The Heartless and Vicious 1985 Lesotho Raid
During the early hours of 20 December 1985, at around 01:00, Vlakplaas Commander Eugene de Kock was leading a unit of six men, as they were deployed at one of…
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December 20, 2024
1990 – 1994 / African National Congress (ANC) / Apartheid Police / South African Defence Force’s (SADF)
SADF ‘Third Force’-Related Officers Dismissed by De Klerk
On 19 December 1992, apartheid State President F.W. de Klerk announced that 23 members of the South African Defence Force (SADF), including two Generals and four Brigadiers, were being forcibly…
December 19, 2024
1979-1983 / African National Congress (ANC) / Apartheid Police / South African Defence Force’s (SADF) / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)
MK Special Operations Koeberg Explosions
On Saturday, 18 December 1982, four explosions occurred at Africa's only nuclear power plant, Koeberg, situated north of Cape Town. The banned African National Congress (ANC) accepted responsibility for the…
December 18, 2024
The Abduction of Ebrahim Ismail Ebrahim from Swaziland
On the evening of 15 December 1986, at around 22:00, when the Chairman of the ANC's Regional Political-Military Committee in Swaziland, Ebrahim Ismail Ebrahim, was watching television with his gardener,…
December 15, 2024
1984-1990 / African National Congress (ANC) / Apartheid Police / South African Defence Force’s (SADF) / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)
Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK) Ingwavuma Unit Suffers Arrests – Part 3
Accordingly, on 10 November 1984, Robert Dumisa noted in his diary that his Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK) Ingwavuma Unit Commissar told him that the apartheid South African Defence Force (SADF)…
December 13, 2024
1984-1990 / African National Congress (ANC) / Apartheid Police / South African Defence Force’s (SADF) / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)
Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK) Ingwavuma Unit Suffers Arrests – Part 2
Following his visit to Swaziland on 28 August 1984, the Commander of Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK) Ingwavuma Unit, Robert Dumisa, was on 1 September 1984 back in Ingwavuma, where he…
December 12, 2024
1984-1990 / African National Congress (ANC) / Apartheid Police / National Trade Union Leaders / South African Communist Party’s (SACP’s) / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)
Shadrack Maphumulo Abducted and Murdered
On 12 December 1986, at around 02:00 in the morning, Msizeni Shadrack Matthews Maphumulo, an African National Congress (ANC) Acting Representative in Swaziland, died in police custody after he had…
December 12, 2024
1984-1990 / African National Congress (ANC) / Apartheid Police / South African Communist Party’s (SACP’s) / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)
Ahmed Timol Unit Members Regrettably Killed
On the night of 11 December 1989, at around 23:30, a huge explosion hit the north part of Park Station, shattering windows and spraying glass over a wide area. The…
December 11, 2024
1984-1990 / African National Congress (ANC) / Apartheid Police / South African Defence Force’s (SADF) / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)
Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK) Ingwavuma Unit Suffers Arrests – Part 1
On 11 December 1984, the apartheid security net was closing on Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK) Ingwavuma Unit, since in Emachobeni Royal Area of Ingwavuma, the police arrested Vusumuzi Nyawo while…
December 11, 2024
Apartheid Police Special Task Force on a Killing Fling near Oshoek
Towards the evening of 7 December 1981, Johannes Mnisi (aka “Victor Molefe”) of Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK) Special Operations Unit, was in a car with two apartheid policemen, Major Frederik…
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December 7, 2024
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