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Ruth First At 101 Years: From the Freedom Charter to Armed Struggle

Ruth First At 101 Years: From the Freedom Charter to Armed Struggle (Heloise Ruth First would have turned 101 years today, as she was born on 4 May 1925 in…

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May 3, 2026

1984-1990 / African National Congress (ANC) / Apartheid Police / National Trade Union Leaders / South African Communist Party’s (SACP’s) / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)

Birth of Alex La Guma

Birth of Alex La Guma On this day, 20 February 1924, Alex La Guma, was born in District Six, Cape Town, South Africa. La Guma was a South African novelist,…

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February 20, 2025

1984-1990 / African National Congress (ANC) / Apartheid Police / National Executive Committee (NEC)

Mandela’s Release Accompanied by Fighting Between the UDF and Inkatha

Mandela’s Release Accompanied by Fighting Between the UDF and Inkatha On the morning of 14 February 1990, the Natal Witness newspaper estimated that fighting around Durban and Pietermaritzburg had resulted…

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February 14, 2025

1943-1960 / African National Congress (ANC) / Apartheid Police

1953 Anti-Pass Campaign: Langa

On 4 January 1953, hundreds of Black women assembled in Langa Township outside Cape Town to protest against new pass laws. The apartheid regime’s influx control measures and pass laws…

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January 4, 2025

Ruth First At 101 Years: From the Freedom Charter to Armed Struggle

Birth of Alex La Guma

Mandela’s Release Accompanied by Fighting Between the UDF and Inkatha

1953 Anti-Pass Campaign: Langa

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Challenges Over the Bechuanaland Route Into South Africa

The Criticality of the Armed Struggle

Implementing the Kabwe Conference Resolutions: Operation Vula

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