The inaugural Moses Kotane Memorial Lecture was delivered at the University of Johannesburg on Thursday evening 31 May 2018. The event was hosted by Prof Tshilidzi Marwala, UJ Vice-Chancellor and Principal.

The lecture, entitled ‘Moses Kotane, Chief Architect of the Struggle’, was delivered by Dr Bonginkosi ‘Blade’ Nzimande, current General Secretary of the SACP.

Kotane served as General Secretary of the South African Communist Party (SACP) for almost 40 years, from 1939 until his death in 1978. He was also a leading member of the ANC.