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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 / Biographies and Obituaries / Front Line States / National Democratic Revolution / South African Defence Force’s (SADF)

Dulcie September: Viciously Murdered in Paris

Dulcie September: Viciously Murdered in Paris “If ever there was a soft target, Dulcie September was one.” – Alfred Nzo, 30 March 1988 – On 29 March 1988, Dulcie Evonne…

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March 29, 2026

1990 – 1994 / Anti-Imperialism / Israel / Negotiations / Sanctions / South African Communist Party’s (SACP’s) / South African Defence Force’s (SADF)

Apartheid South Africa Signs the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT)

Apartheid South Africa Signs the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) On 10 July 1991, apartheid South Africa, which was by then a nuclear-armed state, signed the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), after…

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July 10, 2025

1984-1990 / Sanctions / South African Defence Force’s (SADF)

Illegal Exporting of Military Equipment to South Africa

Illegal Exporting of Military Equipment to South Africa On 2 April 1984, four South Africans and three British nationals were arrested in the United Kingdom and charged with illegally exporting…

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April 2, 2025

1984-1990 / African National Congress (ANC) / Israel / South African Defence Force’s (SADF)

South Africa’s Nuclear Weapons Programme Openly Declared

South Africa’s Nuclear Weapons Programme Openly Declared On 24 March 1993, apartheid South African President F.W. de Klerk announced the existence of a South African nuclear weapons programme as well…

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March 24, 2025

1979-1983 / South African Communist Party’s (SACP’s) / South African Defence Force’s (SADF)

Commodore Dieter Gerhardt Sentenced to Life Imprisonment

On 29 December 1983, Commodore Dieter Gerhardt, former Commanding Officer of the Simonstown Naval Base, and his second wife Ruth Gerhardt, were sentenced to life imprisonment and ten years’ imprisonment…

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December 29, 2024