The Motshabi Commission Report
The Motshabi Commission Report On 2 May 1975, the Motshabi Commission delivered an interim report on the condition of the African National Congress’s (ANC’s) existing People’s Army abroad. The “Commission on the State of Affairs in Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK) in East Africa” was established by the ANC Revolutionary Council on 17 April 1975, with a mandate to investigate the causes of and possible remedies for the “deterioration of the standard of military life and…
15 April World Art Day: Evoking the Medu Arts Ensemble
15 April World Art Day: Evoking the Medu Arts Ensemble April 15 is celebrated annually as World Art Day, which was a global initiative dedicated to promoting the understanding, development, diffusion and enjoyment of art, as well as strengthening the connection between artistic creations and society. This day, which initiated by the International Association of Art (IAA) in 2012, was proclaimed in 2019 by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), highlighting the…
Boycott All SA Racist Sports: UN Special Committee on Apartheid
Boycott All SA Racist Sports: UN Special Committee on Apartheid (Amended version of the Editorial Notes, “S.A. Racialism and World Sport”, The African Communist, No. 42, Third Quarter 1970). On 14 April 1970, the United Nations Special Committee on Apartheid urged a boycott of all South African racist sporting organisations and supported the African bloc’s proposal to exclude the country from both the Munich Olympics and the Olympic Movement itself. Subsequently, on 15 May 1970,…
Julius Nyerere: Enhance Our Capacity as Africa to Develop If We Work Together
Julius Nyerere: Enhance Our Capacity as Africa to Develop If We Work Together (Extracts from a Speech by the late Mwalimu Julius Kambarage Nyerere to Parliament Members of South Africa, Cape Town, 16 October 1997). “Madam Speaker and, I think I may say, Comrade President and Comrade Vice President, ladies and gentlemen. I have told you already how I felt when you asked me to come and talk here. And then I got the message…
Chris Hani’s Death Protests Result in Election Date
Chris Hani’s Death Protests Result in Election Date On 12 April 1993, two days after Chris Hani was shot and killed, millions of Black South Africans took to the streets to protest against the killing of Chris Hani, former Chief of Staff of Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK), the armed wing of the African National Congress (ANC) and General Secretary of the South Africa Communist Party (SACP). The protesters called for country-wide armed uprisings, but leaders…
The Test for Any Revolution
The Test for Any Revolution The Revolutionary Focus of the “test” implies that any political or social shift – a revolution – is useless if it does not improve the material conditions of the marginalised. It highlights that a society’s humanity is reflected in how it cares for those who cannot care for themselves. The core idea is that a just society is not designed for the top, but rather, for the bottom, ensuring everyone…
The Lion of the North Peter Nchabeleng is Murdered in Detention
The Lion of the North Peter Nchabeleng is Murdered in Detention Peter Nchabeleng: A Towering Giant of Our Revolutionary Alliance “An indomitable warrior of our people, whose contribution to the struggle for the freedom of our people, decorated the length and breadth of the galaxy of all revolutionaries. Indeed, his revolutionary spirit will continue to imbue his final resting place as one of the most important theatres of our revolutionary struggle. We shall forever cherish…