Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)

1912 – 1943 / African liberation movement / Anti-Imperialism / Battles / Biographies and Obituaries / Cuito Cuanavale / Liberation Arts Culture and Heritage / Pan Africanism / South African Defence Force’s (SADF) / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)

100 Years Feliz Cumpleaños Comandante Fidel Castro

100 Years Feliz Cumpleaños Comandante Fidel Castro On this day, 13 August 1926, 100 years ago, Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz was born in Biran, Cuba, a son of a wealthy…

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August 13, 2026

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

Bombard the Bourgeois Headquarters!Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK) Special Ops Hits Voortrekkerhoogte

Bombard the Bourgeois Headquarters!Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK) Special Ops Hits Voortrekkerhoogte On 12 August 1981, 45 years ago, around 22:30, Lieutenant van Dyk was busy writing a situation report at…

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August 12, 2026

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

First MK Conference in Venda and the Pain of Liberation War Veterans

First MK Conference in Venda and the Pain of Liberation War Veterans On 9 – 11 August 1991, Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK) held its first conference at the University of…

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August 11, 2026

1961-1964 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Anti-Imperialism / Armed Struggle / Front Line States / Liberation Arts Culture and Heritage / National Democratic Revolution / National Executive Committee (NEC) / South African Communist Party’s (SACP’s) / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)

First MK Group for Military Training in the Soviet Union

First MK Group for Military Training in the Soviet Union On 10 August 1963, a group of thirty Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK) recruits were flown on a British Overseas Airways…

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August 10, 2026

1943-1960 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Anti-Imperialism / Apartheid Police / Armed Struggle / Liberation Arts Culture and Heritage / National Democratic Revolution / National Trade Union Leaders / South African Communist Party’s (SACP’s) / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)

Women: A Pillar of the National Democratic Revolution

Women: A Pillar of the National Democratic Revolution “To drive this profound societal shift, the country must move from treating women’s empowerment as a social welfare issue to treating it…

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August 9, 2026

1984-1990 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Anti-Imperialism / Battles / Cross-Border Raids / Cuito Cuanavale / Front Line States / Liberation Arts Culture and Heritage / Pan Africanism / South African Defence Force’s (SADF) / SWAPO / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)

Apartheid SADF Defeat ‘Linked’ to Ceasefire in the Angola War

Apartheid SADF Defeat ‘Linked’ to Ceasefire in the Angola War On 7 August 1988, the People’s Republic of Angola, the Republic of Cuba and apartheid South Africa agreed to a…

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August 8, 2026

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

1961-1964 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Anti-Imperialism / Apartheid Police / Armed Struggle / National Democratic Revolution / National Executive Committee (NEC) / South African Communist Party’s (SACP’s) / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)

Post-Rivonia Arrests and Repression Intensified

Post-Rivonia Arrests and Repression Intensified On 3 August 1963, in the early hours of the morning, Stephen Mtshali was arrested at his aunt’s home, in Durban, and was taken to…

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August 4, 2026

1979-1983 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Anti-Imperialism / Apartheid Police / Armed Struggle / Biographies and Obituaries / Cross-Border Raids / Front Line States / National Democratic Revolution / National Executive Committee (NEC) / Patriotic Front / South African Communist Party’s (SACP’s) / South African Defence Force’s (SADF) / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK) / Zimbabwe African National Union (ZANU)

Joe Gqabi: The Exceptional Revolutionary Remembered 45 Years On

Joe Gqabi: The Exceptional Revolutionary Remembered 45 Years On 45 years ago, on the evening of 31 July 1981, while driving out of his residence in Eves Crescent, which was…

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July 31, 2026