KHANYILE, William

Age 45

Description
A SACTU official from Swayimane, outside Pietermaritzburg, who was killed on 30 January 1981 in a raid by SADF Special Forces operatives on three houses in the Matola suburb of Maputo, Mozambique. Fifteen other South Africans, including several senior MK operatives, were killed in the attack. Three of the attackers (all ex-Rhodesian security force members) and a Portuguese citizen were also killed. Mr Khanyile previously served seven years on Robben Island for political offences.

TV Series Hearing Transcripts TRC Final Report Glossary

Transcript of episode 82, section 3, starting at: 23:05

‘Matola Mozambique January 1981’ // The Matola raid was in January 1981, it was a combined operation in a planning sense; it was planned by two senior figures in the security establishment. Jacques Buchner was one from the SAP side and a Major Steijn from the South African Defence Force. They ...

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