Front Line States

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

Apartheid’s ‘Total Strategy’: Arming the Racist State – Part 2

Apartheid’s ‘Total Strategy’: Arming the Racist State – Part 2 As concluded in Part 1, the acceptance of the “total national strategy” had two important effects – it changed the…

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April 3, 2026

1969-1974 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Anti-Imperialism / Front Line States / National Democratic Revolution / National Executive Committee (NEC) / Pan Africanism / South African Communist Party’s (SACP’s)

No To Dialogue: The Movement Responds to Vorster’s Racist Ruse

No To Dialogue: The Movement Responds to Vorster’s Racist Ruse On 2 April 1971, the African National Congress (ANC) of South Africa’s Director of Political Affairs, Duma Nokwe, responded sternly…

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April 2, 2026

1976 – 1978 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Anti-Imperialism / Apartheid Police / Armed Struggle / Battles / Front Line States / Liberation Arts Culture and Heritage / National Democratic Revolution / South African Communist Party’s (SACP’s) / South African Defence Force’s (SADF) / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK) / Zimbabwe African People's Union (ZAPU)

Apartheid’s ‘Total Strategy’: Arming the Racist State – Part 1

Apartheid’s ‘Total Strategy’: Arming the Racist State – Part 1 Introduction On 31 March 1977, the apartheid government released a Defence Force White Paper in the House of Assembly, which…

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March 30, 2026

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

Moses Mabhida Funeral: Three Streams of the Liberation Struggle

Moses Mabhida Funeral: Three Streams of the Liberation Struggle Forty years ago, on 29 March 1986, Moses Mabhida, the General Secretary of the South African Communist Party (SACP), member of…

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March 29, 2026

1984-1990 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Anti-Imperialism / Apartheid Police / Armed Struggle / Biographies and Obituaries / Front Line States / National Democratic Revolution / South African Defence Force’s (SADF)

Dulcie September: Viciously Murdered in Paris

Dulcie September: Viciously Murdered in Paris “If ever there was a soft target, Dulcie September was one.” – Alfred Nzo, 30 March 1988 – On 29 March 1988, Dulcie Evonne…

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March 29, 2026

1984-1990 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Anti-Imperialism / Armed Struggle / Battles / Front Line States / Liberation Arts Culture and Heritage / National Democratic Revolution / South African Defence Force’s (SADF) / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)

Battle of Mutale River – 28 March 1988

Battle of Mutale River – 28 March 1988 On 28 March 1988, nine Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK) Soldiers, aged between 19 and 21 years were surprised by heavy enemy fire…

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March 28, 2026

1976 – 1978 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Anti-Imperialism / Apartheid Police / Armed Struggle / Front Line States / National Democratic Revolution / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)

Joseph Nduli and Cleophas Ndlovu Abducted on the SA-Swaziland Border

Joseph Nduli and Cleophas Ndlovu Abducted on the SA-Swaziland Border In the evening of 25 March 1976, precisely fifty years ago, apartheid Security Branch Major Jacobus de Swardt was leading…

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March 25, 2026

1984-1990 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Anti-Imperialism / Armed Struggle / Front Line States / Liberation Arts Culture and Heritage / National Democratic Revolution / National Executive Committee (NEC) / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)

Cuba Awards ANC President OR Tambo the Order of Playa Giron

Cuba Awards ANC President OR Tambo the Order of Playa Giron On this day, exactly forty years ago, 24 March 1986, at the Palace of the Revolution in Havana, Cuba,…

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March 24, 2026

1984-1990 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Anti-Imperialism / Armed Struggle / Battles / Cross-Border Raids / Cuito Cuanavale / Front Line States / Liberation Arts Culture and Heritage / National Democratic Revolution / Negotiations / Pan Africanism / South African Defence Force’s (SADF) / SWAPO / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK) / Zimbabwe African People's Union (ZAPU)

Cuito Cuanavale and the Pursuit of the African Revolution

Cuito Cuanavale and the Pursuit of the African Revolution After the 23 March 1988 reversals at Cuito Cuanavale, apartheid South Africa began talks that culminated in the 22 December 1988…

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March 23, 2026

1976 – 1978 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Anti-Imperialism / Armed Struggle / Front Line States / National Democratic Revolution / National Executive Committee (NEC) / Pan Africanism / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)

Three Senior ANC Cadres Arrested in Swaziland

Three Senior ANC Cadres Arrested in Swaziland Fifty years ago, on 22 March 1976, Jacob Zuma and Albert Dhlomo were arrested in Manzini, Swaziland, and were found with ammunition and…

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March 22, 2026