1984-1990

1984-1990 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Anti-Imperialism / Apartheid Police / Armed Struggle / Cross-Border Raids / Front Line States / National Executive Committee (NEC) / South African Defence Force’s (SADF) / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)

The Abduction of September Following the Destruction of His Machinery

The Abduction of September Following the Destruction of His Machinery On 14 August 1986, just after midnight, apartheid South African policemen travelled to the outskirts of Manzini, Swaziland, to Mankanyane…

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August 14, 2025

1984-1990 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Anti-Imperialism / Apartheid Police / Armed Struggle / Biographies and Obituaries / Front Line States / Liberation Arts Culture and Heritage / National Democratic Revolution / National Executive Committee (NEC) / National Trade Union Leaders / Pan Africanism / Quotes of inspiration / South African Communist Party’s (SACP’s) / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK) / Zimbabwe African People's Union (ZAPU)

Remembering Florence Mophosho (1921 – 1985): Forty Years On

Remembering Florence Mophosho (1921 – 1985): Forty Years On (Obituary, “Florence Mophosho, 1921 – 1985”, Sechaba, November 1985) The South African national democratic revolution lost one of its most stout-hearted…

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August 9, 2025

1984-1990 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Anti-Imperialism / Apartheid Police / Armed Struggle / Front Line States / National Democratic Revolution / National Executive Committee (NEC) / South African Defence Force’s (SADF) / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)

Establishing the Butterfly Unit – The Beginning

Establishing the Butterfly Unit – The Beginning On 6 August 1985, Commander of Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK) Natal Machinery, Thami Zulu (real name Muziwakhe Ngwenya), met with the African National…

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August 6, 2025

1984-1990 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Anti-Imperialism / Apartheid Police / Biographies and Obituaries / National Democratic Revolution / Pan Africanism / Quotes of inspiration

Victoria Mxenge Remembered: 40 Years On

Victoria Mxenge Remembered: 40 Years On Amidst the endemic assassination of activists, she was not deterred. She mustered the courage to call the murders “dastardly acts of cowardice” and that…

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August 1, 2025

1984-1990 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Anti-Imperialism / Apartheid Police / Armed Struggle / Battles / Front Line States / National Democratic Revolution / National Executive Committee (NEC) / Negotiations / Pan Africanism / South African Communist Party’s (SACP’s) / South African Defence Force’s (SADF) / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)

Apartheid SADF Wits Command Headquarters Bombed

Apartheid SADF Wits Command Headquarters Bombed On 30 July 1987, a car bomb was detonated outside the headquarters of the apartheid South African Defence Force (SADF) Witwatersrand Command army base…

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July 30, 2025

1984-1990 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Anti-Imperialism / Apartheid Police / Armed Struggle / Battles / Front Line States / National Democratic Revolution / National Executive Committee (NEC) / South African Communist Party’s (SACP’s) / South African Defence Force’s (SADF) / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)

Michael Roller “Clement” Molapo: The Lion of the East Rand

Michael Roller “Clement” Molapo: The Lion of the East Rand On 26 July 1986, Michael Roller Molapo (aka “Clement”) was shot dead by the apartheid South African policemen, with an…

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July 26, 2025

1984-1990 / 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 Defence Force’s (SADF) / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)

The Western Cape’s Intrepid Ashley Kriel Unit

The Western Cape’s Intrepid Ashley Kriel Unit On 23 July 1989, twenty-three-year-old Coline Williams and twenty-year-old Robert Anthony Basil “Robbie” Waterwitch, of Umkhonto we Sizwe’s (MK’s) Ashley Kriel Unit, often…

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July 23, 2025

1984-1990 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Anti-Imperialism / Apartheid Police / Armed Struggle / Battles / Cross-Border Raids / Front Line States / National Democratic Revolution / National Executive Committee (NEC) / National Trade Union Leaders / Pan Africanism / South African Communist Party’s (SACP’s) / South African Defence Force’s (SADF) / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)

PW Botha Declares a State of Emergency – 20 July 1985

PW Botha Declares a State of Emergency – 20 July 1985 Exactly forty years ago, on 20 July 1985, at a press conference in Pretoria, apartheid President P.W. Botha claimed…

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July 20, 2025

1984-1990 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Anti-Imperialism / Apartheid Police / Armed Struggle / Battles / Cross-Border Raids / Front Line States / National Democratic Revolution / National Executive Committee (NEC) / South African Defence Force’s (SADF) / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)

The Arrest and Trial of Robert McBride

The Arrest and Trial of Robert McBride On 19 July 1986, Matthew le Cordier, who accompanied Robert McBride and Greta Apelgren during the car bomb explosion at the “Magoo’s” and…

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July 19, 2025

1984-1990 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Anti-Imperialism / Apartheid Police / Armed Struggle / Battles / Biographies and Obituaries / Cross-Border Raids / FRELIMO / 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)

A Hero of the Revolution: Peter Sello Motau (aka “Paul Dikeledi”)

A Hero of the Revolution: Peter Sello Motau (aka “Paul Dikeledi”) This year, Peter Sello Motau (aka “Paul Dikeledi”), would have been 70 years old, a veteran of the African…

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July 16, 2025