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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

1994 – Beyond / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Anti-Imperialism / Apartheid Police / Liberation Arts Culture and Heritage / National Democratic Revolution / Quotes of inspiration

Initiating the Human Rights Month

Initiating the Human Rights Month As South Africans we commemorate March as Human Rights Month in order to remind ourselves about the sacrifices that accompanied the struggle for the attainment…

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March 1, 2026

1510 – 1906 / African liberation movement / Anti-Imperialism / Armed Struggle / Biographies and Obituaries / Inspiration / Liberation Arts Culture and Heritage / Pan Africanism / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)

Celebrating Makhanda’s Day!

Celebrating Makhanda’s Day! On 25 December 1820, exactly 205 years ago, during his imprisonment on Robben Island, Makhanda drowned as he escaped along with 30 other prisoners. The escape boat…

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December 25, 2025

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

The Arrest and Trial of Robert McBride

The Arrest and Trial of Robert McBride On 19 July 1986, Matthew le Cordier, who accompanied Robert McBride and Greta Apelgren during the car bomb explosion at the “Magoo’s” and…

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July 19, 2025

1510 – 1906 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Biographies and Obituaries / Pan Africanism

Charlotte Maxeke is Born

Charlotte Maxeke is Born On this day, 7 April 1871, Charlotte Makgomo (née Mannya) Maxeke was born. Charlotte Maxeke was a social and political activist, religious leader, the first black…

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April 7, 2025

1943-1960 / African National Congress (ANC) / Apartheid Police

1953 Anti-Pass Campaign: Langa

On 4 January 1953, hundreds of Black women assembled in Langa Township outside Cape Town to protest against new pass laws. The apartheid regime’s influx control measures and pass laws…

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January 4, 2025