Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)

1979-1983 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Anti-Imperialism / Armed Struggle / Battles / Cross-Border Raids / FRELIMO / Front Line States / National Democratic Revolution / Pan Africanism / South African Defence Force’s (SADF) / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)

Our Resolve is a Calm Resolve: Aborted SADF Raid at Ponto do Ouro

Our Resolve is a Calm Resolve: Aborted SADF Raid at Ponto do Ouro On 18 March 1981, the front page of the Mozambican daily newspaper, “Noticias”, which was referred to…

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March 18, 2026

1979-1983 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Anti-Imperialism / Apartheid Police / Armed Struggle / Battles / Front Line States / National Democratic Revolution / National Executive Committee (NEC) / Pan Africanism / South African Communist Party’s (SACP’s) / South African Defence Force’s (SADF) / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK) / Zimbabwe African People's Union (ZAPU)

Apartheid Enemy Agents: The Shishita Report and Challenges of Fazenda

Apartheid Enemy Agents: The Shishita Report and Challenges of Fazenda On 17 March 1981, a team from the African National Congress’s (ANC) Department of National Intelligence and Security (NAT) Security…

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March 17, 2026

1984-1990 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Anti-Imperialism / Armed Struggle / FRELIMO / Front Line States / National Democratic Revolution / National Executive Committee (NEC) / Pan Africanism / South African Communist Party’s (SACP’s) / South African Defence Force’s (SADF) / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)

Revisiting the Nkomati Accord: 16 March 1984

Revisiting the Nkomati Accord: 16 March 1984 According to the African National Congress’s analysis of the Nkomati Accord, its principal objectives were “to isolate the ANC throughout southern Africa and…

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March 16, 2026

1979-1983 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Anti-Imperialism / Apartheid Police / Armed Struggle / Cross-Border Raids / National Democratic Revolution / National Executive Committee (NEC) / Pan Africanism / Sanctions / South African Communist Party’s (SACP’s) / South African Defence Force’s (SADF) / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)

ANC Headquarters in London is Bombed

ANC Headquarters in London is Bombed On 14 March 1982, the African National Congress (ANC) headquarters in Islington, London, England, was bombed. Historically, these offices served as the ANC’s headquarters…

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March 14, 2026

1990 – 1994 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Anti-Imperialism / Apartheid Police / Armed Struggle / National Democratic Revolution / Negotiations / South African Communist Party’s (SACP’s) / South African Defence Force’s (SADF) / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)

The Massive Collapse of the Bantustan “Homelands” System

The Massive Collapse of the Bantustan “Homelands” System On 9 March 1990, the African National Congress (ANC) veteran and stalwart leader, Walter Sisulu, denied allegations levelled at the ANC by…

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March 9, 2026

1984-1990 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Anti-Imperialism / Apartheid Police / Armed Struggle / Biographies and Obituaries / FRELIMO / Front Line States / National Democratic Revolution / National Executive Committee (NEC) / National Trade Union Leaders / Pan Africanism / South African Communist Party’s (SACP’s) / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)

Remembering Moses Mabhida: Forty Years On

Remembering Moses Mabhida: Forty Years On “Our (party’s) alliance with the national liberation movement has stood the test of time and the strains of illegality. There are not significant differences…

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March 8, 2026

1969-1974 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Anti-Imperialism / Armed Struggle / FRELIMO / Front Line States / Liberation Arts Culture and Heritage / National Democratic Revolution / Pan Africanism / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)

International Women’s Day: Women Must Take Up Arms

International Women’s Day: Women Must Take Up Arms On 8 March 1971, more than 200 women delegates attended a rally in Lusaka, Zambia, called jointly by women of the liberation…

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March 8, 2026

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

Organise or Starve: The South African Congress of Trade Unions (SACTU)

Organise or Starve: The South African Congress of Trade Unions (SACTU) On 5 March 1955, the motto was “Organise or Starve!”, coming from the Inaugural Conference of the South African…

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March 5, 2026

1984-1990 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Anti-Imperialism / Armed Struggle / National Democratic Revolution / National Executive Committee (NEC) / Negotiations / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)

ANC Meeting with the Inyandza Movement of KaNgwane Bantustan

ANC Meeting with the Inyandza Movement of KaNgwane Bantustan On 4 March 1986, delegations of the Inyandza National Movement and the African National Congress (ANC) issued a Communique following a…

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March 4, 2026

1984-1990 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Anti-Imperialism / Apartheid Police / Armed Struggle / Battles / Liberation Arts Culture and Heritage / National Democratic Revolution / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)

The Gugulethu Seven: 40 Years On

The Gugulethu Seven: 40 Years On On 3 March 1986, an anti-apartheid group of young activists between the ages of 16 and 23 were shot and killed by members of…

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March 3, 2026