Durban

1990 – 1994 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Anti-Imperialism / Armed Struggle / Liberation Arts Culture and Heritage / National Democratic Revolution / National Executive Committee (NEC) / Negotiations / South African Defence Force’s (SADF) / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)

First MK Conference in Venda and the Pain of Liberation War Veterans

First MK Conference in Venda and the Pain of Liberation War Veterans On 9 – 11 August 1991, Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK) held its first conference at the University of…

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August 11, 2026

1961-1964 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Anti-Imperialism / Apartheid Police / Armed Struggle / National Democratic Revolution / National Executive Committee (NEC) / South African Communist Party’s (SACP’s) / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)

Post-Rivonia Arrests and Repression Intensified

Post-Rivonia Arrests and Repression Intensified On 3 August 1963, in the early hours of the morning, Stephen Mtshali was arrested at his aunt’s home, in Durban, and was taken to…

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August 4, 2026

1979-1983 / African National Congress (ANC) / Apartheid Police / Armed Struggle / Liberation Arts Culture and Heritage / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)

Joe Mamasela Uncovered Apartheid Agent

Joe Mamasela Uncovered Apartheid Agent Forty-five years ago, on 28 July 1981, Joe Mamasela and his adopted brother, Chief Montampede (aka “Monde”), were driven between Selibe-Phikwe and Gaborone in a…

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July 30, 2026

1990 – 1994 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Anti-Imperialism / Apartheid Police / Armed Struggle / National Democratic Revolution / SA Liberation Struggle / South African Communist Party’s (SACP’s) / South African Defence Force’s (SADF) / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)

“Inkathagate” or “Gatshagate” Again

“Inkathagate” or “Gatshagate” Again On 25 July 1991, the ‘Weekly Mail’ newspaper claimed it had obtained copies of Security Branch documents from Brian Morrow, a former Warrant Officer in the…

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July 26, 2026

1984-1990 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Apartheid Police / Armed Struggle / National Democratic Revolution / SA Liberation Struggle / South African Communist Party’s (SACP’s) / South African Defence Force’s (SADF) / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)

PW Botha Declares a State of Emergency – Revisited

PW Botha Declares a State of Emergency – Revisited On 20 July 1985, at a press conference in Pretoria, apartheid President P.W. Botha claimed that “violence and lawlessness” in the…

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July 21, 2026

1976 – 1978 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Apartheid Police / Armed Struggle / Battles / Cuito Cuanavale / South African Defence Force’s (SADF) / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)

Apartheid Minister Kruger Amends the Internal Security Act

Apartheid Minister Kruger Amends the Internal Security Act On 15 July 1976, almost a month after the June 16 Soweto Uprisings, and in the midst of the unrests, the Minister…

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July 16, 2026

1964-1967 / African liberation movement / Biographies and Obituaries / Liberation Arts Culture and Heritage / Pan Africanism

The Young and Courageous Nat Nakasa Passes On

The Young and Courageous Nat Nakasa Passes On On 14 July 1965, the highly influential anti-apartheid and non-racialism champion journalist and writer, Nathaniel Nat Nakasa, tragically died at the age…

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July 14, 2026

1984-1990 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Anti-Imperialism / Apartheid Police / Armed Struggle / Battles / Cross-Border Raids / Front Line States / National Democratic Revolution / National Executive Committee (NEC) / South African Defence Force’s (SADF) / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)

40 Years After the MK Bombing of the Magoo’s Bar in Durban

40 Years After the MK Bombing of the Magoo’s Bar in Durban On 14 June 1986, exactly a year after the Gaborone Raid, at approximately 19:00, Robert McBride showed up…

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June 15, 2026

1510 – 1906 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Anti-Imperialism / Armed Struggle / Battles / Liberation Arts Culture and Heritage / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)

Bambatha Uprising: Significance to the Anti-Imperialist Revolution

Bambatha Uprising: Significance to the Anti-Imperialist Revolution Exactly 120 years ago, on 10 June 1906, British colonial troops under the command of Colonel Duncan Mckenzie, which consisted of a large…

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June 10, 2026

1943-1960 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Biographies and Obituaries / Liberation Arts Culture and Heritage / National Executive Committee (NEC) / Pan Africanism / SA Liberation Struggle

African Giant Pixley ka Isaka Seme Passes On

African Giant Pixley ka Isaka Seme Passes On Seventy-five years ago, on 7 June 1951, a colossal figure in the anti-colonial struggle and founder of the African National Congress (ANC),…

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June 7, 2026