The Taste of Poison: Apartheid's black ops in Zimbabwe: Episode 2

Continuing History

This series, ‘Apartheid’s black ops in Zimbabwe’, examines the acts of espionage, assassination, sabotage and subversion conducted by the South Africa within the borders of its northern neighbour during the 1980s. It also looks at the men who pulled the triggers and planted the bombs, as well as the impact of their actions, in what was a turbulent and sometimes devastating period for Zimbabwe and the region.

Episode 2 covers the escalation of the clandestine battle at the end of 1981, investigating the fallout from the Gqabi killing, the sabotage of Zimbabwe’s national ammunition depot, the bombing of Zanu (PF) headquarters, and CIO’s intensifying pursuit of South African moles.