The Amanzimtoti bombing took place on 23 December 1985 when 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.

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In the 1985 Amanzimtoti bombing on the

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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. In a submission to the

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(TRC), the ANC stated that Zondo's act, though "understandable" as a response to a recent

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raid in Lesotho, was not in line with ANC policy. Zondo was subsequently executed.

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