Independent Ghana at the Forefront of the African Revolution On 6 March 1957, the Gold Coast (now known as Ghana) gained independence from Britain. Ghana became a member of the…
Organise or Starve: The South African Congress of Trade Unions (SACTU) On 5 March 1955, the motto was “Organise or Starve!”, coming from the Inaugural Conference of the South African…
The Imaginative Joseph Stalin: 73 Years On Joseph Stalin passed on this day, 5 March 1953, at the age of 75, after having fallen ill and collapsed three days before.…
ANC Meeting with the Inyandza Movement of KaNgwane Bantustan On 4 March 1986, delegations of the Inyandza National Movement and the African National Congress (ANC) issued a Communique following a…
The Gugulethu Seven: 40 Years On On 3 March 1986, an anti-apartheid group of young activists between the ages of 16 and 23 were shot and killed by members of…
The Great Slave Auction On 2 and 3 March 1859, the Great Slave Auction (also called the “Weeping Time”) was an auction of enslaved Americans of African descent held at…
Who Was Mikhail Gorbachev? Today marks the 95th birthday of Mikhail Gorbachev, who was born on 2 March 1931, and unfortunately passed on 30 August 2022. Mikhail Gorbachev was a…
Remembering The Iconic Battle of Adwa 130 years ago, on Sunday, 1 March 1896, the Ethiopian forces defeated the Italian invading force near the town of Adwa. The Battle of…
Initiating the Human Rights Month As South Africans we commemorate March as Human Rights Month in order to remind ourselves about the sacrifices that accompanied the struggle for the attainment…
Olof Palme is Assassinated Close to midnight on 28 February 1986, Sven Olof Joachim Palme was walking home from a cinema with his wife, Lisbeth Palme, in the central Stockholm…