Ingwavuma

1976 – 1978 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Anti-Imperialism / Apartheid Police / Armed Struggle / Biographies and Obituaries / Front Line States / National Democratic Revolution / South African Communist Party’s (SACP’s) / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)

Joseph “Mkhuthuzi” Mdluli Brutally Murdered

Joseph “Mkhuthuzi” Mdluli Brutally Murdered Exactly, 50 years ago, on 19 March 1976, the apartheid government admitted responsibility for the death of the African National Congress (ANC) member, Joseph “Mkhuthuzi”…

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March 19, 2026

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

1979-1983 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Anti-Imperialism / Armed Struggle / Front Line States / National Democratic Revolution / National Executive Committee (NEC) / Pan Africanism / South African Defence Force’s (SADF) / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)

The KaNgwane and Ingwavuma Plot Systematically Halted

The KaNgwane and Ingwavuma Plot Systematically Halted On 18 June 1982, the Government Gazette published a Proclamation by which the forty-two member KaNgwane Legislative Assembly was dissolved. Together with the…

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June 19, 2025

1979-1983 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / National Trade Union Leaders / Pan Africanism / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)

Joseph “Mkhuthuzi” Mdluli Brutally Murdered

Joseph “Mkhuthuzi” Mdluli Brutally Murdered On 19 March 1976, the apartheid government admitted responsibility for the death of the African National Congress (ANC) member, Joseph “Mkhuthuzi” Mdluli, who was around…

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March 20, 2025

1984-1990 / African National Congress (ANC) / Apartheid Police / Battles / Negotiations / Pan Africanism / South African Communist Party’s (SACP’s) / South African Defence Force’s (SADF) / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)

Jabulani “Mzala” Nxumalo Dies in London

Jabulani “Mzala” Nxumalo Dies in London Jabulani Nobleman “Mzala” Nxumalo died in London on 22 February 1991 at the age of 35. His death robbed the African National Congress (ANC)…

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February 22, 2025

1979-1983 / African National Congress (ANC) / Apartheid Police / National Executive Committee (NEC) / Pan Africanism / South African Defence Force’s (SADF) / SWAPO / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)

“Operation Santa” Fortified

On 28 January 1982, the Senior Staff Officer of apartheid South African Military Intelligence’s liaison project with Swaziland, dubbed “Operation Santa”, met with the Chief of Staff of the Royal…

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January 28, 2025

1984-1990 / African National Congress (ANC) / Apartheid Police / South African Defence Force’s (SADF) / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)

Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK) Ingwavuma Unit Suffers Arrests – Part 3

Accordingly, on 10 November 1984, Robert Dumisa noted in his diary that his Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK) Ingwavuma Unit Commissar told him that the apartheid South African Defence Force (SADF)…

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December 13, 2024

1984-1990 / African National Congress (ANC) / Apartheid Police / South African Defence Force’s (SADF) / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)

Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK) Ingwavuma Unit Suffers Arrests – Part 2

Following his visit to Swaziland on 28 August 1984, the Commander of Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK) Ingwavuma Unit, Robert Dumisa, was on 1 September 1984 back in Ingwavuma, where he…

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December 12, 2024

1984-1990 / African National Congress (ANC) / Apartheid Police / South African Defence Force’s (SADF) / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)

Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK) Ingwavuma Unit Suffers Arrests – Part 1

On 11 December 1984, the apartheid security net was closing on Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK) Ingwavuma Unit, since in Emachobeni Royal Area of Ingwavuma, the police arrested Vusumuzi Nyawo while…

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December 11, 2024