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1979-1983 / 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) / Pan Africanism / South African Communist Party’s (SACP’s) / South African Defence Force’s (SADF) / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)

MK Special Operations Unit Hit Voortrekkerhoogte Military Base

MK Special Operations Unit Hit Voortrekkerhoogte Military Base On 12 August 1981, in the evening, at a spot between the Indian areas of Erasmia and Laudium, approximately four kilometres from…

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August 12, 2025

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) / South African Defence Force’s (SADF) / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)

Establishing the Butterfly Unit – The Beginning

Establishing the Butterfly Unit – The Beginning On 6 August 1985, Commander of Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK) Natal Machinery, Thami Zulu (real name Muziwakhe Ngwenya), met with the African National…

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August 6, 2025

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

Mandela Reports to Luthuli on his Trip Abroad

Mandela Reports to Luthuli on his Trip Abroad On 1 August 1962, Nelson Mandela met with the President of the African National Congress (ANC), Inkosi Albert Luthuli, in a house…

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August 3, 2025

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

The Western Cape’s Intrepid Ashley Kriel Unit

The Western Cape’s Intrepid Ashley Kriel Unit On 23 July 1989, twenty-three-year-old Coline Williams and twenty-year-old Robert Anthony Basil “Robbie” Waterwitch, of Umkhonto we Sizwe’s (MK’s) Ashley Kriel Unit, often…

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July 23, 2025

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) / National Trade Union Leaders / Pan Africanism / South African Communist Party’s (SACP’s) / South African Defence Force’s (SADF) / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)

PW Botha Declares a State of Emergency – 20 July 1985

PW Botha Declares a State of Emergency – 20 July 1985 Exactly forty years ago, on 20 July 1985, at a press conference in Pretoria, apartheid President P.W. Botha claimed…

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July 20, 2025

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

The Morogoro Consultative Conference of the African National Congress

The Morogoro Consultative Conference of the African National Congress (Merged extracts of articles from Sechaba, July 1969 and July 1979) “CLOSE RANKS! This is the order to our people; our…

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April 27, 2025