Author: Castro Khwela

1976 – 1978 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Anti-Imperialism / Armed Struggle / Front Line States / National Democratic Revolution / National Executive Committee (NEC) / Pan Africanism / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)

Three Senior ANC Cadres Arrested in Swaziland

Three Senior ANC Cadres Arrested in Swaziland Fifty years ago, on 22 March 1976, Jacob Zuma and Albert Dhlomo were arrested in Manzini, Swaziland, and were found with ammunition and…

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March 22, 2026

1984-1990 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Anti-Imperialism / Armed Struggle / Front Line States / Liberation Arts Culture and Heritage / National Democratic Revolution / Negotiations / Pan Africanism / South African Communist Party’s (SACP’s)

Oliver Tambo: Addressing the OAU Ad-Hoc Committee on Southern Africa

Oliver Tambo: Addressing the OAU Ad-Hoc Committee on Southern Africa On 22 March 1989, addressing a one-day meeting of the Organisation of African Unity’s (OAU) Ad-Hoc Committee on Southern Africa,…

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March 22, 2026

1943-1960 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Anti-Imperialism / Apartheid Police / Armed Struggle / Liberation Arts Culture and Heritage / National Democratic Revolution / Pan Africanism

Nelson Mandela on the Sharpeville Massacre

Nelson Mandela on the Sharpeville Massacre The Sharpeville Massacre occurred 66 years ago, on 21 March 1960, outside the police station in the Vaal township of Sharpeville, in the then…

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March 21, 2026

Phillip Kgosana during the historic march to Cape Town on the 21st March 1960.

1943-1960 / Announcements / Monthly / Pan Africanism / SA Liberation Struggle

30,000 Hearts, One Voice – The Langa March

The story of the 1960 Langa March is a powerful testament to the courage of South African youth. It is a narrative of 30,000 people moving with a single, disciplined…

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March 21, 2026

1969-1974 / African liberation movement / Anti-Imperialism / Armed Struggle / National Democratic Revolution / Pan Africanism

Isolate the Enemies of Freedom: 55 Years On

Isolate the Enemies of Freedom: 55 Years On (Organisation of Africa Unity Message for the International Year of Action to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination [1971], titled “Isolate the Enemies…

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March 20, 2026

1943-1960 / Announcements / Monthly / Pan Africanism / SA Liberation Struggle

66 Years since the Sharpeville Massacre

On the 21st of March, The Pan-Africanist Congress (PAC), led by its founding President Robert Sobukwe, marched peacefully and unarmed to the Orlando police station in Soweto and demanded to…

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March 20, 2026

1976 – 1978 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Anti-Imperialism / Apartheid Police / Armed Struggle / Biographies and Obituaries / Front Line States / National Democratic Revolution / South African Communist Party’s (SACP’s) / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)

Joseph “Mkhuthuzi” Mdluli Brutally Murdered

Joseph “Mkhuthuzi” Mdluli Brutally Murdered Exactly, 50 years ago, on 19 March 1976, the apartheid government admitted responsibility for the death of the African National Congress (ANC) member, Joseph “Mkhuthuzi”…

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March 19, 2026

1979-1983 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Anti-Imperialism / Armed Struggle / Battles / Cross-Border Raids / FRELIMO / Front Line States / National Democratic Revolution / Pan Africanism / South African Defence Force’s (SADF) / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)

Our Resolve is a Calm Resolve: Aborted SADF Raid at Ponto do Ouro

Our Resolve is a Calm Resolve: Aborted SADF Raid at Ponto do Ouro On 18 March 1981, the front page of the Mozambican daily newspaper, “Noticias”, which was referred to…

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March 18, 2026

1510 – 1906 / Anti-Imperialism / National Democratic Revolution

155th Anniversary of the Paris Commune

155th Anniversary of the Paris Commune The Paris Commune was a radical, socialist, and revolutionary government that ruled Paris from 18 March to 28 May 1871. Formed after France’s defeat…

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March 18, 2026

1979-1983 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Anti-Imperialism / Apartheid Police / Armed Struggle / Battles / Front Line States / National Democratic Revolution / National Executive Committee (NEC) / Pan Africanism / South African Communist Party’s (SACP’s) / South African Defence Force’s (SADF) / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK) / Zimbabwe African People's Union (ZAPU)

Apartheid Enemy Agents: The Shishita Report and Challenges of Fazenda

Apartheid Enemy Agents: The Shishita Report and Challenges of Fazenda On 17 March 1981, a team from the African National Congress’s (ANC) Department of National Intelligence and Security (NAT) Security…

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March 17, 2026