Freedom Park, a National Heritage Site and the Department of Defense and Military Veterans, hosted the commemoration of the 40th anniversary of the Matola Raid.The 14h February 1981 is the day in which the first 12 UMkhonto we Sizwe ( MK) cadres, who were killed during the Matola Raid were buried. The 13th one died of the wounds sustained, three months later.
Lest we Forget: “In the early hours of the 30 January 1981 the Apartheid security forces invaded the Republic of Mozambique. Three transit houses which were host to MK cadres were attacked with rocket launchers rifles and other weapons. 12 MK cadres were killed and one Portuguese national.”
