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Read more about the article Forty Years of the 1985 Botswana Massacre: The Victims were Very ‘Soft’ Targets
1984-1990 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Anti-Imperialism / Apartheid Police / Armed Struggle / Battles / Cross-Border Raids / Front Line States / Liberation Arts Culture and Heritage / National Democratic Revolution / National Executive Committee (NEC) / Pan Africanism / South African Defence Force’s (SADF) / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)

Forty Years of the 1985 Botswana Massacre: The Victims were Very ‘Soft’ Targets

Forty Years of the 1985 Botswana Massacre: The Victims were Very ‘Soft’ Targets (Adapted from an Article by a Sechaba Special Correspondent, August 1985). On the night of 14 June…

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June 14, 2025
Read more about the article Thami Mnyele Coldheartedly Murdered: 40 Years On
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Thami Mnyele Coldheartedly Murdered: 40 Years On

Thami Mnyele Coldheartedly Murdered: 40 Years On On 14 June 1985, Thami Mnyele was shot dead by apartheid South African Defence Force (SADF) soldiers outside his home in Gaborone. He…

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June 14, 2025
Read more about the article MK Attempting an Alternative Route, Zimbabwe, in the Early 1980s
1979-1983 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Anti-Imperialism / Apartheid Police / Armed Struggle / Battles / National Democratic Revolution / Pan Africanism / South African Defence Force’s (SADF) / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK) / Zimbabwe African National Union (ZANU) / Zimbabwe African People's Union (ZAPU)

MK Attempting an Alternative Route, Zimbabwe, in the Early 1980s

MK Attempting an Alternative Route, Zimbabwe, in the Early 1980s Facing pressure on its traditional routes, including Botswana, Swaziland and Lesotho, the African National Congress (ANC) was beginning to explore…

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June 12, 2025
Read more about the article ANC-Mozambique Relations’ Impact on the Armed Struggle
1979-1983 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Anti-Imperialism / Apartheid Police / Armed Struggle / Battles / FRELIMO / Front Line States / National Democratic Revolution / National Executive Committee (NEC) / Pan Africanism / RENAMO / South African Communist Party’s (SACP’s) / South African Defence Force’s (SADF) / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)

ANC-Mozambique Relations’ Impact on the Armed Struggle

ANC-Mozambique Relations’ Impact on the Armed Struggle On 30 May 1983, a New York Times newspaper article maintained that “Mozambique could be ruined by South Africa, and that appears to…

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May 30, 2025
Read more about the article The Commonwealth EPG Visit: Part 2
1984-1990 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Anti-Imperialism / Apartheid Police / Armed Struggle / Front Line States / National Democratic Revolution / National Executive Committee (NEC) / Negotiations / South African Defence Force’s (SADF) / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)

The Commonwealth EPG Visit: Part 2

The Commonwealth EPG Visit: Part 2 On 21 May 1986, the Commonwealth Eminent Persons Group (EPG) admitted that their Mission to Africa initiative had failed. This followed their meeting with…

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May 21, 2025
Read more about the article Sharing Responsibilities for Africa’s Total Liberation
1964-1967 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Anti-Imperialism / Armed Struggle / FRELIMO / Front Line States / Liberation Arts Culture and Heritage / National Democratic Revolution / National Executive Committee (NEC) / Pan Africanism / SWAPO / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK) / Zimbabwe African People's Union (ZAPU)

Sharing Responsibilities for Africa’s Total Liberation

Sharing Responsibilities for Africa’s Total Liberation On 12 May 1966, when the Executive Secretariat of the Organisation of African Unity’s (OAU) Standing Committee on Defence circulated a report during their…

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May 12, 2025
Read more about the article The Incredible MK Transvaal Urban Machinery
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The Incredible MK Transvaal Urban Machinery

The Incredible MK Transvaal Urban Machinery On the morning of 4 May 1979, various newspapers reported that on the evening of 3 May 1979, guerrillas, which consisted of Nicholas Nicky…

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May 11, 2025