Days before Joe Modise died in November 2001, President Thabo Mbeki arrived at the Modise home to carry out a deathbed award of the “Order of the Star of South Africa (non military) class1: Grand ...

The new biography of Joe Modise, one-time commander of Umkhonto we Sizwe, the military wing of South Africa's African National Congress (ANC), is welcome. Comrade and Commander fills in a blank about ...

The Democratic Alliance said on Friday that claims former minister of defence Joe Modise abused his office for personal gain was a further blow to the government. Spokesperson Raenette Taljaard said ...

Former Defence Minister and Umkhonto weSizwe leader Joe Modise, who died aged 72 on Monday, was the driving force behind the ANC's liberation army. After a lifelong career as a liberation soldier, ...

Joe Modise, a guerrilla fighter who led the armed struggle against apartheid and became South Africa’s first black defense minister, has died in his home near Pretoria, government officials said. He ...

Most of the cabinet gathered at the home of gravely ill former defence minister Joe Modise on Thursday night to witness President Thabo Mbeki honour him with one of South Africa's highest awards.

Tributes from different embassies including those of Germany, Syria, Lebanon and the United Arab Emirates were still pouring in on Tuesday night to the family of former defence minister Joe Modise, ...

Former South African Communist Party leader Chris Hani was allegedly assassinated for fear he would expose former Defence Minister Joe Modise’s involvement in the multi-million rand arms deal, said ...

The new biography of Joe Modise, one-time commander of Umkhonto we Sizwe, the military wing of South Africa's African National congress (ANC), is welcome. Comrade and Commander fills in a blank about ...