Sanctions

1984-1990 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Anti-Imperialism / Armed Struggle / National Democratic Revolution / National Executive Committee (NEC) / Negotiations / Sanctions / South African Communist Party’s (SACP’s) / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)

Oliver Tambo Meets with US Secretary of State George Shultz

Oliver Tambo Meets with US Secretary of State George Shultz On 28 January 1987, Oliver Tambo, President of the African National Congress (ANC), met with the United States Secretary of…

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January 28, 2026

1961-1964 / African liberation movement / Anti-Imperialism / Front Line States / Israel / Pan Africanism / Sanctions / South African Defence Force’s (SADF)

Simonstown Naval Agreement Momentarily Revitalised

Simonstown Naval Agreement Momentarily Revitalised On 27 January 1961, the Chief of the apartheid South African Defence Force (SADF), Commandant General Rudolph Hiemstra, announced the successful conclusion of British-South African…

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January 27, 2026

1990 – 1994 / African National Congress (ANC) / Anti-Imperialism / Armed Struggle / Front Line States / National Democratic Revolution / National Executive Committee (NEC) / National Trade Union Leaders / Negotiations / Sanctions / South African Communist Party’s (SACP’s) / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)

Oliver Tambo: Our Will and Readiness to Free Ourselves

Oliver Tambo: Our Will and Readiness to Free Ourselves (Opening address by President Oliver Tambo to the ANC’s National Consultative Conference held in Johannesburg from 14 to 16 December 1990).…

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December 14, 2025

1994 – Beyond / Anti-Imperialism / Israel / Palestine

Palestinian Refugees from Gaza Arrive In South Africa Under Unclear and Troubling Circumstances

Palestinian Refugees from Gaza Arrive In South Africa Under Unclear and Troubling Circumstances By Patric Tariq Mellet There are a number of serious questions that all of us need to…

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November 14, 2025

1969-1974 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Anti-Imperialism / Armed Struggle / Battles / Biographies and Obituaries / Israel / National Democratic Revolution / Palestine / Pan Africanism / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)

Remembering Gamal Abdel Nasser 55 Years On

Remembering Gamal Abdel Nasser 55 Years On On this day, 28 September 1970, Gamal Abdel Nasser Hussein, an Egyptian military officer and revolutionary who served as the second President of…

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September 28, 2025

1984-1990 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Anti-Imperialism / Front Line States / National Democratic Revolution / National Executive Committee (NEC) / Negotiations / Sanctions / South African Communist Party’s (SACP’s) / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)

ANC Leaders and SA Business Meet in Kaunda’s Game Lodge

ANC Leaders and SA Business Meet in Kaunda’s Game Lodge On 13 September 1985, African National Congress (ANC) President Oliver Tambo and his entourage consisting of Pallo Jordan, Mac Maharaj,…

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September 13, 2025

1990 – 1994 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Anti-Imperialism / Apartheid Police / Armed Struggle / Battles / Front Line States / National Democratic Revolution / National Executive Committee (NEC) / Negotiations / Pan Africanism / Sanctions / South African Communist Party’s (SACP’s) / South African Defence Force’s (SADF) / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)

Operation Vula Exposed – Part 2

Operation Vula Exposed – Part 2 On 29 July 1990, after African National Congress (ANC) leader Nelson Mandela had studied the documents that he received from the leader of the…

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July 29, 2025

1990 – 1994 / Anti-Imperialism / Israel / Negotiations / Sanctions / South African Communist Party’s (SACP’s) / South African Defence Force’s (SADF)

Apartheid South Africa Signs the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT)

Apartheid South Africa Signs the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) On 10 July 1991, apartheid South Africa, which was by then a nuclear-armed state, signed the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), after…

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July 10, 2025

1979-1983 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Apartheid Police / Armed Struggle / Battles / FRELIMO / Israel / National Executive Committee (NEC) / Palestine / Pan Africanism / Sanctions / SWAPO / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)

The Spirit of Bandung: O.R. Tambo’s Reflections on the Bandung Conference

The Spirit of Bandung: O.R. Tambo’s Reflections on the Bandung Conference Extracts from the Speech of the then African National Congress (ANC) President O.R. Tambo on the Bandung Conference, which…

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April 26, 2025

1943-1960 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Apartheid Police / National Executive Committee (NEC) / Sanctions / South African Communist Party’s (SACP’s) / South African Defence Force’s (SADF)

The African National Congress (ANC) is Banned

The African National Congress (ANC) is Banned On 8 April 1960, the apartheid Justice Minister Frans Erasmus informed Parliament in Cape Town that the apartheid government had just signed a…

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April 8, 2025