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MATYA, Siphiwo Lawrence

Age 20

Description
An MK cadre who died in UNITA ambush in Viana, Angola, on 5 November 1987. MK soldiers based in Angola assisted the FAPLA forces of the ruling MPLA government in its war against UNITA, which was assisted by the South African government. 1987-8 saw particularly fierce fighting, in which a number of MK soldiers were killed in combat, often in ambushes laid by UNITA.

Sorry, no references to this term could be found in the TRC final report.
 
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