Special Report Transcript Episode 39, Section 2, Time 01:56

Within three years of joining the ANC underground Phila was commanding all Umkhonto we Sizwe operations in Natal from her base in Swaziland. She was 24, with a makarov pistol on one hip and a baby boy on the other, but the same leadership qualities which turned tiny Phila Ndwande into respected MK Zandi also alerted the security branch. In October 1988 this man drove into Swaziland at the Golela border post accompanied by Col Hentie Botha Lt-Col Sam du Preez and Warrant Officer Louis Wasserman. We’d like to show you what these men look like but the South African Police Service says using their personal photos would infringe on these men and their constitutional right to privacy. Col Andy Taylor was in Swaziland on the orders of Gen JA Steyn, and in turn Taylor gave orders to informers within the ANC’s military wing. Phila Ndwandwe, guerrilla commander and breastfeeding mother was kidnapped in Manzini by people she trusted and taken to Pietermaritzburg.

Notes: Sketch of Col Andrew Taylor (amnesty applicant) Note re right to privacy – CP Steenkamp SAP Div Commissioner

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