In October 1985, in an operation to arrest stone throwers, the Joint Operation Command consisting of the South African Police, South African Railway Police and South African Defense Force, disguised as railway workers, hid in crates on the back of a railway truck and ambushed the communities of Athlone and Crossroads. Five youths were killed and men, women, children and toddles were wounded in the operations known as the Trojan Horse Massacres.
The South African Coalition for Transitional Justice
The video combines poetry and acting to arouse empathy towards refugees and ultimately calls for greater commitment to peace worldwide.
Hambura Ipfundo (Untying the Knot) was performed at St Mary’s Church Hall on 31 October 2020.
