On 28 December 1981, at around 11:00 in the morning, Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK) operatives, Jerry Joseph Mosololi and “Bruce”, were inside their G-6 Unit’s underground dwelling in the Apies River, near Hammanskraal, while Syndey Molefe was sitting outside under a tree shade. About 400 metres away, Nicholas Hlongwane was washing his clothes in the river, while Thelle Simon Mogoerane had gone to buy some food at the nearby shops.
Meanwhile Molefe noticed a man standing in front of the base and another one standing a few metres away. When he approached the man, he began to run away, and Molefe immediately went into the underground dwelling to inform his comrades, Mosololi and Bruce, that the base had been spotted and they had to remove the weapons and hide them.
Mosololi then responded that while they were moving the weapons, he was going to warn “Commander Mteleki Nsizwa” (real name Nicholas Hlongwane), since he was busy doing his washing. A few minutes later, when Mosololi and Hlongwane returned, Molefe and Bruce had already removed the weapons, with only the kitbags remaining. Mosololi and Hlongwane then hid the kitbags somewhere inside the bushes.
After they had managed to shift everything from the dwelling, Mosololi went inside alone to confirm if everything was removed. While he was still inside, he heard a shot go off outside, which was accompanied by sounds of hasty footsteps like somebody was running. Seconds later, he heard someone shouting that he wante
