National Trade Union Leaders

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

Khotso House is Bombed by Apartheid Security Forces

Khotso House is Bombed by Apartheid Security Forces On 31 August 1988, at approximately 01:20 in the morning, the rucksacks that were containing explosives, which had been left by the…

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August 31, 2025

1969-1974 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Anti-Imperialism / Apartheid Police / Armed Struggle / Battles / 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) / Zimbabwe African People's Union (ZAPU)

Flag Boshielo Captured and Killed with Three of His Comrades

Flag Boshielo Captured and Killed with Three of His Comrades On 20 August 1970, just after the African National Congress (ANC) Morogoro National Consultative Conference, Flag Boshielo, a member of…

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August 20, 2025

1979-1983 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Anti-Imperialism / Apartheid Police / Armed Struggle / Biographies and Obituaries / FRELIMO / Front Line States / National Democratic Revolution / National Executive Committee (NEC) / National Trade Union Leaders / Pan Africanism / Quotes of inspiration / South African Communist Party’s (SACP’s) / South African Defence Force’s (SADF) / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)

Reports on the Brutal Murder of Ruth First

Reports on the Brutal Murder of Ruth First On 18 August 1982, South African newspapers reported that Heloise Ruth First, the wife of Joe Slovo, the Chief of Staff of…

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August 18, 2025

1994 – Beyond / African liberation movement / National Democratic Revolution / National Trade Union Leaders / Quotes of inspiration / South African Communist Party’s (SACP’s)

Remembering the Marikana Massacre

Remembering the Marikana Massacre Yesterday we observed the 13th Anniversary of the vicious Marikana Massacre, which occurred on 16 August 2012 in a supposedly benevolent post-apartheid South Africa. Following the…

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August 17, 2025

1990 – 1994 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Anti-Imperialism / Apartheid Police / Armed Struggle / National Trade Union Leaders / South African Defence Force’s (SADF) / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)

Buthelezi Mobilisation of IFP Supporters in Thokoza

Buthelezi Mobilisation of IFP Supporters in Thokoza On 11 August 1993, Chief Mangosuthu Gatsha Buthelezi was addressing a crowd of approximately 2 500 Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) supporters in Thokoza,…

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August 11, 2025

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 / Pan Africanism / Quotes of inspiration / South African Communist Party’s (SACP’s) / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK) / Zimbabwe African People's Union (ZAPU)

Remembering Florence Mophosho (1921 – 1985): Forty Years On

Remembering Florence Mophosho (1921 – 1985): Forty Years On (Obituary, “Florence Mophosho, 1921 – 1985”, Sechaba, November 1985) The South African national democratic revolution lost one of its most stout-hearted…

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August 9, 2025

1976 – 1978 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Anti-Imperialism / Apartheid Police / Armed Struggle / Front Line States / 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)

John Nkadimeng, Chair of the ANC Main Machinery, Leaves for Exile

John Nkadimeng, Chair of the ANC Main Machinery, Leaves for Exile On 24 July 1976, the Chairperson of the Johannesburg-based African National Congress’s (ANC) Main Machinery, John Kgaona Nkadimeng, left…

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July 25, 2025

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) / National Trade Union Leaders / Pan Africanism / South African Communist Party’s (SACP’s) / South African Defence Force’s (SADF) / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)

PW Botha Declares a State of Emergency – 20 July 1985

PW Botha Declares a State of Emergency – 20 July 1985 Exactly forty years ago, on 20 July 1985, at a press conference in Pretoria, apartheid President P.W. Botha claimed…

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July 20, 2025

1990 – 1994 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Anti-Imperialism / Apartheid Police / Armed Struggle / Battles / 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)

The Arrest of the Valiant MK-SDU Combatant Mzwandile Gushu in Ermelo

The Arrest of the Valiant MK-SDU Combatant Mzwandile Gushu in Ermelo On 17 July 1992, Hollingwood Mzwandile Gushu was arrested in hospital while he was receiving treatment for his wounds…

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July 18, 2025

1976 – 1978 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Anti-Imperialism / Apartheid Police / Armed Struggle / Battles / Front Line States / 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)

Pietermaritzburg Ten on Trial for Revolutionary Activism

Pietermaritzburg Ten on Trial for Revolutionary Activism On 15 July 1977, a 532-page judgment was eventually concluded regarding the trial of ten revolutionary cadres of the African National Congress (ANC)…

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July 16, 2025