Members of the Pan Africanist Congress of Azania began congregating in London in the
early 1970s, working to support PAC’s liberation activities. This group became an
officially recognized unit of PAC in 1977 when Winston L. Mvusi was named Acting Chief
Representative by the PAC headquarters in Dar Es Salaam. They established an office at 212
Church Street, London. The next year the group became an official overseas mission of PAC
and was given the title of Mission to the United Kingdom and continental Europe. On 1 May
1978 Ngila Michael Muendane was appointed "Chief Representative in the United Kingdom
and the E.E.C. countries" and "authorised to raise funds in the interests of the
[South African] struggle for freedom and self-determination." Muendane served in this
capacity until 1982. There are some signs of shared leadership in the PAC London mission
for in 1979 both Muendane and Dipheko Abel Chiloane signed correspondence as Chief
Representative of the London mission. Johannes R. Moabi was the Assistant Chief
Representative.

In 1982 the mission’s name was changed to Mission to the United Kingdom and Eire,
and Muendane resigned as Chief Representative, although he continued working at the London
mission. This was a period of contention over the leadership of PAC headquarters in
Tanzania and Muendane’s resignation seems related to the struggles over the
leadership of PAC. Apparently Muendane supported John Nyati Pokela for the leadership of
PAC, and refused to be recalled to Dar Es Salaam by P.K. Leballo’s supporters. The
new Chief Representative of the London mission from 1982 until 1985 was Zolile Hamilton
Keke, although Muendane continued as Acting Chief Representative for at least one year.

In 1985 the mission’s named was again changed to Mission to the United Kingdom and
Ireland. That year Vusumji (Vusi) Nomadolo was named the new Chief Representative. Zolile
Hamilton Keke remained as Acting Chief Representative, and Makoto Bolofo was the
mission’s Secretary. In 1986-87 there is again evidence of shared leadership with
both Nomadolo and Roy Mdudu acting as Chief Representative of the London mission.

This evidence of shared leadership seems to reflect ideological struggles within PAC in
general and disagreements over how much direct authority PAC headquarters should have over
its overseas missions. There is some discussion of this issue in the PAC London folder in
the Administration sub-group of the PAC Tanzania Collection. Throughout this period,
however, the United Kingdom mission continued to work closely with a variety of local
anti-apartheid organizations and maintained contact with foreign governments.

In 1987 mission’s name was again changed to the Mission to the United Kingdom and
Northern Ireland. Nomadolo was apparently removed from office by the PAC headquarters and
Nyembezi Rodwell Mzotane was named Acting Chief Representative. Nonqokose Mngaza was the
mission’s Secretary during that year, and Rodney Funeka began his term as the
mission’s Deputy Represetative, serving until 1989.

In 1989, the mission’s name was changed to the Mission to the United Kingdom,
Representative of Ireland and the Benelux Countries, and Mzotane was named Chief
Representative, a post he held until 1990. Throughout 1989 and 1990 both Muendane and
Mzotane acted as the Chief Representative. A leadership crisis arose again in 1990-91 when
some members of the PAC missions in London and New York formed the so-called "Sobukwe
Forum" calling for the reinstatement of PAC leaders who had been expelled form the
party. In 1900, Muendane, Mzotane, and Vuyani Mngaza all acted as the Chief
Representative, while Rodney Funeka became the Assistant Chief Representative, but after
1990 only Vuyani Mngaza was the Chief Representative.