Apartheid Police

1990 – 1994 / African National Congress (ANC) / Apartheid Police / Armed Struggle / National Democratic Revolution / Negotiations / South African Communist Party’s (SACP’s) / South African Defence Force’s (SADF) / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)

Signing the D.F. Malan Accord: 12 February 1991

Signing the D.F. Malan Accord: 12 February 1991 On 12 February 1991, the apartheid South African Government and the African National Congress (ANC) signed the then secret D.F. Malan Accord,…

0 Comments

February 12, 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…

0 Comments

February 10, 2026

1969-1974 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Anti-Imperialism / Apartheid Police / Armed Struggle / Front Line States / National Democratic Revolution / Pan Africanism

Masabalala Bonnie Yengwa: World Church Support for Liberation Movements

Masabalala Bonnie Yengwa: World Church Support for Liberation Movements (Extracts from a Report Provided by M.B. Yengwa on the Role of the World Church Movement in the Fight Against Imperialism,…

0 Comments

February 9, 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…

0 Comments

February 3, 2026

1979-1983 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Anti-Imperialism / Apartheid Police / Armed Struggle / Front Line States / National Democratic Revolution / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)

MK Natal Urban Machinery Operatives Betrayed

MK Natal Urban Machinery Operatives Betrayed On 31 January 1980, Grant Shezi and Jeremia Radebe of the Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK) Natal Urban Machinery approached Inanda Seminary, north of Durban,…

0 Comments

January 31, 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…

0 Comments

January 29, 2026

1984-1990 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Anti-Imperialism / Apartheid Police / Armed Struggle / Front Line States / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)

1986 Lesotho Coup D’état: An Analysis

1986 Lesotho Coup D’état: An Analysis Forty years ago, on 20 January 1986, apartheid South Africa’s pressure, which was applied since the beginning of the year, helped to engineer a…

0 Comments

January 21, 2026

1979-1983 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Anti-Imperialism / Apartheid Police / Armed Struggle / Battles / Front Line States / National Democratic Revolution / Pan Africanism / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK) / Zimbabwe African People's Union (ZAPU)

MK Botswana Machinery Unit Compromised

MK Botswana Machinery Unit Compromised On the morning of 13 January 1979, an Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK) Botswana Machinery Unit of seven combatants were waiting in the bush on their…

0 Comments

January 13, 2026

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

The Sebokeng Nangalembe Night Vigil Massacre

The Sebokeng Nangalembe Night Vigil Massacre On the night of 12 January 1991, 45 people were killed while attending an all-night vigil held in a tent at 11427, Zone 7,…

0 Comments

January 13, 2026

1984-1990 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Anti-Imperialism / Apartheid Police / Armed Struggle / Battles / National Democratic Revolution / Pan Africanism / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)

Limpet Mine Explodes Substation in Durban

Limpet Mine Explodes Substation in Durban Forty years ago, in the evening of 9 January 1986, a limpet mine exploded and damaged a substation in Jacobs, Durban. Later a second…

0 Comments

January 9, 2026