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The birth of the African National Congress’ armed wing, uMkhonto weSizwe ("Spear of the Nation") was a contested one.

With large numbers of freedom fighters and, very little arms – Nelson Mandela’s comrades believed that the liberation movement, which sought to free South Africans from the damning grip of the Apartheid government, was a suicide mission.

Only after much persuading, on the 16th December 1961, Nelson Mandela and his comrades formed “MK” and made the decision to take up arms in the fight for the dejected people of the country – a turning point in South African history.

The birth of the African National Congress&rsquo; armed wing, uMkhonto weSizwe ("Spear of the Nation") was a contested one.
With large numbers of freedom fighters and, very little arms &ndash; Nelson Mandela&rsquo;s comrades believed that the liberation movement, which sought to free South Africans from the damning grip of the Apartheid government, was a suicide mission.
Only after much persuading, on the 16th December 1961, Nelson Mandela and his comrades formed &ldquo;MK&rdquo; and made the decision to take up arms in the fight for the dejected people of the country &ndash; a turning point in South African history.

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This is Life &ndash; carefully curated podcast collections and recommendations for some of the best audio stories to come out of South Africa. The podcast channel features lifestyle, information, finance and entertainment podcasts, including the best of Primedia Broadcasting's on-air content as well as exclusive podcasts specially created for you. Now, you can immerse yourself into cherry-picked audio content and, download or subscribe to your favourite podcast series. The best part? Once you&rsquo;ve subscribed to a series, you get to listen to the latest update wherever and, whenever you want.

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