Zambia

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

ANC Supports Joint Call for June 16 Stay Away

ANC Supports Joint Call for June 16 Stay Away On 3 June 1986, the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU), the United Democratic Front (UDF) and the National Education…

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June 3, 2026

1964-1967 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Anti-Imperialism / Armed Struggle / Front Line States / National Democratic Revolution / Pan Africanism / South African Communist Party’s (SACP’s) / SWAPO / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK) / Zimbabwe African People's Union (ZAPU)

Challenges Over the Bechuanaland Route Into South Africa

Challenges Over the Bechuanaland Route Into South Africa Exactly sixty years ago, on 29 May 1966, Mack Futha, an Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK) operative, was deported to Zambia, which implied…

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May 29, 2026

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) / South African Communist Party’s (SACP’s) / South African Defence Force’s (SADF) / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)

Implementing the Kabwe Conference Resolutions: Operation Vula

Implementing the Kabwe Conference Resolutions: Operation Vula On 10 May 1986, the National Executive Committee (NEC) of the African National Congress (ANC) convened to assess the implementation of the Kabwe…

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May 11, 2026

1984-1990 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Anti-Imperialism / Apartheid Police / Armed Struggle / Battles / Cuito Cuanavale / Front Line States / Negotiations / South African Communist Party’s (SACP’s) / South African Defence Force’s (SADF) / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)

PW Botha Resigns from the National Party

PW Botha Resigns from the National Party On 6 May 1990, former leader of the National Party (NP) and head of state, Pieter Willem Botha, resigned from the party in…

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May 6, 2026

1969-1974 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Anti-Imperialism / Armed Struggle / Battles / Front Line States / Liberation Arts Culture and Heritage / National Democratic Revolution / National Executive Committee (NEC) / Pan Africanism / Patriotic Front / South African Communist Party’s (SACP’s) / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK) / Zimbabwe African People's Union (ZAPU)

A Moment of Unity and Renewal: The Morogoro Conference Revisited

A Moment of Unity and Renewal: The Morogoro Conference Revisited On 25 April 1969, speaking at a conference hall of more than seventy people, in Morogoro, Tanzania, Acting President of…

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April 25, 2026

1943-1960 / 1979-1983 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Anti-Imperialism / Armed Struggle / Front Line States / Israel / National Democratic Revolution / Palestine / Pan Africanism / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)

Oliver Tambo – The Spirit of Bandung

Oliver Tambo – The Spirit of Bandung (On 18 – 24 April 1955, the first large-scale Afro–Asian Conference, also known as the Bandung Conference, which was a meeting of Asian…

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April 18, 2026

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 / Pan Africanism / South African Defence Force’s (SADF) / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)

15 April World Art Day: Evoking the Medu Arts Ensemble

15 April World Art Day: Evoking the Medu Arts Ensemble April 15 is celebrated annually as World Art Day, which was a global initiative dedicated to promoting the understanding, development,…

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April 15, 2026

1984-1990 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Anti-Imperialism / Apartheid Police / Armed Struggle / Biographies and Obituaries / Liberation Arts Culture and Heritage / National Democratic Revolution / Pan Africanism / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)

King Sabata Jonguhlanga Dalindyebo – Qhawe lama Qhawe

King Sabata Jonguhlanga Dalindyebo – Qhawe lama Qhawe On 6 April 1986 – precisely forty years ago – King Sabata Dalindyebo passed on in Lusaka, Zambia, where he had lived…

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April 6, 2026

1979-1983 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Anti-Imperialism / Apartheid Police / Armed Struggle / Battles / 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) / Zimbabwe African People's Union (ZAPU)

Apartheid Enemy Agents: The Shishita Report and Challenges of Fazenda

Apartheid Enemy Agents: The Shishita Report and Challenges of Fazenda On 17 March 1981, a team from the African National Congress’s (ANC) Department of National Intelligence and Security (NAT) Security…

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March 17, 2026

1969-1974 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Anti-Imperialism / Armed Struggle / FRELIMO / Front Line States / Liberation Arts Culture and Heritage / National Democratic Revolution / Pan Africanism / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)

International Women’s Day: Women Must Take Up Arms

International Women’s Day: Women Must Take Up Arms On 8 March 1971, more than 200 women delegates attended a rally in Lusaka, Zambia, called jointly by women of the liberation…

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March 8, 2026