MK Special Operations Unit

Read more about the article Apartheid SADF Wits Command Headquarters Bombed
1984-1990 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Anti-Imperialism / Apartheid Police / Armed Struggle / Battles / Front Line States / National Democratic Revolution / National Executive Committee (NEC) / Negotiations / Pan Africanism / South African Communist Party’s (SACP’s) / South African Defence Force’s (SADF) / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)

Apartheid SADF Wits Command Headquarters Bombed

Apartheid SADF Wits Command Headquarters Bombed On 30 July 1987, a car bomb was detonated outside the headquarters of the apartheid South African Defence Force (SADF) Witwatersrand Command army base…

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July 30, 2025
Read more about the article ATTACKING THE HEART OF APARTHEID: THE ANC’S MK SPECIAL OPERATIONS UNIT
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ATTACKING THE HEART OF APARTHEID: THE ANC’S MK SPECIAL OPERATIONS UNIT

ATTACKING THE HEART OF APARTHEID: THE ANC’S MK SPECIAL OPERATIONS UNIT Yunus Carrim For over three decades, the remarkable story of Umkhonto we Sizwe’s Special Operations Unit has remained largely…

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July 13, 2025
Read more about the article Ellis Park MK Bomb Blast – 2 July 1988
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Ellis Park MK Bomb Blast – 2 July 1988

Ellis Park MK Bomb Blast – 2 July 1988 On 2 July 1988, Lester Dumakude, who was formerly part of Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK) Botswana Machinery in 1987 and was…

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July 2, 2025
Read more about the article The MJK Unit and the Arrest of the Special Operations Dutch Couple
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The MJK Unit and the Arrest of the Special Operations Dutch Couple

The MJK Unit and the Arrest of the Special Operations Dutch Couple On 29 June 1985, the media reported that Hélène Passtoors was arrested on the corner of Pritchard and…

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June 30, 2025
Read more about the article The Moroka Three: Judiciously Murdered by the Apartheid Regime
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The Moroka Three: Judiciously Murdered by the Apartheid Regime

The Moroka Three: Judiciously Murdered by the Apartheid Regime On 9 June 1983, Umkhonto weSizwe (MK) operatives, Jerry Semano Mosololi (aka “Dragon Mosepedi”), Thelle Simon Mogoerane (aka “Seiso Moletsane”) and…

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June 10, 2025
Read more about the article Reaction to the MK Special Ops SASOL I and II Attacks
1979-1983 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Apartheid Police / Armed Struggle / Battles / 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)

Reaction to the MK Special Ops SASOL I and II Attacks

Reaction to the MK Special Ops SASOL I and II Attacks On 4 June 1980, African National Congress (ANC) leader Oliver Tambo’s predictions that the SASOL attack would herald an…

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June 4, 2025
Read more about the article MK Special Operations Unit Hits SASOL
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MK Special Operations Unit Hits SASOL

MK Special Operations Unit Hits SASOL On 1 June 1980, at approximately 19:00, Barney Molokoane, Dick Mtimkulu, Lati Ntshekang and Vaku Senzangakhona were dressed in overalls, some blue, some brown,…

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June 1, 2025