National Executive Committee (NEC)

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

1984-1990 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Anti-Imperialism / Armed Struggle / 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)

Revisiting the Nkomati Accord: 16 March 1984

Revisiting the Nkomati Accord: 16 March 1984 According to the African National Congress’s analysis of the Nkomati Accord, its principal objectives were “to isolate the ANC throughout southern Africa and…

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March 16, 2026

1979-1983 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Anti-Imperialism / Apartheid Police / Armed Struggle / Cross-Border Raids / National Democratic Revolution / National Executive Committee (NEC) / Pan Africanism / Sanctions / South African Communist Party’s (SACP’s) / South African Defence Force’s (SADF) / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)

ANC Headquarters in London is Bombed

ANC Headquarters in London is Bombed On 14 March 1982, the African National Congress (ANC) headquarters in Islington, London, England, was bombed. Historically, these offices served as the ANC’s headquarters…

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March 14, 2026

1984-1990 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Anti-Imperialism / Apartheid Police / Armed Struggle / Biographies and Obituaries / FRELIMO / Front Line States / National Democratic Revolution / National Executive Committee (NEC) / National Trade Union Leaders / Pan Africanism / South African Communist Party’s (SACP’s) / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)

Remembering Moses Mabhida: Forty Years On

Remembering Moses Mabhida: Forty Years On “Our (party’s) alliance with the national liberation movement has stood the test of time and the strains of illegality. There are not significant differences…

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March 8, 2026

1984-1990 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Anti-Imperialism / Armed Struggle / National Democratic Revolution / National Executive Committee (NEC) / Negotiations / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)

ANC Meeting with the Inyandza Movement of KaNgwane Bantustan

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…

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March 4, 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 Defence Force’s (SADF) / SWAPO / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)

Oliver Tambo: Lies Will Not Save The Racist Criminals

Oliver Tambo: Lies Will Not Save The Racist Criminals (Excerpts from an interview with ANC President O. R. Tambo published by Mayibuye – Fortnightly Journal of the African National Congress,…

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February 20, 2026

1979-1983 / 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) / South African Communist Party’s (SACP’s) / South African Defence Force’s (SADF) / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)

Paying Homage to the “Dolphin”: Montso “Obadi” Mokgabudi

Paying Homage to the “Dolphin”: Montso “Obadi” Mokgabudi On 10 February 1981, Montso “Obadi” Mokgabudi (aka “Dolphin Ngake”) succumbed to his wounds, when his guts were ripped open during an…

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February 10, 2026

1961-1964 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Anti-Imperialism / Apartheid Police / Armed Struggle / National Democratic Revolution / National Executive Committee (NEC) / Pan Africanism / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)

Mandela’s PAFMECSA Address February 1962

Mandela’s PAFMECSA Address February 1962 On 3 February 1962, Nelson Mandela addressed the Heads of Delegates session at the meeting of the Pan-African Freedom Movement of East, Central and Southern…

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February 3, 2026

1984-1990 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Anti-Imperialism / Armed Struggle / Front Line States / National Democratic Revolution / National Executive Committee (NEC) / Negotiations / Pan Africanism / Sanctions / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)

Carte Blanche Denied Permission to Quote Oliver Tambo

Carte Blanche Denied Permission to Quote Oliver Tambo On 30 January 1987, the Minister of Law and Order issued a message to the South African mainstream media denying Carte Blanche,…

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January 30, 2026

1990 – 1994 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Anti-Imperialism / Apartheid Police / Armed Struggle / National Democratic Revolution / National Executive Committee (NEC) / Negotiations / Sanctions / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)

The Mandela-Buthelezi Royal Hotel Agreement

The Mandela-Buthelezi Royal Hotel Agreement On 29 January 1991, African National Congress (ANC) Deputy President Nelson Mandela and Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) President Gatsha Mangosuthu Buthelezi met in Durban’s Royal…

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January 29, 2026