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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 | | | ALLAM, Ernest | | Was attacked with stones by UDF supporters in his home at KwaMandlenkosi, Beaufort West, Cape, on 25 January, 1985. Three days earlier, a UDF organiser had been shot dead by police, leading to unrest and attacks on perceived collaborators in the township. Mr Allam’s house was destroyed by fire during the attack. | References | | ALLAM, Nozipho Adelaide Thamara | 38 | Her home was destroyed in an arson attack by UDF supporters in Kwa-Mandlenkosi, Beaufort West, Cape, on 25 January 1985. Three days earlier, a UDF organiser had been shot dead by police, leading to an eruption of unrest and attacks on perceived collaborators in the township. Her two children were stoned and injured in the attack. | References | | ALLAM, Zukiswa Joyce | | Was attacked with stones by UDF supporters in her home at KwaMandlenkosi, Beaufort West, Cape, on 25 January, 1985. Three days earlier, a UDF organiser had been shot dead by police, leading to unrest and attacks on perceived collaborators in the township. Ms Allam’s house was destroyed by fire during the attack. | References | | ALLIE, Abdurahman | 24 | Was shot dead by members of the SAP in Ravensmead, Cape Town, on 7 September 1976, after the Soweto uprising. | References | | ALLISON, Beverly Meryl | | Was injured when MK operatives detonated a limpet mine in a dustbin at the Vanderbijl Square bus terminus, Johannesburg, on 21 September 1988. Nineteen people were injured and a number of vehicles and buildings were damaged. Two MK Special Operations operatives were granted amnesty (AC/2000/056). A late application by a third MK operative was dismissed. | References | | ALSET, Walter Titus (aka ‘Shakes Lerumo’) | | He was an MK operative who was shot dead in an ambush at Alldays, Transvaal, near the Botswana border, on 10 July 1986 by a joint team comprising SADF Special Forces and Far Northern Transvaal Security Branch members. Fourteen Security Branch operatives, including the divisional commander, applied for amnesty. Nine of these applications were refused (AC/1999/0176). | References | | AM, Sandile Alfred | 21 | A UDF supporter who was burnt to death by a named perpetrator during a consumer boycott in KwaNobuhle, Uitenhage, Cape, on 14 September 1985, after he was accused of being a state collaborator. | References | | AMERICA, Jonathan Maurice | | Was injured in a hand grenade explosion in Kimberley, Cape, on 25 May 1993, during an ANC protest march to the Bophuthatswana consulate. Two MK operatives threw a hand grenade at the building, but it bounced back into the crowd, killing one person and injuring forty one others. Two ANC members were wrongly convicted of the killing. Four MK and ANC members, two of whom denied guilt, applied for amnesty, which was refused (AC/2000/053 and AC/2000/241). | References | | AMOD, Felicity | | Was injured when members of MK’s Special Operations Unit detonated an explosive in a car outside the SADF Witwatersrand Command headquarters in Johannesburg on 30 July 1987. At least sixty eight people were injured. Three MK operatives and one UDF supporter linked to MK were granted amnesty for their roles in this attack (AC/2001/0003 and AC/2000/248). | References | | AMTHENJA, Billy Veli | | Amthenja disappeared with his brother, Eric Msimango, while travelling from Tokoza, Transvaal, to Pretoria, on 20 November 1993. An IFP march from Johannesburg to Pretoria was in progress at the time. He has never been seen since and is presumed dead. | References | | ANDERSON, Cynthia Valerie | 19 | Was shot dead in the Silverton bank siege in Pretoria, on 25 January 1980. Three MK members held her hostage during a raid on the bank. Ms Anderson, one other civilian and the three MK members were all killed during a gunfight after police stormed the bank. Several other people were injured. | References | | ANDERSON, Gavin | | A trade unionist in Johannesburg who was banned in 1976 and subjected to ongoing harassment during March 1977. A Witwatersrand Security Branch operative was granted amnesty for harassment (AC/2001/005). | References | | ANDERSON, Peter | | Was shot and killed when APLA operatives threw hand grenades at and opened fire on the congregation of St James’ Church, Kenilworth, Cape Town, on 25 July 1993. Eleven people were killed and fifty eight wounded in the attack. Three of four APLA members were granted amnesty for the attack. The fourth had his application struck off the roll for failing to attend the amnesty hearing (AC/1998/0018). See APLA attacks. | References | | ANDERSON, Sapper A | | Was injured when MK operatives detonated an explosive in a car outside the South African Air Force (SAAF) headquarters in Church Street, Pretoria, on 20 May 1983. Twenty one people were killed and two hundred and seventeen injured. The overall commander of MK’s Special Operations Unit and two MK operatives were granted amnesty (AC/2001/003 and AC/2001/023). See Church Street Bombing, Pretoria. | References | | ANDREAS, Niklaas | | Was arrested with ten friends on 16 June 1986 in Carnavon, Cape, 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 in Carnarvon, and then in Victor Verster prison, Paarl, Cape. See police brutality. | References | | ANDREWS, Daniel | | A municipal policeman who was shot dead by UDF and ANC supporters near the Langa police station, Uitenhage, Cape, on 20 April 1990. Two UDF/ANC supporters were granted amnesty for the incident (AC/99/0280). | References | | ANDREWS, Levena | 16 | Was shot and injured by members of the SAP in Paarl, Cape, on 9 September 1976, while walking in the street. Three women were shot dead in Paarl that day, after the Soweto uprising had spread to the Cape. | References | | ANDREWS, Piet September | 36 | Was injured when he was shot in the back by SAP members in Wolseley, Cape, on 24 November 1990, during a legal community protest. | References | | ANDREY, Karl | | Was shot and killed when APLA operatives threw hand grenades at and opened fire on the congregation of St James’ Church, Kenilworth, Cape Town, on 25 July 1993. Eleven people were killed and fifty eight wounded in the attack. Three of four APLA members were granted amnesty for the attack. The fourth had his application struck off the roll for failing to attend the amnesty hearing (AC/1998/0018). See APLA attacks. | References | | ANGLESS, Edwin | | A NUSAS activist who was detained on 16 June 1980 and held in solitary confinement for eight and a half weeks in Caledon Square police station, Cape Town. | References |
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