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1976 – 1978 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Anti-Imperialism / Apartheid Police / Armed Struggle / Front Line States / Liberation Arts Culture and Heritage / National Democratic Revolution / SA Liberation Struggle / South African Defence Force’s (SADF) / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)

Rioting Erupts Again in Soweto and Spreads Countrywide

Rioting Erupts Again in Soweto and Spreads Countrywide On 4 August 1976, riots erupted again in Soweto and spread to other townships in South Africa, as the country experienced a…

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August 6, 2026

1979-1983 / African National Congress (ANC) / Apartheid Police / Armed Struggle / Liberation Arts Culture and Heritage / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)

Joe Mamasela Uncovered Apartheid Agent

Joe Mamasela Uncovered Apartheid Agent Forty-five years ago, on 28 July 1981, Joe Mamasela and his adopted brother, Chief Montampede (aka “Monde”), were driven between Selibe-Phikwe and Gaborone in a…

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July 30, 2026

1976 – 1978 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Apartheid Police / Armed Struggle / Battles / Cuito Cuanavale / South African Defence Force’s (SADF) / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)

Apartheid Minister Kruger Amends the Internal Security Act

Apartheid Minister Kruger Amends the Internal Security Act On 15 July 1976, almost a month after the June 16 Soweto Uprisings, and in the midst of the unrests, the Minister…

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July 16, 2026

1961-1964 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Anti-Imperialism / Apartheid Police / Armed Struggle / National Democratic Revolution / National Trade Union Leaders / Pan Africanism / South African Communist Party’s (SACP’s) / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)

Efforts to Implement the Congress Alliance Resolution

Efforts to Implement the Congress Alliance Resolution On 3 July 1961, following discussions between Nelson Mandela, Walter Sisulu and Joe Slovo on who would join them on the “High Command”…

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July 3, 2026

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

Commander Lizo Bright Ngqungwana of the Western Cape

Commander Lizo Bright Ngqungwana of the Western Cape Forty years ago, at around 02:00 in the morning of 23 April 1986, while Lizo Bright Ngqungwana was asleep in a three-roomed…

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April 22, 2026

1943-1960 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Anti-Imperialism / Apartheid Police / Liberation Arts Culture and Heritage / National Democratic Revolution / National Trade Union Leaders

Ray Alexander: Women’s Federation – Thirty Years

Ray Alexander: Women’s Federation – Thirty Years (Sechaba Interview with Ray Alexander on the 30 th Anniversary of the Federation of South African Women, Sechaba, April 1984). On the 17th…

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April 17, 2026

1990 – 1994 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Anti-Imperialism / Apartheid Police / National Democratic Revolution / National Executive Committee (NEC) / Negotiations / South African Communist Party’s (SACP’s) / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)

Chris Hani’s Death Protests Result in Election Date

Chris Hani’s Death Protests Result in Election Date On 12 April 1993, two days after Chris Hani was shot and killed, millions of Black South Africans took to the streets…

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April 12, 2026

1510 – 1906 / 1976 – 1978 / African liberation movement / Anti-Imperialism / Liberation Arts Culture and Heritage / Pan Africanism / SA Liberation Struggle

Painful Recap 9 April 1820 Settler Colonialism

Painful Recap 9 April 1820 Settler Colonialism From 9 April 1820 onwards, around 4,500 British immigrants, who became known as "The 1820 Settlers", arrived at Algoa Bay (which later became…

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April 9, 2026

1510 – 1906 / 1912 – 1943 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Anti-Imperialism / Apartheid Police / Biographies and Obituaries / Liberation Arts Culture and Heritage / National Democratic Revolution / National Executive Committee (NEC)

Charlotte Maxeke 155 Years Old Today

Charlotte Maxeke 155 Years Old Today On this day, 7 April 1871, 155 years ago, Charlotte Makgomo (née Mannya) Maxeke was born. Charlotte Maxeke was a social and political activist,…

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April 7, 2026

1976 – 1978 / African liberation movement / Anti-Imperialism / Apartheid Police / Biographies and Obituaries / Liberation Arts Culture and Heritage / Pan Africanism

Stephen Bantu Biko: Brutally Murdered in Detention

Stephen Bantu Biko: Brutally Murdered in Detention On 12 September 1977, Stephen Bantu Biko died alone in a cell after having been driven in the back of a Land Rover,…

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September 14, 2025