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Read more about the article Apartheid SADF Defeat ‘Linked’ to Ceasefire in the Angola War
1984-1990 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Anti-Imperialism / Battles / Cross-Border Raids / Cuito Cuanavale / Front Line States / Liberation Arts Culture and Heritage / Pan Africanism / South African Defence Force’s (SADF) / SWAPO / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)

Apartheid SADF Defeat ‘Linked’ to Ceasefire in the Angola War

Apartheid SADF Defeat ‘Linked’ to Ceasefire in the Angola War On 7 August 1988, the People’s Republic of Angola, the Republic of Cuba and apartheid South Africa agreed to a…

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August 8, 2026
Read more about the article Remembering Coline Williams and ‘Robbie’ Waterwitch
1984-1990 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Anti-Imperialism / Apartheid Police / Armed Struggle / Battles / Front Line States / National Democratic Revolution / SA Liberation Struggle / South African Defence Force’s (SADF) / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)

Remembering Coline Williams and ‘Robbie’ Waterwitch

Remembering Coline Williams and ‘Robbie’ Waterwitch On 23 July 1989, 22-year-old Coline Williams and 20-year-old Robert Anthony Basil “Robbie” Waterwitch died when a time-delayed explosive device detonated prematurely in a…

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July 24, 2026
Read more about the article Mozambican Independence and the African Revolution
1974-1975 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Anti-Imperialism / Armed Struggle / Battles / Cross-Border Raids / FRELIMO / Front Line States / National Democratic Revolution / Pan Africanism / South African Communist Party’s (SACP’s) / South African Defence Force’s (SADF) / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)

Mozambican Independence and the African Revolution

Mozambican Independence and the African Revolution Mozambican independence on 25 June 1975 fundamentally reshaped the African revolution by shattering the “White Redoubt” in Southern Africa, accelerating the collapse of neighbouring…

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June 25, 2026
Read more about the article Ciskei General Charles Sebe is Imprisoned and Convicted
1984-1990 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Anti-Imperialism / Apartheid Police / Armed Struggle / Battles / National Democratic Revolution / South African Communist Party’s (SACP’s) / South African Defence Force’s (SADF) / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)

Ciskei General Charles Sebe is Imprisoned and Convicted

Ciskei General Charles Sebe is Imprisoned and Convicted On 15 June 1984, former Commander of the Armed Forces of the Ciskei, Major-General Charles Sebe, brother of President Lennox Sebe, was…

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June 16, 2026
Read more about the article 40 Years After the MK Bombing of the Magoo’s Bar in Durban
1984-1990 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Anti-Imperialism / Apartheid Police / Armed Struggle / Battles / Cross-Border Raids / Front Line States / National Democratic Revolution / National Executive Committee (NEC) / South African Defence Force’s (SADF) / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)

40 Years After the MK Bombing of the Magoo’s Bar in Durban

40 Years After the MK Bombing of the Magoo’s Bar in Durban On 14 June 1986, exactly a year after the Gaborone Raid, at approximately 19:00, Robert McBride showed up…

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June 15, 2026