List of MK and ANC terrorist activities. PART TWO

[Nat Quinn]

 

 

List of MK and ANC terrorist activities. PART TWO

List of terrorist activities according to the ANC’s own records. FOLK POWER NEWS will do this in a sequential series as it is a very long list and cannot be summarized in one post

Terorism during 1980
1980 SAP building: Booysens police station, damage built

14/01/80 SAP building/support for community resistance: Search each other SAP station Little damage; minor injury to one SAP; local community involved in fight against forced removal

1980 Skirmish with SAP: Meadowlands No Details

?? /03/80 Skirmish with SAP: Bophuthatswana Two cadres killed, one escaped

04/04/80 SAP buildings and personnel: Booysens SAP Station Attack with grenades, rocket launchers, AKs cause damage, no injuries

June 1980 Staff actively assisting SAP: Tennyson Makiwane Expelled ANC official; shot dead

01/06/80 Economical: Sasol 1.2 and Natref Eight fuel tanks destroyed in series of explosions; no injuries; R58-million damage

August 1980 SAP SB Personnel: Det-Sgt TG Zondi; shot in Sobantu Village; unharmed

15/10/80 Economic/support for community resistance: Railway in Dube blown up; Soweto community called for a way to stay to protest against rent increases, visit by Koornhof

29/10/80 State Buildings: West Rand Administration Board Two grenades cause extensive damage, injure security guard and friend

30/10/80 Government residence: Port Elizabeth House of Transkei consul damaged with bomb; no injuries

21/11/80 skirmish with SAP: Chiawelo; cadre killed, SAP injures child

See also: List of MK and ANC terrorist operations. PART ONE

Terorism during 1981
According to the SAIRR, there were at least 40 ANC guerrilla attacks in urban areas between January and October 1981; there were 17 between July 1979 and June 1980.

1981 skirmish with SAP: home in Chiawelo; One cadre killed; possible SAP casualties

1981 SAP building: Wonderboom SAP station No details

1981 Economical: Capital Park substation Damage by limpet mine

1981 SAP Building: Mabopane SAP Station Two Dead (No details)

1981 Economical: Rosslyn substation Damage by limpet mines; Two injuries

14/04/81 Economical: Richards Bay / Freedom line 20km railway destroyed, coal trucks derail

21/04/81 Economic: power station, in Durban Two transformers destroyed by limpet mines

May 1981 Personnel actively assisting SAP: Policeman from Hoedspruit Railways killed with grenade

06/05/81 Economic/ Republic Day protests: railway line in Hoedspruit area Line damaged

21/05/81 Economic/Republic Day protests: PE rail link to Johannesburg and Cape Town line damaged by explosion

25/05/81: Series of actions in support of Republic Day riots:

Propaganda: pamphlet bomb in Durban;
SAP Building: Fort Jackson SAP Station;
Economic: railway line near Soweto
Economic: railway line on Natal South Coast
Economic: power lines cut in Peace, OSCE
27/05/81 SAW buildings: recruitment office, Durban destroyed in explosion

01/06/81 Incendiary bombs at three PFP offices, Johannesburg No injuries

04/06/81 SAP Building: SAP Station, Johannesburg SAP Building: SAP Station, Meyerton

11/06/81 Economical: railway line Natal North Coast

16/6/81 Economical: railway near East London

28/06/81 Economical: railway line near Empangeni

03/07/81 Economical: fuel storage afd, Alberton Limpet mine defused

21/07/81 Economical: power supply; Pretoria, Middelburg, Ermelo At least six explosions at three installations

11/08/81 SAW personnel and buildings: Voortrekkerhoogte Military Base Damage by rocket attack

19/08/81 Economic: railway line near East London

02/09/81 SAP buildings and personnel: Mabopane SAP station Two SAP, two civilians (one a child) dead

12/09/81 Economical: main railway, Delville Wood, Durban Explosions damage line

10/10/81 Economical: Durban Railway Station Government Buildings: Durban Offices, Dept. of Cooperation and Development Four injuries; no details

21/10/81 Economical: Transformer in Evander destroyed Economically: Sasol III water pipeline, Secunda

26/10/81 SAP buildings and personnel: Sibasa SAP station Two SAP dead, station destroyed

01/11/81 SAW buildings and personnel: Jeppes Reef House near Swaziland border occupied by SAW Destroyed in rocket/grenade attack

09/11/81 Government Buildings: Orlando Magistrates Court explosion; no details

12/11/81 Economical: Rosslyn power substation, Pretoria Damage by 4 limpet mines

09/12/81 Government buildings: office of Chief Commissioner, Department of Cooperation and Development, Cape Town

14/12/81 Economic: Pretoria power substation bombed

23/12/81 Government Buildings: E. Cape Admin. Council, Duncan Village No details

26/12/81 SAP buildings: Wonderboom port SAP station No details

Terorism during 1982
According to the SAIRR, there were at least 26 sabotage attacks by the ANC between December 1981 and November 1982; 13 suspected ANC cadres were killed in shootouts with the SAP. According to the SAP, there were 39 acts of insurgency in 1982.

21/05/81 Government buildings: Port Natal Administration Board, Pinetown bombing Government buildings: Offices of Dept. of Coloured Affairs, Durban

07/01/82 Government buildings: West Rand Administration Board, Soweto Bom damage office

12/05/82 Government Buildings: West Rand Administration Board. Soweto bomb damages offices again

20/03/82 Government buildings: Langa Commissioners Court damaged in explosion

28/05/82 Economical: Fuel depot and power transformer, Hectorspruit Damaged by limpet mine

03/06/82 Economical: railway line near Dube Damaged in explosion

04/06/82 Government buildings: offices of President’s Council, Cape Town Bomb explode in elevator of building housing these offices; one killed

28/06/82 Economical: railway depot at Freedom Damaged in explosion

28/06/82 Economical: Scheepersnek: Two bombs cause extensive damage to railway depot, pumping station, store, vehicles; Durban-Witwatersrand oil pipeline shattered SAP & Government buildings: Port Elizabeth; Station Commanders’ Office and New Law Howe Damaged July 1982 Government Buildings: PE Courthouse

28/08/82 SAW buildings: Umvoti Mounted Rifles Army Camp, Red Hill, Durban Major damage to building and three SAW vehicles

September 1982 Skirmishes with SAP: Boksburg Two cadres killed

24/09/82 Economical: railway bridge placed near Upington Explosives; no details

October 1982 Skirmishes with SAP: KwaZulu One SAP SB member killed; one cadre killed

26/10/82 Government buildings: Drakensberg Administration. Board, Pietermaritzburg Three bombs explode

November 1982 SAP staff: W/O P. Selepe, Mamelodi Killed; gave evidence in many trials

08/11/82 Economical: Mobile fuel storage, Mkuze Blast causes serious damage December 1982 Personnel actively assisting SAP: B. Hlapane

13-14/11/82 Skirmishes with SAP: Piet Retief Two SAP seriously wounded

18-19/12/82 Economical: Koeberg Nuclear Power Station Major damage in four explosions; no injuries

20-21/11/82 SAW/SAP installation & staff: SAP rural station & temporary SAW garrison at Tonga Rocket attack injures two SAW personnel seriously

31/12/82 Government Building / SAP building: Johannesburg Magistrate’s Court (200m from John Vorster Square) Explosion; no details

 

source:List of MK and ANC terrorist activities. PART TWO – People’s Power News (volkskrag.co.za)

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