Who are the bandits in the story, The Ultimate Safari?

So called by the government, the bandits raided the narrator's village repeatedly, forced her and her family into hiding, and ultimately forced them into the long trek that takes up most of the story. The identity of the bandits is never revealed specifically, although they are presumed to be one of theMozambique rebel factions supported by the South African government, trying to overtake the government by wreaking havoc in the rural areas.