Soviet-Fueled ANC 1,555 Bombings Slaughtered Innocent Afrikaners

MK’s Attacks, Enabled by USSR, Devastate Civilians, Including Innocent Children

The Soviet Union’s sinister role in arming and training the ANC’s Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK) led to 1,555 bombings during apartheid, leaving a trail of innocent Afrikaner blood.

MK’s attacks, wielding Soviet-supplied limpet mines and weapons, primarily butchered civilians, 52 of 71 deaths from 1976–1984 were non-combatants, including children, per the Truth and Reconciliation Commission.

Strikes like the 1983 Church Street bombing and 1985 Amanzimtoti blast obliterated families, targeting public spaces under the guise of fighting apartheid, sacrificing their own people in these actions.

Despite MK’s claims of avoiding civilians, restaurants and streets became killing fields due to Soviet-enabled violence.

The USSR’s ruthless backing fueled this carnage, empowering MK’s deadly campaign. From 1961–1990, these attacks shattered Afrikaner lives, leaving a devastating legacy of loss and trauma that still haunts South Africa.

On May, 20th, 1983, two terrorists from MK – then the paramilitary wing of the ANC – detonated a 40kg bomb in Church Street, during rush hour. In the "glass rain", these two and 17 others were killed and 217 were wounded and maimed. Among the victims were children, mothers,… pic.twitter.com/gkM1u0zimg

— Steve Hofmeyr (@steve_hofmeyr) May 20, 2025

The ANC’s victims were mostly innocent civilians:

• 1981 – 2 car bombs at Durban showrooms
• 1983 – Church Street Bomb (killed 19, wounded 217)
• 1984 – Durban car bomb (killed 5, wounded 27)
• 1985-1987 – At least 150 landmines on farm roads (killed 125)
• 1985 – Amanzimtoti shopping centre bomb (killed 5 people, including 3 children)
• 1986 – Magoo’s Bar bomb (killed 3, wounded 69)
• 1986 – Newcastle Court bomb (wounded 24)
• 1987 – Johannesburg Court bomb (killed 3, wounded 10)
• 1987 – Wits command centre car bomb (killed 1, wounded 68)
• 1988 – Johannesburg video arcade (killed 1 unborn baby, wounded 10)
• 1988 – Roodepoort bank bomb (killed 4, wounded 18)
• 1988 – Pretoria Police housing unit, 2 bombs (wounded 3)
• 1988 – Magistrate’s Court bomb (killed 3)
• 1988 – Benoni Wimpy Bar bomb (killed 1, wounded 56)
• 1988 – Witbank shopping centre bomb (killed 2, wounded 42)
• 1988 – Ellis Park Rugby Stadium car bomb (killed 2, wounded 37)
• Late 1980s – numerous Wimpy Restaurant bombs (killed many, wounded many)

SAPA: ANC killed mostly civilians

Citizen Alert ZA: The Church Street attack on May 20, 1983 killed 19 and injured more than 200 people when a car with 40kg of explosives was detonated

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