Zululand

1976 – 1978 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Anti-Imperialism / Apartheid Police / Armed Struggle / Front Line States / National Democratic Revolution / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)

Joseph Nduli and Cleophas Ndlovu Abducted on the SA-Swaziland Border

Joseph Nduli and Cleophas Ndlovu Abducted on the SA-Swaziland Border In the evening of 25 March 1976, precisely fifty years ago, apartheid Security Branch Major Jacobus de Swardt was leading…

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March 25, 2026

1510 – 1906 / African liberation movement / Anti-Imperialism / Battles / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)

Inkinga wena kaNdaba iseSandlwana

Inkinga wena kaNdaba iseSandlwana (The Complication, Son of Ndaba – referring to Cetshwayo – Is What Happened at Isandlwana) “… the Zulus … did what no European army can do.…

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January 22, 2026

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

The Beginnings of the Anglo-Zulu War: 11 January 1879

The Beginnings of the Anglo-Zulu War: 11 January 1879 On 11 January 1879, when General Chelmsford’s ultimatum to the Zulu Ingonyama uCetshwayo kaMpande to disband the regiments and lay down…

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January 11, 2026

1510 – 1906 / African liberation movement / Anti-Imperialism / Battles / Liberation Arts Culture and Heritage

The British Invade Zululand

The British Invade Zululand On 11 January 1879, Ingonyama uCetshwayo kaMpande had already learnt from his intelligence team that the British were invading his country in great force, and the…

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January 11, 2026

1967-1968 / 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)

MK Approaching Gatsha Buthelezi for Guerrilla Bases in Zululand

MK Approaching Gatsha Buthelezi for Guerrilla Bases in Zululand On Sunday, 14 July 1968, while Chief Mangosuthu Gatsha Buthelezi was attending mass at the Anglican Church in Nkonjeni, Mahlabathini District…

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July 14, 2025

1943-1960 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Apartheid Police / Battles / South African Defence Force’s (SADF)

The 1960 Pondo Revolt

The 1960 Pondo Revolt On 20 March 1960, the Pondoland revolt, also known as “uNonqulwana”, in the Eastern Cape referred to the action taken by iKongo (ANC supporters who referred…

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March 21, 2025

1967-1968 / 1969-1974 / African National Congress (ANC) / Apartheid Police / South African Communist Party’s (SACP’s) / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)

MK Stowaways for Underground Revival

MK Stowaways for Underground Revival On 19 February 1968, eight days after departing Kenya, the vessel “Clan Ross” reached Cape Town, and when it docked, Bifana Matthews Ngcobo asked Walter…

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February 19, 2025

1510 – 1906 / African liberation movement / Battles / Pan Africanism

The Intriguing Mystery of Isilo uCetshwayo’s Death

The Intriguing Mystery of Isilo uCetshwayo’s Death On 8 February 1884, Isilo uCetshwayo kaMpande collapsed and died near Eshowe and the manner in which he died remained an intriguing mystery.…

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February 8, 2025

1510 – 1906 / African liberation movement / Battles / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)

The Battle of Isandlwana

On 22 January 1879, the Battle of Isandlwana was the first major encounter in the Anglo-Zulu War between the British Empire and the Zulu Kingdom. Eleven days after the British…

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January 22, 2025