Amanzimtoti bombing
| Amanzimtoti bombing | |
|---|---|
| Part of the history of Apartheid | |
  Amanzimtoti Amanzimtoti (South Africa) | |
| Location | Amanzimtoti, Natal Province |
| Date | 23 December 1985 |
| Deaths | 5 |
| Injured | 40 |
| Victims | three small Afrikaner children, Willem Arie van Wyk 2;
Isabella Margretha van Wyk 5, Johan Smit 8, Irma Bencini 48 and Anna Shearer, 43. |
| Perpetrators | Andrew Sibusiso Zondo member of the ANC's Umkhonto we Sizwe |
The Amanzimtoti bombing took place on 23 December 1985 when five civilians were killed and 40 were injured when Andrew Sibusiso Zondo, a member of uMkhonto we Sizwe, detonated an explosive in a rubbish bin at a shopping centre.
Bombing
[edit]In the 1985 Amanzimtoti bombing on the Natal South Coast, five civilians were killed and 40 were injured when MK cadre Andrew Sibusiso Zondo detonated an explosive in a rubbish bin at a shopping centre shortly before Christmas.[1] In a submission to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC), the ANC stated that Zondo's act, though "understandable" as a response to a recent South African Defence Force raid in Lesotho, was not in line with ANC policy. Zondo was subsequently executed.[2]
Victims
[edit]Three Afrikaner children, Willem Arie van Wyk 2 years old, Isabella Margretha van Wyk 5 years old and eight-year-old Johan Smit. Two women were also killed: Mrs Irma Bencini 48 and Anna Shearer, 43. Sixty-one people were injured: many were blinded and left permanently disabled.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Amanzimtoti blast kills five - South African History Online". www.sahistory.org.za. Retrieved 2022-12-23.
- ^ "The Liberation Movements from 1960 to 1990" (PDF). Truth and Reconciliation Commission of South Africa Report. 2. Truth and Reconciliation Commission: 330.
