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Soweto uprisingExplanation Was shot and left with permanent serious injuries by members of the SAP in Athlone, Cape Town, on 3 September 1976, during the Soweto uprising. He was detained for two weeks in 1986 under emergency regulations. See police brutality. Was shot in the eye with buckshot in Zola, Eastern Cape, on 23 September 1976. The incident occurred in the wake of the Soweto uprising. Muzikababa was blinded as a result of the shooting. Was shot dead on 19 August 1976 in White Location, near Port Elizabeth, in the aftermath of the Soweto uprising that had spread to townships around the country. Was arrested with ten other friends in Carnarvon, Cape, on 16 June 1986, for wearing black ties commemorating those who died in the Soweto uprising. He was repeatedly beaten by named members of the SAP at the police station and detained for seventy two days under emergency regulations at Carnarvon ... Was shot by members of the SAP in Wattville, Benoni, Transvaal, on 16 June 1976, the first day of the Soweto uprising. Was shot and blinded in one eye by members of the SAP on 10 September 1976 in Mossel Bay, Cape, after the Soweto uprising had spread to the South Cape. Was shot and injured by members of the SAP in Elsies River, Cape Town, on 17 June 1980, during a two-day stayaway commemorating the start of the Soweto uprising. His wife, Edith Lewis, was shot dead that day and his son also injured. An ANC supporter who was shot dead by members of the SAP on 16 June 1986 in KaNgwane, Nelspruit, Tvl during a meeting to commemorate the tenth anniversary of the 1976 Soweto uprising. Was shot by members of the SAP in Guguletu, Cape Town, on 11 August 1976, and died the following day, after the Soweto uprising had spread to Cape Town. Over twenty people were shot dead by police that day. Was shot and severely injured by members of the SAP in George, Cape, on 13 September 1976, during protests related to the Soweto uprising. Mr Samuel was later charged with public violence but was acquitted. ... was detained under the Terrorism Act in July 1976 in John Voster Square, Johannesburg. He was beaten and tortured because he was involved int the Soweto uprising. After his release from prison, he suffered a nervous breakdown as a direct result of his ordeal. ... Was shot in the face with pellets by members of the SAP on 17 June 1977 during a commemoration of the Soweto uprising. He was detained for three days in Uitenhage, Cape and forced to admit to a charge of public violence. As a result of the shooting, Mr Skosana is now blind Was abducted and shot by members of the SAP in June 1976 in Alexandra, Johannesburg, during the 1976 Soweto uprising. Was severely tortured by members of the SAP at John Vorster Square, Johannes-burg, in 1980 after he returned from Lesotho, where he sought refuge in 1976 in the wake of the Soweto uprising. Was shot dead with several others by members of the SAP on 18 June 1980 in Elsies River, Cape Town, during commemorative protests for the Soweto uprising. Was severely beaten by members of the SAP in Elsies River, Cape Town, on 16 June 1980, for his involvement in student protests during commemorations of the Soweto uprising. He was arrested and tortured at the Bishop Lavis police station. Was shot and injured by members of the SAP in Port Elizabeth on 20 August 1976, during political conflict following the Soweto uprising. After he was shot, Mr Siguba was hospitalised under police guard for three months and then charged with public violence. Charges were eventually withdrawn and he ... An ANC activist who was severely tortured and strangled with an electric wire by members of the Bophuthatswana Police in Thaba Nchu, Bophuthatswana, in 1977 because of her involvement in underground activities in the aftermath of the 1976 Soweto uprising. Was shot dead by a member of the SAP in Port Elizabeth in 1976 during a student march protesting against the use of Afrikaans as a medium of instruction in black schools. See Soweto uprising. Was shot and wounded by members of the SADF in Soweto, Johannesburg, on 19 September 1984 during the state of emergency following the Vaal uprising. Protest marches against high rents and poor facilitities led to a strong police presence in the area and a number of people were killed or injured ... |
