Hippo

A PEYCO member who was shot in the left leg when members of the SAP opened fire from a police Hippo in Soweto Square, Port Elizabeth, on 20 July 1985. Mr Mtonganova had allegedly taken part in the burning of electric poles. In 1986, he was assaulted by police for attending a funeral.

An ANC supporter who was shot dead by members of the SAP in Emdeni South, Soweto, Johannesburg, on 7 April 1991, the day of an IFP rally in the area. The family obtained the registration number of the Hippo in which the alleged perpetrators were travelling but they were not found.

Was knocked down and killed by members of the SAP driving a Hippo on 13 February 1984 in Atteridgeville, Pretoria, during a demonstration at the Dr Peta Senior Secondary School.

... a meeting about the incorporation of the village into Bophuthatswana. Police allegedly fired teargas into the crowd who responded by burning a Hippo and the soldiers inside it. ...

A UDF supporter who was seriously injured when he was run over by a Hippo driven by a named SAP member on 5 June 1985 in Port Elizabeth. On 2 September 1985, he was arrested and detained for two weeks at St Alban’s prison, Port Elizabeth.

Was injured when she was run over by members of the SAP in a Hippo while she was returning from a night vigil in Port Elizabeth on 5 April 1986.

An ANC supporter who was kicked in the genitals while climbing into a Hippo when she was arrested on 2 July 1989 in Leeuwfontein, Tvl, by members of the Bophuthatswana Police. She was detained at Mmabatho police station where police allegedly sjambokked her and denied her food.

... a night vigil in Alexandra, Johannesburg, on 6 August 1992. The victim alleges that she and other mourners were standing in the street when an army Hippo stopped nearby and members of the SAP approached and opened fire. Two people were killed and 16 ...

Was run over by a police Hippo and killed in Duduza, Nigel, Transvaal, on 15 September 1986 during mounting student unrest in the area.

An ANCYL supporter was shot dead by members of the SAP and SADF in Uitenhage, Cape, in 1985, while he was running away from a police Hippo during protests in the area.

Was shot dead by members of the SAP on 18 March 1985 in Port Elizabeth. The perpetrator accused the victim of throwing stones at a police Hippo.

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 ...

... of Chris Hani. Police arrived and opened fire. Mr Mbeki was hit several times in the left eye and on the body, then loaded into a police Hippo and assaulted. He was later charged with public violence but found not guilty. ...

He died after being shot by members of the SAP at Kliptown, Soweto, Johannes-burg, on 3 May 1987 when police reportedly passed his high school in a Hippo during school boycotts.

Was shot dead by an unidentified perpetrator in a police Hippo in Mabandla Street, KwaNobuhle, Uitenhage, Cape, on 23 March 1985.