List of SADF raids into Neigbouring Countries

Cross border raids 1975 August Invasion of Angola. 1978 4 May Air and ground strike on SWAPO refugee camp at Kassinga inside Angola; over 600 deaths 1981 30 January Matola, Mozambique; 12 killed, 3 abducted 1982 9 December Maseru, Lesotho; 42 deaths 1983 23 May Air attack on Maputo, Mozambique; 6 deaths. 1 7 October Maputo, Mozambique; no deaths 1984 Botswana; 3 deaths, execution style 1985 14June Gaborone, Botswana; 12 deaths 20 December Maseru, Lesotho; 9 deaths (followed by coup against Chief Leabua Jonathan). 1986 1 9 May Simultaneous air and ground strikes on Botswana, Zambia and Zimbabwe during Commonwealth EPG mission to South Africa; 3 deaths 1987 Livingstone, Zambia; 4 deaths May Mozambique; 3 deaths 1988 28 March Gaborone, Botswana; 4 deaths June Gaborone; 2 SADF members captured Bomb attacks 1974 Botswana; parcel bomb kills student leader Abraham Tiro Zambia; parcel bomb kills John Dube 1981 1 August Harare, Zimbabwe; car bomb kills chief ANC representative Joe Gqabi Gaborone, Botswana; car bomb kills ANC executive member 1982 March London (UK); ANC headquarters bombed June Mbabane, Swaziland; car bomb kills 2 ANC representatives August Lesotho; car bomb kills 1 person; ANC representative Chris Hani survives 1 7 August Maputo, Mozambique; parcel bomb kills ANC member Ruth First 1984 28June Lubango (Angola); letter bomb kills SACTU member Jeanette Schoon and daughter 1985 13 February Botswana, house of exile Nat Serache blown up 14 May Gaborone, Botswana; car bomb kills exile Vernon Nkadimeng 1 July Lusaka, Zambia; ANC headquarters bombed 16 November Gaborone, Botswana; car bomb kills 4 exiles (including 2 children). 7 December Lusaka, Zambia; parcel bomb injures ANC member. 1986 April Maputo, Mozambique; car bomb injures 50, extensive damage. 8 September Stockholm (Sweden); ANC offices bombed 1987 8 April Gaborone, Botswana; car bomb kills 3, injures 2 1 4 May Harare, Zimbabwe; booby-trapped TV set kills wife of ANC official. 1 7 May Harare, Zimbabwe; ANC offices bombed October Harare; car bomb, survived by activists Joan and Jeremy Brickhill. 1988 January Harare, Zimbabwe; grenade attack on ANC offices January Harare; car bomb injures exile Paul Brickfield. Bulawayo January Zimbabwe; car bomb kills 2 ANC members 20 January Lusaka, Zambia ANC offices bombed, 4 Zambians injured 27 March Brussels (Belgium); unexploded bomb found outside ANC offices 17 April Maputo, Mozambique; car bomb severely injures ANC member Albie Sachs December Livingstone, Zambia; car bomb kills 2 and injures 13 others 1989 January Zambia; 2 deaths in 2 bomb blasts Cross-border abductions 1970's Nduli, Joseph (Exile) Abducted from Botswana/Swaziland Ndhlovu, Cleopas (Exile) Ramotse, B.S. (Exile) 1981 30 January 3 persons Abducted from Mozambique during Matola raid. 1984 2 May 4 ANC members From Swaziland 1986 July Msibi, Sidney From Manzini, Swaziland; Returned November August Seme, Lucas (ANC) From Swazi police cells 11 December Schneider, Daniel (Swiss) From Mbabane, Swaziland; Released 2 days later after interrogation in South Africa by security police. Bischoff, Corinne (Swiss) 11/12 December Mzeni, Shadrack (ANC) From Mbabane, Swaziland Cele, Grace Nyoni, Danger 15 December Ebrahim, Ebrahim (ANC From Swaziland; tried and convicted in South Africa court under ISA 1987 May Nyanda, Sheila (ANC) From Mbabane; released November 1988. 1989 March Molapo, Sekhonyana From Lesotho; released 9 days later after interrogation and attempts to recruit him as an agent Source: Coleman, M. (ed)(1998). A Crime Against Humanity: analysing the repression of the apartheid state, Johannesburg: Human Rights Committee Cross border raids 1975Á‚ Cross border raids 1975Á‚ Cross border raids 1975Á‚