The Pan Africanist Congress of Azania,often shortened to the Pan Africanist Congress (PAC),is a South African pan-Africanist national liberation movement that is now a political party. It was founded by an Africanist group,led by Robert Sobukwe,that broke away from the African National Congress (ANC) in 1959,as the PAC objected to the ANC's theory that "the land belongs to all who live in it both white and black" and also rejected a multiracialist worldview,instead advocating a South Africa based on African nationalism.
Robert Mangaliso Sobukwe OMSG was a South African anti-apartheid revolutionary and founding member of the Pan Africanist Congress (PAC),serving as the first president of the organization.
The Azanian People's Organisation (AZAPO) is a South African liberation movement and political party. The organisation's two student wings are the Azanian Students' Movement (AZASM) for high school learners and the Azanian Students' Convention (AZASCO) for university level students. The organisation's women's wing is Imbeleko Women's Organisation,simply known as IMBELEKO. Its inspiration is drawn from the Black Consciousness Movement inspired philosophy of Black Consciousness developed by Steve Biko,Harry Nengwekhulu,Abram Onkgopotse Tiro,Vuyelwa Mashalaba and others,as well as Marxist Scientific Socialism.
The MELS Movement of Botswana was an anti-revisionist Marxist-Leninist communist party in Botswana without parliamentary representation. Themba Joina,a practicing lawyer,was the president of the organization. The name MELS is derived from (Karl) Marx,(Friedrich) Engels,(Vladimir) Lenin and (Joseph) Stalin.
Pan Africanist Youth Congress (PAYCO) is the youth wing of the Pan Africanist Congress (PAC) in South Africa. Eastern Cape Launched the first PAYCO Regional Congress under the RTT Leadership led by Comrade Luvo Nkwenkwe.
Johannes "Joe" Modise was a South African political figure. He helped to found uMkhonto we Sizwe,the military wing of the African National Congress,and was its longest serving Commander in Chief,deputised at different points in time by Joe Slovo and Chris Hani. Modise headed MK for a 25-year period,from 1965 to 1990. He served as South Africa's first black Minister of Defence from 1994 to 1999 and led the formation of the post-independence defence force.
John Nyathi "Poks" Pokela was a South African political activist and Chairman of the Pan Africanist Congress (PAC).
Potlako Kitchener Leballo was an Africanist who led the Pan Africanist Congress until 1979. Leballo was co-founder of the Basutoland African Congress in 1952,a World War II veteran and primary school headmaster.
Thomas Titus Nkobi was a senior leader of the South African African National Congress (ANC) and a key figure in the Anti-Apartheid movement. Until his death he was the Treasurer General of the ANC and also its Member of Parliament.
Zephania Lekoame Mothopeng was a South African political activist and member of the Pan-Africanist Congress (PAC).
Mmbara Hulisani Kevin is the former president of PAYCO,a youth wing of PAC in South Africa. Hulisani made news headlines when he took a defiant stance against Letlapa Mphahlele,even going to the extent of calling for his resignation.
Letlapa Mphahlele is a member of the National Assembly of South Africa who represents the Pan Africanist Congress of Azania. He is from Manaleng in the Limpopo Province.
The Pan Africanist Student Movement of Azania (PASMA) is a revolutionary student movement born at the University of the Western Cape,Cape Town,South Africa. It was founded in 1989 as the "Pan Africanist Student Organisation of Azania" (PASO) in Roodepoort,Johannesburg. Among its founders were Lungelo Mbandazayo and Lawrence "General" Nqandela,who led the Pan Africanist Congress of Azania youth wing.
Khoisan X,formerly Benny Alexander,was a South African political activist born in Kimberley,South Africa.
The Workers and Socialist Party (WASP) is a Marxist and Trotskyist political party in South Africa affiliated to International Socialist Alternative.
Malaika wa Azania,born Malaika Lesego Samora Mahlatsi,is a South African writer,political commentator,essayist,blogger,columnist,and television presenter. She is also a self-proclaimed feminist. In 2014,she published her first book "Memoirs of a Born Free." The book describes her family history,beginning with her grandmother's life,then her mother,and finally her own. The book is framed as a letter to the ANC to both thank and criticize the party on the development of South Africa since 1994. Primarily,Wa Azania details her disillusionment with the concept of the "Rainbow Nation" and being a "Born Free."
Mayihlome News is an online political journal published from South Africa. Mayihlome News was launched in 2009,on a free WordPress platform with Mmbara Hulisani Kevin as Editor in Chief. On 16 February 2015,Mayihlome News moved from the free WordPress platform to a self-hosted platform and registered a unique domain. Mayihlome News also rebranded introducing the Man in the Green Blanket in its branding in honour of the leader of the Marikana Miners who were massacred by South African Police Service on 16 August 2012. A news section on Mayihlome News which was aimed at encouraging community journalism was discontinued due to lack of consistent content. Articles published on Mayihlome News are submitted by "students,workers,struggle veterans,revolutionary academics,historians,cultural activists,social activists and other constituencies involved in the struggle for the emancipation of mankind from the yoke of capitalism in all its forms".
Ashby Solomzi Peter Mda,also known as A. P. Mda was a South African teacher,lawyer,political activist and co founder of the African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL). He was also one of the founders of the Pan Africanist Congress of Azania.
Ronald Ozzy Lamola is a South African lawyer and politician who is the Minister of International Relations and Cooperation as a Member of the National Assembly of South Africa since 22 May 2019 as a member of the African National Congress (ANC). He was Minister of Justice and Correctional Services from May 2019 to June 2024. He is a member of the ANC's National Executive Committee and National Working Committee. Lamola had previously been involved in the African National Congress Youth League.
Desmond Lawrence Moela is a South African politician. A party member of the African National Congress (ANC),he also been serving as a Member of the National Assembly of South Africa since the 22 May 2019. Moela had previously been involved in the African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL).
