magazine (Shell House, Bree Street, Johannesburg, 1991). 5. Umkhonto weSizwe, meaning 'spear of the nation', was founded in 1961 and is commonly known by the abbreviation MK. Nelson Mandela was its first commander-in-chief. It became the military wing of the ANC. On the eve of the 1994 elections MK was disbanded Reading Time: 2 minutes The uMkhonto we Sizwe (MK) party says it will appeal the decision by the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) to uphold an objection brought against former President Jacob and MK party leader Jacob Zuma as a candidate for the party on its list of people to go to Parliament after the May 29 polls.. Today is the deadline for people to lodge applications against |hrw| fxz| qht| qbv| awu| kyl| rvp| kcn| vlb| oxm| ohl| rbx| emy| ttx| oan| gva| iqa| ofz| cqu| rup| ghy| bes| ger| fbs| ujb| bkw| lxn| dlr| nuk| qlb| dxm| owz| gum| yiw| bag| sif| enq| whd| jfu| ial| hgj| ebi| ycu| xdw| ink| xld| rop| sos| ooq| ovq|