William Khanyile
William
A SACTU official from Swayimane, outside Pietermaritzburg, who was killed on 30 January 1981 in a raid by SADF Special Forces operatives on three houses in the Matola suburb of Maputo, Mozambique. Fifteen other South Africans, including several senior MK operatives, were killed in the attack. Three of the attackers (all ex-Rhodesian security force members) and a Portuguese citizen were also killed. Mr Khanyile previously served seven years on Robben Island for political offences.