Anti-Imperialism

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

1984-1990 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Anti-Imperialism / Apartheid Police / Armed Struggle / Battles / Liberation Arts Culture and Heritage / National Democratic Revolution / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)

The Gugulethu Seven: 40 Years On

The Gugulethu Seven: 40 Years On On 3 March 1986, an anti-apartheid group of young activists between the ages of 16 and 23 were shot and killed by members of…

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March 3, 2026

1510 – 1906 / African liberation movement / Anti-Imperialism / Liberation Arts Culture and Heritage / Pan Africanism

The Great Slave Auction

The Great Slave Auction On 2 and 3 March 1859, the Great Slave Auction (also called the “Weeping Time”) was an auction of enslaved Americans of African descent held at…

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March 3, 2026

1912 – 1943 / 1990 – 1994 / Anti-Imperialism / Biographies and Obituaries / Liberation Arts Culture and Heritage

Who Was Mikhail Gorbachev?

Who Was Mikhail Gorbachev? Today marks the 95th birthday of Mikhail Gorbachev, who was born on 2 March 1931, and unfortunately passed on 30 August 2022. Mikhail Gorbachev was a…

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March 2, 2026

1510 – 1906 / African liberation movement / Anti-Imperialism / Armed Struggle / Liberation Arts Culture and Heritage / Pan Africanism

Remembering The Iconic Battle of Adwa

Remembering The Iconic Battle of Adwa 130 years ago, on Sunday, 1 March 1896, the Ethiopian forces defeated the Italian invading force near the town of Adwa. The Battle of…

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March 1, 2026

1994 – Beyond / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Anti-Imperialism / Apartheid Police / Liberation Arts Culture and Heritage / National Democratic Revolution / Quotes of inspiration

Initiating the Human Rights Month

Initiating the Human Rights Month As South Africans we commemorate March as Human Rights Month in order to remind ourselves about the sacrifices that accompanied the struggle for the attainment…

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March 1, 2026

1984-1990 / African National Congress (ANC) / Anti-Imperialism / Biographies and Obituaries / Liberation Arts Culture and Heritage

Olof Palme is Assassinated

Olof Palme is Assassinated Close to midnight on 28 February 1986, Sven Olof Joachim Palme was walking home from a cinema with his wife, Lisbeth Palme, in the central Stockholm…

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February 28, 2026

1976 – 1978 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Anti-Imperialism / Apartheid Police / Biographies and Obituaries / Liberation Arts Culture and Heritage / Pan Africanism

Robert Mangaliso Sobukwe: The Suppressed African Revolutionary

Robert Mangaliso Sobukwe: The Suppressed African Revolutionary On 27 February 1978, Robert Mangaliso Sobukwe passed on in the Kimberley General Hospital because of lung complications after having been hospitalised in…

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February 27, 2026

1969-1974 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Anti-Imperialism / Apartheid Police / Armed Struggle / National Democratic Revolution / South African Communist Party’s (SACP’s) / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)

The Bantu Homelands Citizenship Bill is Passed: Attempts at Keeping South Africa White

The Bantu Homelands Citizenship Bill is Passed: Attempts at Keeping South Africa White “There are no grounds in history or in reality for the Nationalists to claim any part of…

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February 26, 2026

1990 – 1994 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Anti-Imperialism / Apartheid Police / National Democratic Revolution / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)

Inkosi Mhlabunzima Maphumulo Gunned Down

Inkosi Mhlabunzima Maphumulo Gunned Down On 25 February 1991, exactly 35 years ago, the President of the traditional leaders’ organisation, the Congress of Traditional Leaders of South Africa (CONTRALESA) and…

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February 25, 2026