 Mboxela returned to her house after Siphiwe Mvuyane had died in May 1993.On the evening of April 23, 1987 three MK operatives travelled to Mboxela's house, unbeknown to them, they were under surveillance from the apartheid intelligence.At midnight on that day, Mboxela's house was surrounded by members of the South African Defence Force (SADF) and South African Police (SAP).