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1984-1990 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Anti-Imperialism / Apartheid Police / Armed Struggle / Biographies and Obituaries / National Democratic Revolution / South African Communist Party’s (SACP’s) / South African Defence Force’s (SADF)

MK Special Operations Combatant Marion Sparg is Arrested

MK Special Operations Combatant Marion Sparg is Arrested Forty years ago, on 7 March 1986, after the apartheid President PW Botha had lifted the state of emergency during a speech…

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March 7, 2026

1990 – 1994 / African National Congress (ANC) / Anti-Imperialism / Apartheid Police / Armed Struggle / Biographies and Obituaries / Liberation Arts Culture and Heritage / National Democratic Revolution / Pan Africanism / South African Communist Party’s (SACP’s) / South African Defence Force’s (SADF) / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)

Recalling Jabulani “Mzala” Nxumalo: 35 Years On

Recalling Jabulani “Mzala” Nxumalo: 35 Years On On 22 February 1991, Jabulani Nobleman “Mzala” Nxumalo died in London at the age of 35. The African National Congress (ANC) and its…

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February 22, 2026

1984-1990 / 1994 – Beyond / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Anti-Imperialism / Apartheid Police / Front Line States / National Democratic Revolution / SWAPO

Remembering The Perennial Activist: Jesse Jackson

Remembering The Perennial Activist: Jesse Jackson On 2 November 1985, Reverend Jesse Jackson addressed a massive anti-apartheid rally, a crowd of approximately 120,000 to 150,000 people in London’s Trafalgar Square.…

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February 18, 2026

1990 – 1994 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Anti-Imperialism / Apartheid Police / Armed Struggle / Biographies and Obituaries / Front Line States / National Democratic Revolution / South African Defence Force’s (SADF) / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)

The Brutal Murder of Bheki Mlangeni

The Brutal Murder of Bheki Mlangeni On 15 February 1991, 35-year-old Bheki Mlangeni, who was a lawyer working for the African National Congress (ANC) in the 1990s, died instantly after…

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February 15, 2026

1969-1974 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Anti-Imperialism / Apartheid Police / Armed Struggle / Front Line States / National Democratic Revolution / Pan Africanism

Masabalala Bonnie Yengwa: World Church Support for Liberation Movements

Masabalala Bonnie Yengwa: World Church Support for Liberation Movements (Extracts from a Report Provided by M.B. Yengwa on the Role of the World Church Movement in the Fight Against Imperialism,…

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February 9, 2026

1976 – 1978 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Anti-Imperialism / Biographies and Obituaries / Liberation Arts Culture and Heritage / Pan Africanism

The Majestic Paul Robeson: An African Anti-Imperialist

The Majestic Paul Robeson: An African Anti-Imperialist The death of Paul Leroy Robeson on 23 January 1976 removed from the world stage not only one of its outstanding cultural figures,…

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January 23, 2026

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

Tripartite Agreement Signed: Towards Resolution 435 Implementation

Tripartite Agreement Signed: Towards Resolution 435 Implementation On 22 December 1988, representatives of Angola, Cuba and South Africa signed a final Tripartite Agreement in New York City which called on…

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December 23, 2025

1990 – 1994 / African National Congress (ANC) / Anti-Imperialism / Armed Struggle / Front Line States / National Democratic Revolution / National Executive Committee (NEC) / Negotiations / Pan Africanism / South African Communist Party’s (SACP’s) / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)

OR Tambo Returns from Exile

OR Tambo Returns from Exile On 13 December 1990, exactly 35 years ago, Oliver Reginald Tambo, the exiled Deputy President and later President of the African National Congress (ANC), returned…

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December 13, 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) / Pan Africanism / South African Communist Party’s (SACP’s) / South African Defence Force’s (SADF) / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)

Inkatha’s Attempted Truce with ANC

Inkatha’s Attempted Truce with ANC On 27 November 1985, the Inkatha National Cultural Liberation Movement (aka “Inkatha Yenkululeko Yesizwe”) proposed a truce with the African National Congress (ANC) in Lusaka,…

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November 27, 2025

1984-1990 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Anti-Imperialism / Armed Struggle / Cross-Border Raids / FRELIMO / 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) / SWAPO / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)

Forty Years of the Kabwe Conference: Our Right to Fight

Forty Years of the Kabwe Conference: Our Right to Fight (Portions of the Political Report of the National Executive Committee to the National Consultative Conference, which was presented by the…

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November 19, 2025