Fighting Talk Index
Fighting Talk (1950-1963) was a monthly magazine published by South African communists and their allies. It began in 1941 as the organ of a veterans’ organization, the Springbok Legion, which was created to fight for the rights of soldiers during World War II and in the post-war period. Communists were active in the Legion and became increasinly influential in it after the war.
In later years the magazine was administered by the Johannesburg “Fighting Talk Committee.” Editors included Lionel “Rusty” Bernstein, Ruth First and Brian Bunting. Foreign Marxists, including Jack Woddis and Idris Cox, wrote for it as well.
In addition to the struggle against Apartheid, Fighting Talk covered world events, African anti-colonial movement, and the challenges facing newly-independent African nations.
Fighting Talk was suppressed by the Apartheid government in 1963.
1950
Volume 8, No. 1, January 1950
Volume 8, No. 2, February 1950
Volume 8, No. 3, March 1950
Volume 8, No. 10, October 1950
Volume 8, No. 12, December 1950
1951
Volume 9, No. 1, January 1951
Volume 9, No. 2, February 1951
Volume 9, No. 3, March 1951
Volume 9, No. 4, April 1951
Volume 9, No. 5, May 1951
Volume 9, No. 6, June 1951
Volume 9, No. 7, July 1951
Volume 9, No. 8, August 1951
Volume 9, No. 9, September 1951
Volume 9, No. 10, October 1951
Volume 9, No. 11, November 1951
Volume 9, No. 12, December 1951
1952
Volume 10, No. 1, January 1952
Volume 10, No. 2, February 1952
Volume 10, No. 3, March 1952
Volume 10, No. 4, April 1952
Volume 10, No. 5, May 1952
Volume 10, No. 6, June 1952
Volume 10, No. 7, July 1952
Volume 10, No. 8, August 1952
Volume 10, No. 9, September 1952
Volume 10, No. 10, October 1952
Volume 10, No. 11, November 1952
Volume 10, No. 12, December 1952
1953
Volume 11, No.1, January 1953
Volume 11, No. 3, March 1953
Volume 11, No. 4, April 1953
Volume 11, No. 5, May 1953
Volume 11, No. 6, June 1953
Volume 11, No. 7, July 1953
Volume 11, No. 8, August 1953
Volume 11, No. 9, September 1953
Volume 11, No. 10, November 1953
1954
Volume 10, No. 1, January 1954
Volume 10, No. 2, February 1954
Volume 10, No. 3, April 1954
Volume 10, No. 4, May 1954
Volume 10, No. 5, June 1954
Volume 10, No. 6, July 1954
Volume 10, No. 7, August 1954
Volume 10, No. 8, September 1954
Volume 10, No. 9, October 1954
Volume 10, No. 10, November 1954
1955
Volume 11, No. 1, March 1955
Volume 11, No. 2, April 1955
Volume 11, No. 3, May 1955
Volume 11, No. 4, June 1955
Volume 11, No. 5, July 1955
Volume 11, No. 6, August 1955
Volume 11, No. 7, September 1955
Volume 11, No. 9, October 1955
Volume 11, No. 10, November 1955
Volume 11, No. 11, November 1955
1956
Volume 12, No. 1, January 1956
Volume 12, No. 2, February 1956
Volume 12, No. 3, March 1956
Volume 12, No. 4, April 1956
Volume 12, No. 5, May 1956
Volume 12, No. 6, June 1956
Volume 12, No. 7, July 1956
Volume 12, No. 9, September 1956
Volume 12, No. 10, October 1956
Volume 12, No. 11, November 1956
1957
Volume 10, No. 12, February 1957
Volume 11, No. 3, March 1957
Volume 11, No. 4, May 1957
Volume 11, No. 6, July 1957
Volume 11, No. 7, August 1957
Volume 11, No. 10, December 1957/January 1958
1958
Volume 12, No. 1, February 1958
Volume 12, No. 2, March 1958
Volume 12, No. 3, May 1958
Volume 12, No. 4, June/July 1958
Volume 12, No. 6, September 1958
Volume 12, No. 7, November 1958
Volume 12, No. 8, December 1958
1959
Volume 13, No. 1, February 1959
Volume 13, No. 2, March 1959
Volume 13, No. 3, April 1959
Volume 13, No. 4, May1959
Volume 13, No. 5, July 1959
Volume 13, No. 7, September 1959
Volume 13, No. 8, October 1959
Volume 13, No 9, December 1959
1960
Volume 14, No. 1, February 1960
Volume 14, No. 2, March 1960
Volume 14, No. 3, 5 August 1960
Volume 14, No. 4, 23 August 1960
Volume 14, No. 5, October 1960
Volume 14, No. 6, November 1960
Volume 14, No. 7, December 1960
1961
Volume 15, No. 1, February 1961
Volume 15, No. 2, March 1961
Volume 15, No. 3, April 1961
Volume 15, No. 4, May 1961
Volume 15, No. 5, June 1961
Volume 15, No. 6, July 1961
Volume 15, No. 7, August 1961
Volume 15, No. 8, September 1961
Volume 15, No. 9, October 1961
Volume 15, No. 10, November 1961
Volume 15, No. 11, December/January 1961-1962
1962
Volume 16, No. 1, February 1962
Volume 16, No. 2, March 1962
Volume 16, No. 4, May 1962
Volume 16, No. 5, June 1962
Volume 16, No. 6, July 1962
Special issue, August 1962
Volume 16, No. 7, September 1962
Volume 16, No. 8, October 1962
Volume 16, No. 9, November 1962
1963
Volume 17, No. 1, January 1963
Volume 17, No. 2, February 1963