SA Liberation Struggle

1969-1974 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Anti-Imperialism / Apartheid Police / Armed Struggle / FRELIMO / Liberation Arts Culture and Heritage / National Democratic Revolution / Pan Africanism / SA Liberation Struggle / South African Communist Party’s (SACP’s) / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)

The Black People’s Convention (BPC) is Created

The Black People’s Convention (BPC) is Created On 12 July 1972, the Black People Convention (BPC) was established after a three-day long conference at the Edendale Lay Ecumenical Centre in…

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July 12, 2026

1994 – Beyond / National Democratic Revolution / SA Liberation Struggle

The Fallacy of A Best Constitution

The Fallacy of A Best Constitution Is our Constitution a blueprint of freedom, a vehicle for a National Democratic Society that our ancestors envisaged when they met in Kliptown to…

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July 5, 2026

1912 – 1943 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Anti-Imperialism / Liberation Arts Culture and Heritage / National Democratic Revolution / Pan Africanism / SA Liberation Struggle

The Draconian 1913 Native Land Act is Passed

The Draconian 1913 Native Land Act is Passed On 19 June 1913, the Natives Land Act (No. 27 of 1913) was passed to allocate only about 7% of arable land…

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June 20, 2026

1943-1960 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Biographies and Obituaries / Liberation Arts Culture and Heritage / National Executive Committee (NEC) / Pan Africanism / SA Liberation Struggle

African Giant Pixley ka Isaka Seme Passes On

African Giant Pixley ka Isaka Seme Passes On Seventy-five years ago, on 7 June 1951, a colossal figure in the anti-colonial struggle and founder of the African National Congress (ANC),…

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June 7, 2026

1984-1990 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Anti-Imperialism / Apartheid Police / Armed Struggle / Front Line States / National Democratic Revolution / National Trade Union Leaders / SA Liberation Struggle / South African Defence Force’s (SADF) / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)

ANC Supports Joint Call for June 16 Stay Away

ANC Supports Joint Call for June 16 Stay Away On 3 June 1986, the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU), the United Democratic Front (UDF) and the National Education…

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June 3, 2026

1994 – Beyond / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Anti-Imperialism / Apartheid Police / Armed Struggle / Biographies and Obituaries / National Democratic Revolution / SA Liberation Struggle / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)

Mother of the Struggle: Albertina Sisulu Passes On in Johannesburg

Mother of the Struggle: Albertina Sisulu Passes On in Johannesburg On 2 June 2011, mother and stalwart of the liberation struggle, Albertina Sisulu, fondly known as “Mama Sisulu”, the wife…

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June 3, 2026

1964-1967 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Anti-Imperialism / Apartheid Police / Armed Struggle / National Democratic Revolution / SA Liberation Struggle / South African Communist Party’s (SACP’s) / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)

Bram Fischer: “What I Did Was Right”

Bram Fischer: “What I Did Was Right” Exactly sixty years ago, on 9 May 1966, Abram “Bram” Fischer was sentenced to life imprisonment for his political activities against apartheid and…

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May 9, 2026

1984-1990 / 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 / SA Liberation Struggle / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)

Recalling the Incredible Edendale Hospital MK Rescue Operation

Recalling the Incredible Edendale Hospital MK Rescue Operation On 5 May 1986, at approximately 16:20, Derrick McBride was involved in a meeting with Matthew Lecordier, Antonio du Preez, Greta Apelgren…

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May 5, 2026

1979-1983 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Anti-Imperialism / Armed Struggle / Front Line States / Liberation Arts Culture and Heritage / National Democratic Revolution / SA Liberation Struggle / SWAPO / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)

Ruth Mompati: Irish Step Up Fight Against Apartheid

Ruth Mompati: Irish Step Up Fight Against Apartheid (Statement by Ruth Mompati on behalf of the African National Congress of South Africa at the Annual General Meeting of the Irish…

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May 1, 2026

1510 – 1906 / African National Congress (ANC) / Anti-Imperialism / Liberation Arts Culture and Heritage / National Democratic Revolution / National Trade Union Leaders / SA Liberation Struggle / South African Communist Party’s (SACP’s)

140th Anniversary of International Workers’ Day

140th Anniversary of International Workers’ Day The 1st of May 2026 marks the 140th anniversary of International Workers’ Day, commemorating the historic labour struggles in Chicago that began in 1886…

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May 1, 2026