Freedom Charter

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

The Debate around Adoption of the Armed Struggle: Part 1

The Debate around Adoption of the Armed Struggle: Part 1 On 2 June 1961, at a meeting of the Working Committee of the African National Congress (ANC) National Executive Committee…

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June 2, 2025

1979-1983 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Anti-Imperialism / Armed Struggle / National Democratic Revolution / Pan Africanism / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)

Let Us Rise to the Occasion: 70th Anniversary of the Freedom Charter

Let Us Rise to the Occasion: 70th Anniversary of the Freedom Charter (Extracts of a speech by President O.R. Tambo on the occasion of 8 January 1980, “The Year of…

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June 1, 2025

1984-1990 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / National Democratic Revolution / Negotiations / South African Communist Party’s (SACP’s) / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)

The Commonwealth EPG Visit: Part 1

The Commonwealth EPG Visit: Part 1 On 17 May 1986, the Commonwealth Eminent Persons Group (EPG), consisting of its co-chairmen, Malcolm Fraser of Australia and Olusegun Obasanjo of Nigeria, along…

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May 17, 2025

1976 – 1978 / 1979-1983 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Apartheid Police / Armed Struggle / Battles / National Executive Committee (NEC) / SWAPO / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK) / Zimbabwe African People's Union (ZAPU)

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

1994 – Beyond / National Democratic Revolution / National Trade Union Leaders

May Day: Forward To Workers’ Unity

May Day: Forward To Workers’ Unity May Day is a very special day for the working people, not just of South Africa, but of the whole world. It is the…

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May 1, 2025

1969-1974 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Armed Struggle / National Democratic Revolution / National Executive Committee (NEC) / South African Communist Party’s (SACP’s) / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)

Morogoro Consultative Conference Strategy and Tactics

Morogoro Consultative Conference Strategy and Tactics The African Masses – the Main Force for Liberation It has to be acknowledged, and it cannot be denied that the major accomplishment of…

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April 28, 2025

1967-1968 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Battles / National Democratic Revolution / Pan Africanism / South African Defence Force’s (SADF) / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)

Southern Africa, South Africa and the ANC – 27 March 1968

Southern Africa, South Africa and the ANC – 27 March 1968 Sechaba Interviews Oliver Tambo, Acting President-General of the African National Congress (ANC) of South Africa, on Southern Africa, South…

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March 27, 2025

1961-1964 / African liberation movement / Pan Africanism

Apartheid South Africa Withdrawn from the British Commonwealth

Apartheid South Africa Withdrawn from the British Commonwealth On 15 March 1961, at the Commonwealth Prime Ministers’ Conference, apartheid South Africa announced that it was to withdraw from the Commonwealth…

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March 15, 2025

1979-1983 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Apartheid Police / National Democratic Revolution / National Executive Committee (NEC)

Lilian Ngoyi Passes On

Lilian Ngoyi Passes On On 13 March 1980, a 68-year-old anti-apartheid revolutionary activist and founder member of the African National Congress Women’s League (ANCWL), Lilian Ngoyi, passed on. Ngoyi was…

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March 13, 2025

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