Chris Hani on The Wankie Campaign

“I mean, you judge yourself, being around, crossing from the Zambezi River near Livingstone and then to Botswana and going all in zig-zags, see. And not moving straight along a road. Although it was a turning point in terms of the struggle in Zimbabwe. The people of Zimbabwe felt the impact of that. The enemy couldn’t suppress information about it. So although we didn’t succeed, I think we inspired the population.” “We also inspired people politically in South Africa because the press in South Africa, which had inquired about the ANC (African National Congress) for so long, now began to say ANC guerrillas are crossing into Zimbabwe, running battles fought around Wankie. So our people inside the country got the message that the ANC had been told by the media that it was kaput when actually it was in there and fighting. And this was followed by an upsurge in student activity, in the formation of the Black Consciousness Movement and SASO [South African Students Organisation]. Our trial in Botswana got a lot of media coverage … So in a way, directly now, we had actually begun to influence and inspire young people about armed struggle.” – Chris Hani (Hani: A Life Too Short) Castro KhwelaGood morning fellow Compatriots!🙏🏾✊🏾👊🏾