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Attempts of sabotage are made in Secunda

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23 Aug 2019
Attempts of sabotage are made in Secunda

Two strategic acts of sabotage, supposedly by the Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK ), against the oil-from-coal plants based in Secunda failed to successfully hit their target. Though the African National Congress (ANC) military wing, (MK), did not claim responsibility for these acts, the South African Defence Force argued that it was the ANC who had planned and executed the sabotage attempts. Furthermore, the South African government blamed the Zimbabwean government for allowing MK to use Zimbabwe as a base to launch these attacks. The Zimbabwean government denied any responsibility and claimed that the acts were carried out from elsewhere.

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South African History Online. (2019, August 23). Attempts of sabotage are made in Secunda. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0149138

South African History Online (2019) 'Attempts of sabotage are made in Secunda', South African History Online, 23 August. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0149138 (Accessed: 3 August 2026).

South African History Online, Attempts of sabotage are made in Secunda [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0149138, (accessed 3 August 2026).

"Attempts of sabotage are made in Secunda." South African History Online, 23 Aug. 2019, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0149138. Accessed 3 Aug. 2026.

South African History Online. "Attempts of sabotage are made in Secunda." South African History Online. August 23, 2019. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0149138.

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