Zimbabwe

1976 – 1978 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Anti-Imperialism / Apartheid Police / Armed Struggle / Battles / Cross-Border Raids / Front Line States / National Democratic Revolution / Pan Africanism / South African Communist Party’s (SACP’s) / South African Defence Force’s (SADF) / SWAPO / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK) / Zimbabwe African People's Union (ZAPU)

BJ Vorster Tenders his Resignation as Apartheid Prime Minister

BJ Vorster Tenders his Resignation as Apartheid Prime Minister On 19 September 1978, John Vorster shocked the nation by tendering his resignation as Prime Minister for the apartheid government, at…

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September 20, 2025

1976 – 1978 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Anti-Imperialism / Apartheid Police / Armed Struggle / Battles / Front Line States / National Democratic Revolution / South African Defence Force’s (SADF) / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK) / Zimbabwe African National Union (ZANU) / Zimbabwe African People's Union (ZAPU)

Veteran of the Wankie Campaign, Leonard Nkosi, is Killed

Veteran of the Wankie Campaign, Leonard Nkosi, is Killed On the evening of Saturday, 10 September 1977, Leonard Mandla Nkosi (aka “Derek”), who was one of the Commanders of the…

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September 11, 2025

1967-1968 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Anti-Imperialism / Apartheid Police / Armed Struggle / Battles / Front Line States / National Democratic Revolution / Pan Africanism / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK) / Zimbabwe African People's Union (ZAPU)

Wankie Campaign – Dube Team Enters Botswana

Wankie Campaign – Dube Team Enters Botswana On 29 August 1967, Chris Hani, Jackson Mandla, Alfred Mfamana and their Main Group Commander, John Dube (aka “Sotsha Ngwenya”), underwent an interrogation…

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August 29, 2025

1967-1968 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Anti-Imperialism / Apartheid Police / Armed Struggle / Front Line States / National Democratic Revolution / Pan Africanism / Quotes of inspiration / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)

OUR REVOLUTION

OUR REVOLUTION By Paul Petersen (real name Basil February) – more relevant to the current circumstances. (Basil February [aka “Paul Petersen”] who was discovered by Rhodesian Security Forces in Zimbabwe…

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August 27, 2025

1967-1968 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Anti-Imperialism / Apartheid Police / Armed Struggle / Battles / Front Line States / National Democratic Revolution / Pan Africanism / South African Defence Force’s (SADF) / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK) / Zimbabwe African People's Union (ZAPU)

Wankie Campaign – Main Group Retreats to Botswana after Discontentment

Wankie Campaign – Main Group Retreats to Botswana after Discontentment On 25 August 1967, having been marching for two days after leaving the donga, the Main Group, under the command…

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August 26, 2025

1984-1990 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Anti-Imperialism / Apartheid Police / Armed Struggle / Biographies and Obituaries / Front Line States / Liberation Arts Culture and Heritage / National Democratic Revolution / National Executive Committee (NEC) / National Trade Union Leaders / Pan Africanism / Quotes of inspiration / South African Communist Party’s (SACP’s) / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK) / Zimbabwe African People's Union (ZAPU)

Remembering Florence Mophosho (1921 – 1985): Forty Years On

Remembering Florence Mophosho (1921 – 1985): Forty Years On (Obituary, “Florence Mophosho, 1921 – 1985”, Sechaba, November 1985) The South African national democratic revolution lost one of its most stout-hearted…

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August 9, 2025

1979-1983 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Anti-Imperialism / Apartheid Police / Armed Struggle / Cross-Border Raids / 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 National Union (ZANU)

Joe Gqabi Ferociously Murdered

Joe Gqabi Ferociously Murdered In the evening of 31 July 1981, while driving out of his residence in Eves Crescent, in Salisbury’s (now Harare) Ashdown Park suburb, in Zimbabwe, the…

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July 31, 2025

1984-1990 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Anti-Imperialism / Apartheid Police / Armed Struggle / Battles / 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) / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)

The MJK Unit and the Arrest of the Special Operations Dutch Couple

The MJK Unit and the Arrest of the Special Operations Dutch Couple On 29 June 1985, the media reported that Hélène Passtoors was arrested on the corner of Pritchard and…

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June 30, 2025

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

1976 To the Present (1986): Joe Slovo on Umkhonto we Sizwe Military Strategy

1976 To the Present (1986): Joe Slovo on Umkhonto we Sizwe Military Strategy Then came Soweto 1976 and the events connected to it in Southern Africa, i.e. the liberation of…

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June 17, 2025

1979-1983 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Anti-Imperialism / Apartheid Police / Armed Struggle / Battles / National Democratic Revolution / Pan Africanism / South African Defence Force’s (SADF) / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK) / Zimbabwe African National Union (ZANU) / Zimbabwe African People's Union (ZAPU)

MK Attempting an Alternative Route, Zimbabwe, in the Early 1980s

MK Attempting an Alternative Route, Zimbabwe, in the Early 1980s Facing pressure on its traditional routes, including Botswana, Swaziland and Lesotho, the African National Congress (ANC) was beginning to explore…

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June 12, 2025