Yearly Archives: 2026

Read more about the article Ruth First At 101 Years: From the Freedom Charter to Armed Struggle
1967-1968 / African National Congress (ANC) / Anti-Imperialism / Apartheid Police / Armed Struggle / Battles / Front Line States / Liberation Arts Culture and Heritage / National Democratic Revolution / South African Communist Party’s (SACP’s) / South African Defence Force’s (SADF) / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK) / Zimbabwe African People's Union (ZAPU)

Ruth First At 101 Years: From the Freedom Charter to Armed Struggle

Ruth First At 101 Years: From the Freedom Charter to Armed Struggle (Heloise Ruth First would have turned 101 years today, as she was born on 4 May 1925 in…

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May 3, 2026
Read more about the article Ruth Mompati: Irish Step Up Fight Against Apartheid
1979-1983 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Anti-Imperialism / Armed Struggle / Front Line States / Liberation Arts Culture and Heritage / National Democratic Revolution / SA Liberation Struggle / SWAPO / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)

Ruth Mompati: Irish Step Up Fight Against Apartheid

Ruth Mompati: Irish Step Up Fight Against Apartheid (Statement by Ruth Mompati on behalf of the African National Congress of South Africa at the Annual General Meeting of the Irish…

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May 1, 2026
Read more about the article 140th Anniversary of International Workers’ Day
1510 – 1906 / African National Congress (ANC) / Anti-Imperialism / Liberation Arts Culture and Heritage / National Democratic Revolution / National Trade Union Leaders / SA Liberation Struggle / South African Communist Party’s (SACP’s)

140th Anniversary of International Workers’ Day

140th Anniversary of International Workers’ Day The 1st of May 2026 marks the 140th anniversary of International Workers’ Day, commemorating the historic labour struggles in Chicago that began in 1886…

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May 1, 2026
Read more about the article Revolutionary Patriot and Internationalist MP Naicker Passes On
1976 – 1978 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Anti-Imperialism / Apartheid Police / Armed Struggle / Biographies and Obituaries / National Democratic Revolution / National Trade Union Leaders / Pan Africanism / South African Communist Party’s (SACP’s) / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)

Revolutionary Patriot and Internationalist MP Naicker Passes On

Revolutionary Patriot and Internationalist MP Naicker Passes On On 29 April 1977, Marimuthu Pragalathan Naicker, fondly known as “MP”, passed on at the age of 56 from a suspected heart…

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April 28, 2026
Read more about the article Remembering The Remarkable Humanist Kenneth Kaunda
1912 – 1943 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Anti-Imperialism / Armed Struggle / Biographies and Obituaries / FRELIMO / Front Line States / Liberation Arts Culture and Heritage / National Democratic Revolution / Pan Africanism / SWAPO / Zimbabwe African National Union (ZANU) / Zimbabwe African People's Union (ZAPU)

Remembering The Remarkable Humanist Kenneth Kaunda

Remembering The Remarkable Humanist Kenneth Kaunda On this day, on 28 April 1924, Kenneth David Kaunda, fondly known as KK, was born at Lubwa Mission in Chinsali, which was then…

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April 28, 2026
Read more about the article South Africa After the 1994 Elections: A Luta Continua!
1994 – Beyond / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Anti-Imperialism / National Democratic Revolution / National Trade Union Leaders / Negotiations / South African Communist Party’s (SACP’s) / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)

South Africa After the 1994 Elections: A Luta Continua!

South Africa After the 1994 Elections: A Luta Continua! (Excerpts of the South African Communist Party discussion document, titled “The Present Political Situation”, arising from first plenary meeting of its…

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April 26, 2026
Read more about the article A Moment of Unity and Renewal: The Morogoro Conference Revisited
1969-1974 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Anti-Imperialism / Armed Struggle / Battles / Front Line States / Liberation Arts Culture and Heritage / National Democratic Revolution / National Executive Committee (NEC) / Pan Africanism / Patriotic Front / South African Communist Party’s (SACP’s) / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK) / Zimbabwe African People's Union (ZAPU)

A Moment of Unity and Renewal: The Morogoro Conference Revisited

A Moment of Unity and Renewal: The Morogoro Conference Revisited On 25 April 1969, speaking at a conference hall of more than seventy people, in Morogoro, Tanzania, Acting President of…

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April 25, 2026