15 April World Art Day: Evoking the Medu Arts Ensemble

15 April World Art Day: Evoking the Medu Arts Ensemble April 15 is celebrated annually as World Art Day, which was a global initiative dedicated to promoting the understanding, development,…

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Chris Hani’s Death Protests Result in Election Date

Chris Hani’s Death Protests Result in Election Date On 12 April 1993, two days after Chris Hani was shot and killed, millions of Black South Africans took to the streets…

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The Lion of the North Peter Nchabeleng is Murdered in Detention

The Lion of the North Peter Nchabeleng is Murdered in Detention Peter Nchabeleng: A Towering Giant of Our Revolutionary Alliance “An indomitable warrior of our people, whose contribution to the…

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Chris Hani – Fighter for the Workers and the Poor

Chris Hani – Fighter for the Workers and the Poor (Extracts from The African Communist Editorial Notes, No. 132, 1st Quarter 1993) The assassination of the General Secretary of the…

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Oliver Tambo Visits the Soviet Union

Oliver Tambo Visits the Soviet Union On 9 April 1963, returning from a trip to the Soviet Union, based on the invitation of the Soviet Afro-Asian Solidarity Committee, Deputy President…

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Our Best Defence Against Violence Is Political: ANC-IFP Peace Talks Called-Off

Our Best Defence Against Violence Is Political: ANC-IFP Peace Talks Called-Off On 8 April 1991, the peace talks between the African National Congress (ANC) and the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP)…

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King Sabata Jonguhlanga Dalindyebo – Qhawe lama Qhawe

King Sabata Jonguhlanga Dalindyebo – Qhawe lama Qhawe On 6 April 1986 – precisely forty years ago – King Sabata Dalindyebo passed on in Lusaka, Zambia, where he had lived…

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Hero of the Revolution: Solomon Kalushi Mahlangu

Hero of the Revolution: Solomon Kalushi Mahlangu “On April 6, 1979, Solomon Mahlangu was executed. He went to the gallows courageously and confidently. He was aware that the black people…

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