Remembering the Incredible Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o
Remembering the Incredible Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o was born James Ngugi on 5 January 1938 and passed on last year, 28 May 2025. Ngũgĩ was a Kenyan revolutionary…
Wankie Campaign – The Lupane Group Virtually Decimated
Wankie Campaign – The Lupane Group Virtually Decimated On 18 August 1967, the Lupane Group, under the command of Jonathan Moyo (aka “David Madziwa”) of the Zimbabwe People’s Revolutionary Army…
Wankie – The First Confrontation: The Battle of Inyatuwe River
Wankie – The First Confrontation: The Battle of Inyatuwe River On 13 August 1967, at approximately 00:30, just after midnight, Patrol Officer Hopkins and an African tracker crossed a dry…
Apartheid Security Net Closing In On the MK Underground
Apartheid Security Net Closing In On the MK Underground On Saturday, 6 July 1963, at approximately 02:00 in the morning, Billy Nair was arrested in his Durban home. The news…
The Battle of Salt River: Khoikhoi Warriors Defeat Portuguese Thieves
The Battle of Salt River: Khoikhoi Warriors Defeat Portuguese Thieves On this day, 1 March 1510, at the mouth of Salt River, on the shore of Table Bay (in Cape…