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 – 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…
MK Approaching Gatsha Buthelezi for Guerrilla Bases in Zululand
MK Approaching Gatsha Buthelezi for Guerrilla Bases in Zululand On Sunday, 14 July 1968, while Chief Mangosuthu Gatsha Buthelezi was attending mass at the Anglican Church in Nkonjeni, Mahlabathini District…
MK Cadres Granted Amnesty for Dissident Phungulwa’s Death
MK Cadres Granted Amnesty for Dissident Phungulwa’s Death On 27 June 1990, Luzipho Dyasophu (aka “Chauke”) and some of his fellow former African National Congress (ANC) Camp 32 Rehabilitation Centre…
The Incredible Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o
The Incredible Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o “Our lives are a battlefield on which is fought a continuous war between the forces that are pledged to confirm our humanity and those determined…
MK “Operation J” Aborted
MK “Operation J” Aborted On 22 April 1972, Alexander Moumbaris was busy packing his items for leaving the country the following day, after he had received a cable from Ronnie…
Inkatha Attack Repelled at ANC Shell House Headquarters
Inkatha Attack Repelled at ANC Shell House Headquarters On 28 March 1994, African National Congress (ANC) security guards opened fire on raging Inkatha impis, who were armed with guns, assegais…