MK Special Operations Unit

1979-1983 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Anti-Imperialism / Armed Struggle / Liberation Arts Culture and Heritage / National Democratic Revolution / South African Defence Force’s (SADF) / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)

Bombard the Bourgeois Headquarters!Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK) Special Ops Hits Voortrekkerhoogte

Bombard the Bourgeois Headquarters!Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK) Special Ops Hits Voortrekkerhoogte On 12 August 1981, 45 years ago, around 22:30, Lieutenant van Dyk was busy writing a situation report at…

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August 12, 2026

1979-1983 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Anti-Imperialism / Apartheid Police / Armed Struggle / National Democratic Revolution / SA Liberation Struggle / South African Defence Force’s (SADF) / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)

MK Special Operations – ‘Operation Blackout’

MK Special Operations – ‘Operation Blackout’ 45 years ago, on 21 July 1981, six massive explosions detonated just before 02:00, in the early hours of the morning, at the Camden…

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July 22, 2026

1984-1990 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Anti-Imperialism / Apartheid Police / Armed Struggle / Battles / Cross-Border Raids / Front Line States / National Democratic Revolution / National Executive Committee (NEC) / South African Defence Force’s (SADF) / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)

40 Years After the MK Bombing of the Magoo’s Bar in Durban

40 Years After the MK Bombing of the Magoo’s Bar in Durban On 14 June 1986, exactly a year after the Gaborone Raid, at approximately 19:00, Robert McBride showed up…

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June 15, 2026

1979-1983 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Anti-Imperialism / Apartheid Police / Armed Struggle / Battles / National Democratic Revolution / South African Defence Force’s (SADF) / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)

Remembering the Moroka Three: Ruthlessly Murdered by the Apartheid Regime

Remembering the Moroka Three: Ruthlessly Murdered by the Apartheid Regime On 9 June 1983, Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK) operatives, Jerry Semano Mosololi (aka “Dragon Mosepedi”), Thelle Simon Mogoerane (aka “Seiso…

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June 9, 2026

1984-1990 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Anti-Imperialism / Apartheid Police / Armed Struggle / Battles / Front Line States / Liberation Arts Culture and Heritage / National Democratic Revolution / SA Liberation Struggle / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)

Recalling the Incredible Edendale Hospital MK Rescue Operation

Recalling the Incredible Edendale Hospital MK Rescue Operation On 5 May 1986, at approximately 16:20, Derrick McBride was involved in a meeting with Matthew Lecordier, Antonio du Preez, Greta Apelgren…

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May 5, 2026

1984-1990 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Anti-Imperialism / Apartheid Police / Armed Struggle / Biographies and Obituaries / National Democratic Revolution / South African Communist Party’s (SACP’s) / South African Defence Force’s (SADF)

MK Special Operations Combatant Marion Sparg is Arrested

MK Special Operations Combatant Marion Sparg is Arrested Forty years ago, on 7 March 1986, after the apartheid President PW Botha had lifted the state of emergency during a speech…

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March 7, 2026

1979-1983 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Anti-Imperialism / Apartheid Police / Armed Struggle / Battles / Biographies and Obituaries / Cross-Border Raids / FRELIMO / Front Line States / National Democratic Revolution / National Executive Committee (NEC) / South African Communist Party’s (SACP’s) / South African Defence Force’s (SADF) / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)

Paying Homage to the “Dolphin”: Montso “Obadi” Mokgabudi

Paying Homage to the “Dolphin”: Montso “Obadi” Mokgabudi On 10 February 1981, Montso “Obadi” Mokgabudi (aka “Dolphin Ngake”) succumbed to his wounds, when his guts were ripped open during an…

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February 10, 2026

1984-1990 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Anti-Imperialism / Apartheid Police / Armed Struggle / Battles / National Democratic Revolution / Pan Africanism / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)

Limpet Mine Explodes Substation in Durban

Limpet Mine Explodes Substation in Durban Forty years ago, in the evening of 9 January 1986, a limpet mine exploded and damaged a substation in Jacobs, Durban. Later a second…

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January 9, 2026

1979-1983 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Anti-Imperialism / Apartheid Police / Armed Struggle / Front Line States / National Democratic Revolution / National Executive Committee (NEC) / South African Communist Party’s (SACP’s) / South African Defence Force’s (SADF) / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)

ANC Politico-Military Strategy Commission (PMSC) Appointed

ANC Politico-Military Strategy Commission (PMSC) Appointed On 1 January 1979, a Politico-Military Strategy Commission (PMSC) was appointed at a Special African National Congress (ANC) National Executive Committee (NEC) Meeting in…

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January 1, 2026

1984-1990 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Anti-Imperialism / Apartheid Police / Armed Struggle / Battles / Front Line States / National Democratic Revolution / Pan Africanism / South African Defence Force’s (SADF) / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)

SASOL 2 and 3 Attack by MK Special Ops Dolphin Unit

SASOL 2 and 3 Attack by MK Special Ops Dolphin Unit In the early part of the morning of 28 November 1985, at around 01:00, the SASOL 2 and 3…

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November 28, 2025