She was unarmed. Walking into her office in Paris.
 A South African exile who dared to expose an international arms trade.
 And in seven gunshots, Dulcie September was silenced—right outside the ANC mission where she worked.

But who pulled the trigger?
 And perhaps more importantly—who looked the other way?

In this episode, we unravel the chilling assassination of anti-apartheid activist Dulcie September. From her quiet beginnings as a teacher in Cape Town to her relentless investigations into French arms deals with the apartheid regime, Dulcie became a threat—not just to Pretoria, but to powerful networks across Europe.

What we uncover is not just a murder, but a web of complicity, cover-ups, and the uncomfortable truth: that even within liberation movements, voices like hers—Black, female, principled—were often dismissed, diminished… or disappeared.

Was she paranoid?
 Or was she right all along?

This is not just a story of political murder. It’s a story about the erasure of women. The cost of speaking out. And what happens when justice is never served.

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Produced By:

Sthembiso Matenjwa

Tatum Damons

After Freedom SA (Pty) Ltd

Was Samora Machel’s 1986 plane crash a tragic aviation accident—or a Cold War assassination? In this episode, we explore the life and controversial death of Mozambique’s first president, a revolutionary leader and Pan-African icon whose fight against colonialism and apartheid made him a powerful symbol in Southern African politics.

Through declassified reports, conspiracy theories, and eyewitness accounts, we unpack the competing narratives: Was Machel killed by South Africa’s apartheid regime? Betrayed by his own party? Or caught in a geopolitical crossfire between the Soviet Union, the CIA, and Western interests?

This episode is a deep dive into Cold War Africa, political assassinations, liberation movements, and the legacy of one of the continent’s most complex figures.

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tiktok: @afterfreedom

email: [email protected]

Produced By:

Sthembiso Matenjwa

Tatum Damons

After Freedom SA (Pty) Ltd

In one of the most iconic photographs in South African history, a teenage boy carries the lifeless body of Hector Pieterson through the streets of Soweto. That boy was Mbuyisa Makhubo — and shortly after that moment, he disappeared.

This episode traces the haunting mystery of Mbuyisa’s life after the photo: the surveillance, the exile, the letters from Nigeria, and the trail that goes cold without answers. But it’s also about more than one young man — it’s about what happens to people who become symbols, and how a country forgets those it once celebrated.

Blending biography, memory, and political analysis, we explore the broader story of June 16, trauma, exile, and the cost of carrying the struggle on your shoulders.

Produced By:

Sthembiso Matenjwa

Tatum Damons

After Freedom SA (Pty) Ltd

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