Apartheid Police

1961-1964 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Anti-Imperialism / Apartheid Police / Armed Struggle / National Democratic Revolution / National Executive Committee (NEC) / South African Communist Party’s (SACP’s) / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)

Congress Alliance Debates the Armed Struggle

Congress Alliance Debates the Armed Struggle On 2 July 1961, the night following the debate the African National Congress (ANC) had in Groutville, near Stanger, on the armed struggle, the…

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July 3, 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 Defence Force’s (SADF) / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)

Ellis Park MK Bomb Blast – 2 July 1988

Ellis Park MK Bomb Blast – 2 July 1988 On 2 July 1988, Lester Dumakude, who was formerly part of Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK) Botswana Machinery in 1987 and was…

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July 2, 2025

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

The MJK Unit and the Arrest of the Special Operations Dutch Couple

The MJK Unit and the Arrest of the Special Operations Dutch Couple On 29 June 1985, the media reported that Hélène Passtoors was arrested on the corner of Pritchard and…

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June 30, 2025

1984-1990 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Anti-Imperialism / Apartheid Police / Armed Struggle / Battles / Cross-Border Raids / Front Line States / Liberation Arts Culture and Heritage / 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)

Jeanette Schoon and Daughter Killed By a Letter Bomb – 28 June 1984

Jeanette Schoon and Daughter Killed By a Letter Bomb – 28 June 1984 On 28 June 1984, former member of the South African Congress of Trade Unions (SACTU), Jeanette Schoon,…

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June 29, 2025

1990 – 1994 / 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) / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)

MK Cadres Granted Amnesty for Dissident Phungulwa’s Death

MK Cadres Granted Amnesty for Dissident Phungulwa’s Death On 27 June 1990, Luzipho Dyasophu (aka “Chauke”) and some of his fellow former African National Congress (ANC) Camp 32 Rehabilitation Centre…

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June 27, 2025

1961-1964 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Anti-Imperialism / Apartheid Police / Armed Struggle / Front Line States / Liberation Arts Culture and Heritage / National Democratic Revolution / National Executive Committee (NEC) / Pan Africanism / South African Communist Party’s (SACP’s) / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)

Launching Radio Freedom – 26 June 1963

Launching Radio Freedom – 26 June 1963 On 26 June 1963, a broadcast was heard over large stretches of Johannesburg, which said “This is Radio Liberation! This is the Radio…

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June 26, 2025

1969-1974 / 1994 – Beyond / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Anti-Imperialism / Apartheid Police / Armed Struggle / Liberation Arts Culture and Heritage / National Democratic Revolution / Pan Africanism / South African Defence Force’s (SADF) / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)

7Oth Anniversary of the Freedom Charter: The Loadstar of the National Democratic Revolution

7Oth Anniversary of the Freedom Charter: The Loadstar of the National Democratic Revolution (Extracts of a Document titled “Revolutionary Programme of the African National Congress: An Analysis of the Freedom…

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June 26, 2025

1976 – 1978 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Anti-Imperialism / Apartheid Police / Armed Struggle / Front Line States / South African Defence Force’s (SADF) / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)

The Gunning Down of the Notorious Sergeant Hlubi

The Gunning Down of the Notorious Sergeant Hlubi On Sunday, 25 June 1978, at about 01:30 in the morning, Detective Sergeant Orphan “Hlubi” Chapi arrived at his home in Rockville,…

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June 25, 2025

1961-1964 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Anti-Imperialism / Apartheid Police / Armed Struggle / 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)

Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK) Guerrilla Warfare Strategy Development

Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK) Guerrilla Warfare Strategy Development On 24 June 1963, African National Congress (ANC) Chief Representative in London for Europe and Latin America, Raymond Kunene, was addressing the…

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June 24, 2025

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

Afrikaner Right-Wing Organisations Stormed CODESA Negotiations

Afrikaner Right-Wing Organisations Stormed CODESA Negotiations On 23 June 1993, leaders of the Afrikaner right-wing organisations held a secret meeting in an undisclosed venue near Pretoria. They included Eugéne Terre’Blanche,…

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June 23, 2025