The Incredible Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o “Our lives are a battlefield on which is fought a continuous war between the forces that are pledged to confirm our humanity and those determined…
ANC-Mozambique Relations’ Impact on the Armed Struggle On 30 May 1983, a New York Times newspaper article maintained that “Mozambique could be ruined by South Africa, and that appears to…
Challenges Over the Bechuanaland Route On 29 May 1966, Mack Futha was deported to Zambia, thus implying that his mission to establish a pipeline into South Africa through Bechuanaland was…
Oliver Tambo on the Criticality of the Armed Struggle On 28 May 1979, African National Congress (ANC) President Oliver Tambo delivered a presidential address to a sitting of the National…
The Art of Guerrilla Warfare Revisited The saying "When the enemy advances, we retreat" is a core principle of guerrilla warfare and was popularised by Mao Tse Tung. It emphasises…
Analysing the Ethics of the Armed Struggle On 27 May 1980, the leadership of the African National Congress (ANC) received a document adopted by the meeting of the Revolutionary Council…
MK Armed Actions Disrupting 20th Apartheid Republic Celebrations On 26 May 1981, the Rand Daily Mail newspaper reported that the African National Congress (ANC) had claimed responsibility for the Johannesburg…
African Armed Forces and Social Transformation The military is one of the most firmly established institutions within the post-colonial African state. Moreover, as an icon of independence and sovereignty, it…
The Abduction of Sheila Nyanda from Swaziland On 24 May 1987, two days after the ambush and murder of the Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK) Transvaal Urban Machinery Chief of Operations,…
The Pretoria Church Street Bombing: Apartheid Retaliation On 23 May 1983, just before 07:30, in the morning, apartheid South African Air Force (SAAF) Impala and Canberra planes were flying over…