South African Congress of Trade Unions (SACTU)

Read more about the article Joseph “Mkhuthuzi” Mdluli Brutally Murdered
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
Read more about the article Remembering Moses Mabhida: Forty Years On
1984-1990 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Anti-Imperialism / Apartheid Police / Armed Struggle / Biographies and Obituaries / FRELIMO / Front Line States / National Democratic Revolution / National Executive Committee (NEC) / National Trade Union Leaders / Pan Africanism / South African Communist Party’s (SACP’s) / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)

Remembering Moses Mabhida: Forty Years On

Remembering Moses Mabhida: Forty Years On “Our (party’s) alliance with the national liberation movement has stood the test of time and the strains of illegality. There are not significant differences…

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March 8, 2026
Read more about the article Organise or Starve: The South African Congress of Trade Unions (SACTU)
1943-1960 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Anti-Imperialism / Apartheid Police / Armed Struggle / Front Line States / National Democratic Revolution / National Trade Union Leaders / South African Communist Party’s (SACP’s) / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)

Organise or Starve: The South African Congress of Trade Unions (SACTU)

Organise or Starve: The South African Congress of Trade Unions (SACTU) On 5 March 1955, the motto was “Organise or Starve!”, coming from the Inaugural Conference of the South African…

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March 5, 2026
Read more about the article Chris Hani: Burning Questions of Our Times
1984-1990 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Anti-Imperialism / Apartheid Police / Armed Struggle / National Democratic Revolution / National Trade Union Leaders / South African Defence Force’s (SADF) / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)

Chris Hani: Burning Questions of Our Times

Chris Hani: Burning Questions of Our Times (In February 1985, the Army Commissar of Umkhonto we Sizwe, Chris Hani, made an evaluation of the revolutionary situation inside South Africa to…

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February 17, 2026
Read more about the article ANC Politico-Military Strategy Commission (PMSC) Appointed
1979-1983 / 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 Communist Party’s (SACP’s) / South African Defence Force’s (SADF) / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)

ANC Politico-Military Strategy Commission (PMSC) Appointed

ANC Politico-Military Strategy Commission (PMSC) Appointed On 1 January 1979, a Politico-Military Strategy Commission (PMSC) was appointed at a Special African National Congress (ANC) National Executive Committee (NEC) Meeting in…

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January 1, 2026
Read more about the article OR Tambo Returns from Exile
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
Read more about the article South Africa-Mozambique Talks in Paris
1979-1983 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Anti-Imperialism / Apartheid Police / Armed Struggle / Cross-Border Raids / FRELIMO / Front Line States / National Democratic Revolution / Pan Africanism / Patriotic Front / RENAMO / South African Communist Party’s (SACP’s) / South African Defence Force’s (SADF) / SWAPO / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)

South Africa-Mozambique Talks in Paris

South Africa-Mozambique Talks in Paris On 5 December 1980, a four-man apartheid South African delegation led by the Director-General of Foreign Affairs, Brand Fourie, secretly met with a three-person Mozambican…

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December 5, 2025
Read more about the article Who Betrayed Bram Fischer?
1964-1967 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Anti-Imperialism / Apartheid Police / Armed Struggle / National Democratic Revolution / National Executive Committee (NEC) / Pan Africanism / South African Communist Party’s (SACP’s) / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)

Who Betrayed Bram Fischer?

Who Betrayed Bram Fischer? On 16 November 1964, a leader of the South African Communist Party (SACP) stood up in court and pointed out eight persons who he said were…

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November 30, 2025