Cuba Awards ANC President OR Tambo the Order of Playa Giron

Cuba Awards ANC President OR Tambo the Order of Playa Giron On this day, exactly forty years ago, 24 March 1986, at the Palace of the Revolution in Havana, Cuba,…

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Cuito Cuanavale and the Pursuit of the African Revolution

Cuito Cuanavale and the Pursuit of the African Revolution After the 23 March 1988 reversals at Cuito Cuanavale, apartheid South Africa began talks that culminated in the 22 December 1988…

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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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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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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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MK Special Operations Combatant Marion Sparg is Arrested

MK Special Operations Combatant Marion Sparg is Arrested Forty years ago, on 7 March 1986, after the apartheid President PW Botha had lifted the state of emergency during a speech…

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Recalling Jabulani “Mzala” Nxumalo: 35 Years On

Recalling Jabulani “Mzala” Nxumalo: 35 Years On On 22 February 1991, Jabulani Nobleman “Mzala” Nxumalo died in London at the age of 35. The African National Congress (ANC) and its…

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