SA Liberation Struggle

1990 – 1994 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Anti-Imperialism / Apartheid Police / Armed Struggle / Liberation Arts Culture and Heritage / National Democratic Revolution / National Executive Committee (NEC) / Negotiations / SA Liberation Struggle / South African Defence Force’s (SADF) / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)

Signing the Controversial Pretoria Minute

Signing the Controversial Pretoria Minute On 6 August 1990, the Pretoria Minute became a historic agreement signed between the apartheid government, led by F.W. de Klerk, and the African National…

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August 7, 2026

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

Rioting Erupts Again in Soweto and Spreads Countrywide

Rioting Erupts Again in Soweto and Spreads Countrywide On 4 August 1976, riots erupted again in Soweto and spread to other townships in South Africa, as the country experienced a…

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August 6, 2026

1994 – Beyond / National Democratic Revolution / SA Liberation Struggle

Institutional Capture of the Police and Justice System Averted

Institutional Capture of the Police and Justice System Averted The recent Investigating Directorate Against Corruption (IDAC) exposé at the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry has strongly validated a narrative that top…

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August 2, 2026

1990 – 1994 / 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) / South African Defence Force’s (SADF) / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)

“Inkathagate” or “Gatshagate” Again

“Inkathagate” or “Gatshagate” Again On 25 July 1991, the ‘Weekly Mail’ newspaper claimed it had obtained copies of Security Branch documents from Brian Morrow, a former Warrant Officer in the…

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July 26, 2026

1984-1990 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Anti-Imperialism / Cross-Border Raids / Front Line States / Liberation Arts Culture and Heritage / Negotiations / Pan Africanism / SA Liberation Struggle

Kenneth Kaunda Rebukes British Foreign Secretary Geoffrey Howe

Kenneth Kaunda Rebukes British Foreign Secretary Geoffrey Howe On 24 July 1986, precisely 40 years ago, Zambian President, Kenneth Kaunda publicly rebuked Britain’s foreign secretary, Geoffrey Howe, accusing him and…

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July 25, 2026

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

1979-1983 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Anti-Imperialism / Apartheid Police / Armed Struggle / Cross-Border Raids / Front Line States / National Democratic Revolution / National Executive Committee (NEC) / SA Liberation Struggle / South African Defence Force’s (SADF) / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)

King Sobhuza II’s 80th Birthday Supported by Apartheid Security Forces

King Sobhuza II’s 80th Birthday Supported by Apartheid Security Forces On 22 July 1979, Prime Minister Maphevu Dlamini thanked the apartheid South African Military Training Team for the success of…

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July 23, 2026

1979-1983 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Anti-Imperialism / Apartheid Police / Armed Struggle / National Democratic Revolution / SA Liberation Struggle / South African Defence Force’s (SADF) / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)

MK Special Operations – ‘Operation Blackout’

MK Special Operations – ‘Operation Blackout’ 45 years ago, on 21 July 1981, six massive explosions detonated just before 02:00, in the early hours of the morning, at the Camden…

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July 22, 2026

1984-1990 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Apartheid Police / Armed Struggle / National Democratic Revolution / SA Liberation Struggle / South African Communist Party’s (SACP’s) / South African Defence Force’s (SADF) / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)

PW Botha Declares a State of Emergency – Revisited

PW Botha Declares a State of Emergency – Revisited On 20 July 1985, at a press conference in Pretoria, apartheid President P.W. Botha claimed that “violence and lawlessness” in the…

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July 21, 2026

1990 – 1994 / African National Congress (ANC) / Apartheid Police / Negotiations / RENAMO / SA Liberation Struggle / South African Defence Force’s (SADF) / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)

Apartheid SADF Special Forces Executing Train Violence

Apartheid SADF Special Forces Executing Train Violence On 19 July 1991, 45 years ago, a bombshell interview published in the ‘New Nation’ newspaper officially implicated South African Special Forces units…

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July 20, 2026