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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 A
| Name | Age | Description | | | ADAMS, Magadien | 40 | Was injured when the car in which he was travelling was petrol bombed in Khayelitsha, Cape Town, on 15 April 1993, during widespread protest and unrest following the killing of SACP leader, Chris Hani. His brother-in-law was burnt to death and one person was injured in the attack. | References | | ADAMS, Noel | 18 | A UDF supporter who was subjected to psychological torture by members of the SAP while in police custody in Graaff-Reinet, Cape, during the 1985 school boycotts. | References | | ADAMS, Sandra Joyce | 16 | Was shot dead by members of the SAP in Athlone, Cape Town, on 16 September 1976, while she was standing on the balcony of her third floor flat watching police action against protesters after the Soweto uprising. | References | | ADONIS, Jacques Ferdinand | 18 | A UDF supporter and member of the BMW who was detained in 1986 and again in July 1987 when he was held for nine months and severely tortured by named members of a special police Unrest Investigation Unit. | References | | ADONIS, Motlalepule Sunnyboy Slovo | 17 | An ANCYL supporter who was detained and severely beaten by members of the SAP at the Grootvlei police station in Reddersburg, Orange Free State, in May 1990. This took place during a local boycott, during which time several youth activists were assaulted and tortured by the police. | References | | ADONIS, Sandra Noreen | 19 | A member of the BMW who was arrested in Bonteheuwel, Cape Town, in 1988, and tortured by named members of a special police Unrest Investigation Unit. | References | | ADOONS, Phineus Zenzile | | An ANC supporter who was shot and injured when members of the SAP opened fire on a crowd of people participating in a protest march in Olifantshoek, Cape, on 16 June 1992. | References | | ADRIAANSE, Noel John | 13 | Was shot dead by members of the SAP in Hanover Park, Cape Town, on 2 September 1976. He was on his way to buy bread during the political unrest following the Soweto uprising. | References | | AFRICANDER, Sipho Victor | 60 | A cleric and chairperson of the Pietermaritzburg Council of Churches who was shot dead in Imbali, Pietermaritzburg, on 4 May 1990 while taking his child to school. A named Inkatha member was convicted for the murder, but was later acquitted on appeal. | References | | AFRIKA, Anna | 30 | Was shot and injured by a named SAP member in Kakamas, Cape, on 13 February 1988. The perpetrator opened fire on residents outside a house being raided by police. Two children were shot dead and thirteen people injured. | References | | AFRIKA, Dick | | Was detained by alleged members of the SAP at Ipelegeng, Schweizer-Reneke, Transvaal, in March 1990. | References | | AFRIKA, Jan | 40 | Was shot and injured by named SAP members during a legal protest march in Wolseley, Cape, on 24 November 1990. | References | | AFRIKA, Pieter | 24 | Was shot dead by members of the SAP in Montagu, Cape, on 11 September 1976. He was in a vehicle with other protesters when he was shot at after the Soweto uprising had spread to a number of rural Cape towns. | References | | AGGETT, Joyce | | As the mother of Neil Aggett, who died in detention, Joyce was subjected to an unlawful search of her home in Somerset West, Cape, in her absence, by the Witwatersrand Security Branch, during April 1982. One Security Branch operative was granted amnesty for the unlawful search (AC/2001/005). He testified that he had been gathering evidence to be used at the inquest into Dr Aggett’s death, in order to support the Security Police’s contention that Dr Aggett had committed suicide. | References | | AGGETT, Neil Hudson | 28 | Died in detention at John Vorster Square, Johannesburg, on 5 February 1982, following a period of torture, including sixty consecutive hours of interrogation and two months of solitary confinement. Mr Aggett was the Transvaal Secretary for the Food and Allied Workers Union. | References | | ALA, Wezeka Getrude | 41 | Was beaten by members of the SAP in April 1985 during consumer boycotts at Jansenville, Cape. | References | | ALA, Wezeka Getrude | 41 | Was beaten by members of the SAP in April 1985 during consumer boycotts at Jansenville, Cape. | References | | ALBERT, Nombuyiselo Francis | 57 | Was beaten and stabbed to death on 10 December 1992 in Entshawini, KwaZulu, near Stanger, Natal, by named IFP supporters who thought she was an ANC supporter. | References | | ALEXANDER, Tammas Edward | 35 | An ANC supporter who suffered extensive damage to his home and business premises in an explosion triggered by the opening of a booby-trapped computer on 2 October 1990 in Durban. One person was killed in the attack, allegedly carried out by named right-wing extremists. | References | | ALFRED, Nomthandazo Amelia | 31 | Was arrested after arson attacks on the homes of vigilantes in Zolani, Ashton, Cape, on 20 November 1985. She was convicted of arson and public violence in September 1986 and sentenced to eight years’ imprisonment. | References |
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