After many attempts had failed in trying to find routes back into South Africa, it was decided that this MK-ZIPRA would get into Rhodesia. Some of the MK Candres would remain in Rhodesia fighting with ZIPRA while the rest of the MK units would proceed into South Africa's four provinces.
On August ghe 2nd 1967, just before crossing the Zambezi river this almost hundred men joint force was named the Luthuli Detachment by its commander in Chief O.R.TAMBO in honour of the ANC President Chief albert Luthuli who died on the 21st of july 1967.