▁South ▁Africa ; ▁however ▁it ▁had ▁to ▁be ▁abandoned ▁early ▁due ▁to ▁Security ▁Police ▁interest . ▁ ▁The ▁early ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁were ▁a ▁low ▁point ▁for ▁the ▁AN C ▁in ▁many ▁ways , ▁including ▁in ▁the ▁military ▁sphere . ▁Att empt s ▁to ▁re build ▁u M kh onto ▁we ▁S iz we ▁inside ▁South ▁Africa ▁resulted ▁in ▁many ▁losses , ▁though ▁some ▁members , ▁including ▁Chris ▁H ani , ▁were ▁able ▁to ▁remain ▁und et ected ▁for ▁a ▁long ▁period . ▁ ▁The ▁S ow eto ▁U pr ising ▁of ▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁led ▁to ▁a ▁large ▁ex od us ▁of ▁young ▁black ▁men ▁and ▁women . ▁An x ious ▁to ▁strike ▁back ▁at ▁the ▁apart heid ▁regime , ▁they ▁crossed ▁the ▁border ▁to ▁Rh odes ia ▁to ▁seek ▁military ▁training . ▁While ▁u M kh onto ▁we ▁S iz we ▁were ▁able ▁to ▁re build ▁an ▁army — one ▁capable ▁of ▁attack ing ▁pr estig ious ▁targets ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁ref iner ies ▁at ▁S as ol burg ▁( with ▁assistance ▁from ▁the ▁Pro vis ional ▁Irish ▁Republican ▁Army ) — the ▁force ▁also ▁suffered ▁from ▁app alling ▁break down s ▁of ▁discipline ▁and ▁there ▁were ▁many ▁accus ations ▁that ▁many ▁new ▁rec ruits ▁were ▁being ▁tort ured ▁or ▁killed ▁by ▁an ▁excess ive ▁physical ▁training ▁regime , ▁such ▁as ▁forcing ▁rec ruits ▁to ▁run ▁ 2 5 ▁kilometres ▁without ▁rest ing ▁or ▁lif ting ▁weights ▁as ▁heavy ▁as ▁ 1 5 0 ▁kil og