Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)

1984-1990 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Anti-Imperialism / Apartheid Police / Armed Struggle / Biographies and Obituaries / Liberation Arts Culture and Heritage / National Democratic Revolution / National Trade Union Leaders / South African Communist Party’s (SACP’s) / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)

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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April 11, 2026

1984-1990 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Anti-Imperialism / Armed Struggle / Battles / Front Line States / National Democratic Revolution / Pan Africanism / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)

Chris Hani: We Have to Destroy that Regime

Chris Hani: We Have to Destroy that Regime (Message from the Army Commissar, Chris Hani, to cadres of the People’s Army, Umkhonto we Sizwe, Luanda, Angola, June 1984) “We are…

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April 10, 2026

1990 – 1994 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Anti-Imperialism / Armed Struggle / National Democratic Revolution / National Trade Union Leaders / Pan Africanism / SA Liberation Struggle / South African Communist Party’s (SACP’s) / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)

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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April 10, 2026

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

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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April 9, 2026

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

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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April 8, 2026

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

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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April 6, 2026

1979-1983 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Anti-Imperialism / Apartheid Police / Armed Struggle / Biographies and Obituaries / Liberation Arts Culture and Heritage / National Democratic Revolution / Quotes of inspiration / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)

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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April 6, 2026

1979-1983 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Anti-Imperialism / Apartheid Police / Armed Struggle / Battles / National Democratic Revolution / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)

The People’s Army, MK G-5 Unit Attack on Booysens Police Station

The People’s Army, MK G-5 Unit Attack on Booysens Police Station “Our Battle Cry is and will continue to be VICTORY OR DEATH WE SHALL WIN!” – ANC President O.R.…

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April 4, 2026

1976 – 1978 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Anti-Imperialism / Apartheid Police / Armed Struggle / Battles / Cross-Border Raids / Front Line States / National Democratic Revolution / South African Defence Force’s (SADF) / SWAPO / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)

Apartheid’s ‘Total Strategy’: Arming the Racist State – Part 2

Apartheid’s ‘Total Strategy’: Arming the Racist State – Part 2 As concluded in Part 1, the acceptance of the “total national strategy” had two important effects – it changed the…

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April 3, 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 / South African Defence Force’s (SADF) / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)

Nothing Will Change Our Resolve

Nothing Will Change Our Resolve: 40th Anniversary of the Year of the People’s Army, Umkhonto we Sizwe (Excerpts from an Editorial Comment, “Nothing Will Change Our Resolve”, published in Dawn,…

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April 1, 2026