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Duncan Village

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Violence erupted in Duncan Village, outside East London, following the funeral of slain Durban-based UDF leader Victoria Mxenge in nearby Rayi villageon 11 August 1985. Returning mourners carried out arson attacks on various buildings including the rent office, schools, a beerhall, a bottle store and a community centre. That evening, rampaging youths swept through the Ziphunzana area of the township, singing freedom songs. All six community councillors' homes were burnt down and homes of police officers and suspected collaborators were also attacked. Violence continued on the following days with looting and burning of commercial and delivery vehicles, and running battles between youths and members of the security forces, who resorted to deadly force to restore order in the area, arresting many injured people as they were being treated at a local church aid centre. Five people were dead by 14 August. By 16 August, the toll had risen to 19 people dead and 138 injured.

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An ANC supporter who was shot and partially paralysed by a named perpetrator on 13 August 1985 while he was trying to escape the SADF during intense public unrest at Duncan Village, East London.
An ANC supporter who was detained and tortured in July 1985 in East London. See Duncan Village.
Was shot dead by members of the SAP during intense public unrest in Duncan Village, East London, on 13 August 1985.
Was shot by members of the SADF during intense public unrest in Duncan Village, East London, on 12 August 1985. He was detained and beaten on 24 September 1985 in East London.
A UDF supporter who was severely beaten by members of the SAP in East London in July 1986 when police were looking for a firearm stolen from a policeman who had been burnt in Duncan Village.
An ANC supporter who was shot by members of the SADF in East London, on 18 August 1985 while he was attending a memorial service for the victims of police shooting in Duncan Village.
Was shot and injured by members of the SADF during intense public unrest in Duncan Village, East London, on 11 August 1985.
A SANCO member and Duncan Village Residents` Association treasurer who was detained on 25 September 1986 by members of the SAP and held at West Bank prison, East London, for six months.
Was shot by members of the SADF during intense public unrest in Duncan Village, East London, on 13 August 1985.
Was detained on 15 August 1985 during intense public unrest at Duncan Village, East London. He was tortured at the police station by members of the SAP and a named member of the South African Prison Services. He was taken to Fort Glamorgan prison, East London, where he was further tortured. He was ...
Was detained on 14 August 1985 by members of SADF during intense public unrest in Duncan Village, East London. He was held for ten months at West Bank prison in East London.
Was shot by a member of the SADF during intense public unrest in Duncan Village, East London, on 14 August 1985.
She died after being tortured and ‘necklaced’ by ‘comrades’ in Duncan Village, East London, on 6 January 1986. She was accused of bewitching her son who had died three months earlier when he was run over by an SADF vehicle. Her daughter was also killed in the incident.
A member of the Duncan Village Residents’ Association, was detained under section 29 in December 1986, severely beaten by named members of the Security Branch and held for eighteen months in solitary confinement at the Cambridge police station and Fort Glamorgan prison, East London.
Was shot by members of the SADF during intense public unrest in Duncan Village, East London, on 15 August 1985. Ms Mwandaba was taking washing off the line at the time of the incident.
A school principal who lost his home in an arson attack by ANC supporters during intense public unrest in Duncan Village, East London, on 12 August 1985. Mr Mzizi was targeted because he was perceived to be a collaborator.
Was shot in the back and seriously injured by members of the SADF on patrol in Duncan Village, East London, during intense public unrest on 14 August 1985.
Was shot by alleged SAP members during intense public unrest in Duncan Village, East London, in August 1985.
Was beaten by members of the SAP during intense public unrest in Duncan Village, East London, in August 1985. Police allegedly wanted information from him about the sittings of the ‘people’s court’ in the area.
An ANC supporter who was shot on 26 August 1986 in Duncan Village, East London, when members of the SADF randomly opened fire on a crowd demonstrating after Griffiths Mxenge’s funeral which had taken place near King William’s Town, Cape.
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