In 1981, South African armed forces launched several offensive operations into Angola. Their objective was to push SWAPO units away from the border with South-West Africa (now Namibia), then under ...

Namibia celebrates 26 August as Heroes’ Day. It recalls the first military encounter between the South African army and members of the South West Africa People’s Organisation (Swapo), Namibia’s ...

Unspoken War, a Showmax Original, uncovers South Africa’s covert Border War (1966–1989) through archival footage and personal testimonies.

The Cold War in Southern Africa produced some odd bed fellows. At one point during the Angolan Civil some 2,000 Cuban soldiers were assigned to defend the operations of an American oil company. The ...

Vol. 43, No. 1, Special Issue: Southern Africa beyond the West: The Transnational Connections of Southern African Liberation Movements (February 2017), pp. 125-141 (17 pages) Published By: Taylor & ...