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Content
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, Sophie | | Was beaten with sticks and sjamboks in Moutse, KwaNdebele, on 1 January 1986 by Imbokodo members. Ms Mahlangu was put in a room with others where the floor had been deliberately soaped to make it slippery and they were then sjambokked and beaten where they fell. Between 200 and 360 individuals were abducted and assaulted for about 36 hours. The attacks, led by named KwaNdebele government officials, were designed to suppress resistance to incorporation into KwaNdebele. | References | | MAHLANGU, Sophy Mncane | 49 | Was beaten and stabbed in an attack on her home by supporters of Chief Jack Mphezulu Mahlangu in Sterkfontein, KwaNdebele, in July 1975. Chief Mahlangu supported the incorporation of the village into the tribal authority of Lebowa, but many residents resisted, which resulted in attacks on people and property. | References | | MAHLANGU, Sphila | 31 | A member of the Swazi royal family who was severely beaten by members of the SAP who searched her house for her husband at Weltevrede, KwaNdebele, on 27 May 1987 during conflict over the homeland`s proposed independence. | References | | MAHLANGU, Sprinkie John | 36 | Was beaten by Imbokodo members after being abducted from his home in Siyabuswa, KwaNdebele, in July 1986, during conflict over KwaNdebele independence. | References | | MAHLANGU, Thembi Sophie | | She had her property destroyed by supporters of Chief JM Mahlangu in Goederede, near Dennilton, KwaNdebele, in July 1975. Chief Mahlangu supported the incorporation of Goederede into the tribal authority of Lebowa, but many residents resisted, which led to attacks on people and property. | References | | MAHLANGU, Tozi Martha | 41 | Was severely injured when she was beaten, kicked and threatened with detention and death by members of the SAP in Mhluzi, Middelburg, Transvaal, in June 1986 when they came to her house to look for her activist son. | References | | MAHLANGU, Venile Simon | 31 | Was abducted and beaten by Imbokodo members in KwaNdebele, on 15 December 1986 during conflict over the independence of KwaNdebele. | References | | MAHLANGU, Vusi | | Was shot dead in Vosloorus, Transvaal, on 13 December 1992 when IFP supporters allegedly opened fire on Vosloorus residents marching to the local administration offices to demand rate cuts. | References | | MAHLANGU, Vusimuzi Jeremiah | 21 | Was stabbed and assaulted by members of the Gadaffi faction of the ANC-aligned Khutsong Youth Congress who attacked his car in Khutsong, Carletonville. Transvaal, in November 1990. | References | | MAHLANYANA, Andile | 18 | Was shot dead by named perpetrators in Old Crossroads, Cape Town, on 20 September 1991, during a conflict fuelled by territory and local leadership issues. | References | | MAHLANYANA, Thando Paul | 17 | A PEYCO-UDF activist who died after he was run over by a police Hippo on 4 August 1986 in Port Elizabeth. His body was found lying next to the communal tap with 15 others, also allegedly killed by SAP members. At the time of the incident, PEYCO members were guarding the homes of UDF activists from AZAPO and police attacks. | References | | MAHLANZA, Mkhululi | 21 | He died after he was severely beaten by members of the SADF during intense public unrest in Duncan Village, East London, on 14 August 1985. See Duncan Village. | References | | MAHLANZA, Nomfunzo Alberta | 50 | An ANC supporter who had her home burnt down by Inkatha supporters in Port Shepstone, Natal, on 26 January 1988 during intensifying political conflict in the area. | References | | MAHLANZA, Sipho Lington | 53 | He had his house in Bhambayi, near KwaMashu, Durban, burnt down by IFP supporters in June 1993, allegedly because he refused to participate in IFP activities. The year was marked intense political conflict between the `Red` and `Green` factions in the area. | References | | MAHLASE, Dorah | | Was beaten by Imbokodo members at Siyabuswa, KwaNdebele, on 1 January 1986 to try and prevent Ms Mahlase and her family speaking North Sotho during conflict over the proposed independence of KwaNdebele. See Imbokodo. | References | | MAHLASE, Iphafrus | 26 | A policeman who was shot in the stomach by a named perpetrator in Kamelrivier, KwaNdebele, on 19 February 1994. As a result, Mr Mahlase is confined to a wheelchair. The incident occurred when relations between the Kamelrivier community and the police were strained as the police were seen as agents of the apartheid state. | References | | MAHLASE, Teme Phineas | 50 | Was abducted from his home in KwaNdebele by Imbokodo vigilantes on 1 January 1986. At Siyabuswa community hall he and others were put in a room where the floor had been deliberately soaped to make it slippery and were sjambokked and beaten when they fell. Between 200 and 360 individuals were abducted and assaulted in this way. The attacks were led by named KwaNdebele government officials and were aimed at suppressing Moutse resistance to incorporation into KwaNdebele. See Imbokodo. | References | | MAHLASELA, Msebenzi Wellington | 61 | An ANC supporter who was killed after he was thrown from a moving train, allegedly by IFP supporters between Katlehong and Wattville train stations, on 14 October 1992. See train violence. | References | | MAHLATSANE, Ennuel | | Was killed by members of the SAP during the Sharpeville massacre in Sharpeville, Vereeniging, Transvaal, on 21 March 1960. | References | | MAHLATSE, Vela Russel | 37 | An ANC supporter who was shot dead by IFP supporters in Bhoboyi, Port Shepstone, Natal, on 20 June 1993. | References |
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