My Journey From A Rural Herds-boy to MK Soldier and then Ambassador

Written by Mabuse Mampane (aka Reddy Mazimba)

Mabuse Mampane, also known as Reddy Mazimba left his rural home in Sekhukhuneland at the tender age of about 8 years old in 1951 to begin work as a herds-boy in a neighbouring village before leaving South Africa to undergo military training abroad as a member of Umkhonto we Sizwe in 1963.

He spent the next 27 yers in exile.

This is the story of his early life and political conscientisation illegal departure from the country and military training abroad, life in MK camps in Africa and work in OR Tambo's security detail in Zambia, his role as ANC Chief Representative in Tanzania and in the establishment of SOMAFCO, his experiences as Chief Representative in Zimbabwe and recollections of the Olivia Forsyth spy saga, leadership of the ANC security section in the CODESA talks and experiences as South African Ambassador to Angola, Sudan and Swaziland, and re-connecting with a family he had last seen decades before and a sister he had not met until his return to the country in the 1990's.


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