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The victims' index provides a comprehensive listing of the known victims of politically motivated crimes during the apartheid era, as identified through the TRC.
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Structure
The list provides detailed information related to personal loss, death or injury, as well as the victim's age at the time of the incident.
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TRC Victims - Letter MAE-MAJ
| Name | Age | Description | | | MAHLANGU, David | | Was stabbed to death by perpetrators employed by the SAP in Daveyton, Transvaal, in March 1989. Mr Mahlangu was politically active in the area and was repeatedly harassed by police to try and make him an informer. His refusal reportedly resulted in a death trap. | References | | MAHLANGU, David Mabhongo | | An ANC supporter and former Ingwenyama (king) of the Ndzdundza Ndebele, had his home petrol bombed by members of the KwaNdebele Police in KwaNdebele, Transvaal, on 19 June 1987 because he opposed the proposed independence of KwaNdebele. Mr Mahlangu was the recognised traditional leader of the area during the conflict in the mid-1980s. | References | | MAHLANGU, Eleanor Ndhlelendhle | 37 | She had her house damaged in an arson attack by `comrades` in Tweefontein, KwaNdebele, in June 1986, allegedly because her husband was suspected of being an informer for the Imbokodo vigilante group. See Imbokodo. | References | | MAHLANGU, Elias | | Was beaten by four named members of the SADF at the Waterval Camp, Siyabuswa, KwaNdebele on 10 June 1986. He died later in hospital. The inquest found the soldiers criminally liable for his death, but they were only found guilty of assault and fined between R300 and R600. | References | | MAHLANGU, Elijah | 37 | Was stabbed to death by members of the Imbokodo vigilante group in Kwarrielaagte, KwaNdebele, on 1 January 1986 during conflict over the independence of the homeland. | References | | MAHLANGU, Erick Nkosinathi | 13 | Was shot in the eye by members of the SAP in the streets of Mhluzi, Middelburg, Transvaal, on 12 October 1990 during a boycott over the high cost of and access to electricity. | References | | MAHLANGU, Fanie Joseph | 25 | Was beaten to death by Imbokodo vigilantes in Kwarrielaagte, Siyabuswa, KwaNdebele, on 31 December 1986 in an attack designed to coerce him into participating in a raid on Moutse because of resistance to incorporation. | References | | MAHLANGU, Felani Buffel | 57 | He lost his home in Goederede, near Dennilton, KwaNdebele, in an attack by supporters of Chief Mahlangu in July 1975. Chief Mahlangu supported the incorporation of Goederede village into Lebowa but many residents resisted, which resulted in violent conflict. | References | | MAHLANGU, Fikile Patrick | | A UDF supporter who was shot and burnt to death by Imbokodo vigilantes and alleged Vlakplaas operatives during July 1986. Mr Mahlangu had left for Mamelodi when members of the Security Police came looking for him. Two weeks later his mother was told to fetch his remains from Dennilton, KwaNdebele. Two fellow activists were also killed. | References | | MAHLANGU, George | 30 | An Imbokodo vigilante member who had his home damaged in an arson attack by a named perpetrator in Kwaggafontein, Transvaal, in June 1986 during conflict over the proposed independence of KwaNdebele. See Imbokodo. | References | | MAHLANGU, George Bernard | 37 | Was shot in the right eye by members of the SAP in kaNyamazane, Nelspruit, on 13 May 1985 during a bus boycott. Mr Mahlangu was accused of stone throwing, was later charged with public violence and received a four-year suspended sentence. He is blind in one eye as a result of the shooting. | References | | MAHLANGU, George Sompeka | 29 | Was shot and injured by Imbokodo vigilantes in Siyabuswa, KwaNdebele, on 1 July 1986, during violent conflict over KwaNdebele independence. | References | | MAHLANGU, Isaac 'Ma-Broek' | | Was stabbed to death by Imbokodo vigilantes in Kwarrielaagte, KwaNdebele, on 1 January 1986 during conflict over the independence of KwaNdebele. See Imbokodo. | References | | MAHLANGU, Jabulani | | A member of COSAS who was killed when a booby-trapped hand-grenade exploded in his hands on 25/26 June 1985. Fifteen Security Branch operatives, including the head of the Security Branch and other senior personnel, were granted amnesty for the operation (AC/2001/058). See Operation Zero Zero. | References | | MAHLANGU, Jacob | | A local tribal authority chairperson who had his house set alight and was burnt to death by `comrades` in KwaNdebele, KwaNdebele, on 28 May 1986 during conflict over the incorporation of the village into KwaNdebele. The attack took place soon after about twenty thousand people gathered at the Ndzundza Royal Kraal for a report back from the KwaNdebele cabinet on earlier demands to abandon independence and disband the Imbokodo. See Imbokodo. | References | | MAHLANGU, Jacob | | An ANC supporter who was shot dead in a drive-by shooting in Vosloorus, Transvaal, on 17 April 1994 in political conflict in the area during the run-up to the April 1994 election. A young woman was also killed in this incident. | References | | MAHLANGU, Jan | 45 | Was stabbed to death by Imbokodo members in Siyabuswa, KwaNdebele, on 1 January 1986 during political conflict over the independence of KwaNdebele. | References | | MAHLANGU, Jan Tata | | Was stoned and burnt to death by named perpetrators in KwaNdebele, on 14 July 1986 because he was seen as being party to government plans for incorporation into KwaNdebele. KwaNdebele independence was cancelled in August 1986 after violent conflict and resistance in Moutse. | References | | MAHLANGU, Jantjie | | Was abducted and beaten by Imbokodo vigilantes on 1 January 1986 during violent conflict over the incorporation of Moutse into KwaNdebele. KwaNdebele independence was cancelled in August 1986 due to fierce resistance in Moutse. | References | | MAHLANGU, Jim Msebengi | | A UDF supporter who was arrested by KwaNdebele police in Tweefontein, KwaNdebele, on 11 February 1987 and was never seen again. Mr Mahlangu had been assisting the SAP investigative unit collecting statements about Imbokodo vigilante activity. Vigilantes and homeland officials were forced to flee the area in July 1986 because of fierce resistance against incorporation. However, when KwaNdebele police regrouped vigilantes as kitskonstabels, their actions were legitimised in a second drive for KwaNdebele independence. See kitskonstabels. | References |
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