Inferences The fight against imperialism in Africa is particularly challenging, with the continent enduring ruthless exploitation and domination by imperialist powers. This was made worse by the collapse of socialism…
On 22 December 1988, representatives of Angola, Cuba and South Africa signed a final Tripartite Agreement in New York City which called on the parties to request the United Nations…
Implicit in this thesis is the idea that these higher human beings have a similar right and duty to maintain the purity of the human species up to the point…
Ruth Nhere The Advent of Neo-Colonialism The intensified activities of the imperialist powers could not, however, prevent an upswing in the national liberation struggle and the birth of Africa’s first…
On 21 December 1985, Vlakplaas Commander Eugene de Kock reported to have successfully led a unit of six men on a raid in Maseru. De Kock was tasked with this…
Ruth Nhere The Communist International These struggles were being waged under new conditions which made possible the beginnings of anti-imperialist unity. The Communist International (Comintern) founded in March 1919 was…
During the early hours of 20 December 1985, at around 01:00, Vlakplaas Commander Eugene de Kock was leading a unit of six men, as they were deployed at one of…
Ruth Nhere In South Africa In South Africa, the discovery of diamonds and gold in the 1880s was to establish the region as a vital base of imperialist interests. “The…
On 19 December 1992, apartheid State President F.W. de Klerk announced that 23 members of the South African Defence Force (SADF), including two Generals and four Brigadiers, were being forcibly…
Ruth Nhere It has been 40 years since this article was published in “The African Communist”, No. 98, Third Quarter, 1984, and it is still relevant to this day. The…