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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 B
| Name | Age | Description | | | BOPALAMO, Maggie Mirriam Chinto | 49 | An ANC supporter who was detained and tortured in Mogwase, Bophuthatswana, in June 1988. Ms Bopalamo was reportedly held in solitary confinement for three months and kept under house arrest upon her release. | References | | BOPAPE, Dominic | | A COSAS member who was detained for three weeks in September 1986 in Middelburg, Transvaal, during clashes between the police and students. | References | | BOPAPE, Mackenzie | 53 | An ANC supporter and school teacher who disappeared from the police station in Dennilton, KwaNdebele, in January 1982 after he called in a named SAP member to help him solve a dispute with his tenants. The policeman allegedly informed Mr Bopape’s family that his clothes had been found on a river bank. | References | | BOPAPE, Maisha ‘Stanza’ Johannes | 27 | A Mamelodi Civic Association committee member who died while being subjected to electric shock torture at John Vorster Square, Johannesburg, on 12 June 1988. Mr Bopape’s body was allegedly subsequently thrown into the crocodile-infested Komati River at Komatipoort. Seven Witwatersrand Security Branch operatives, including the divisional commander, applied for amnesty for the incident and the subsequent cover- up. The head of Security Branch Headquarters and two members of the Eastern Transvaal Security Branch, including the divisional commander, sought amnesty for their role in the cover-up. All applicants were granted amnesty (AC/2000/059). | References | | BOPAPE, Tsekera Abner | 30 | Was shot dead in Moutse, KwaNdebele, on 1 January 1986 by local residents who mistook him for a member of Imbokodo during conflict over incorporation into KwaNdebele. | References | | BOQO, Ismael | | Was injured in a hand grenade explosion on 25 May 1993 in Kimberley, Cape, during an ANC protest march to the Bophuthatswana consulate. Two MK operatives threw a hand grenade at the building which bounced back into the crowd, killing one person and injuring forty one. Two ANC members were wrongly convicted of the killing. Four MK operatives and ANC members, two of whom denied guilt, were refused amnesty (AC/2000/053 and AC/2000/241). | References | | BOQO, Petrus | | Was injured in a hand grenade explosion on 25 May 1993 in Kimberley, Cape, during an ANC protest march to the Bophuthatswana consulate. Two MK operatives threw a hand grenade at the building which bounced back into the crowd, killing one person and injuring forty one. Two ANC members were wrongly convicted of the killing. Four MK operatives and ANC members, two of whom denied guilt, were refused amnesty (AC/2000/053 and AC/2000/241). | References | | BORENE, Paulina | 44 | Had her home burnt down by members of the Bophuthatswana Police in Hammanskraal, Transvaal, on 25 December 1992. The chief of the community had fallen into disfavour with the Bophuthatswana government and, as a result, residents were forcibly removed. | References | | BOROKO, Lucas | 60 | Was abducted and beaten, along with several other people, with sjamboks and batons by KwaNdebele Police at Philadelphia prison in Moutse, KwaNdebele, in October 1987. The police were trying to stem community resistance to proposed incorporation into KwaNdebele. | References | | BOROKO, Motlatsi | 41 | Her home in Moutse, KwaNdebele, was destroyed when it was burnt down on 17 December 1985 after youths fleeing an attack by members of the SAP and SADF took refuge there. This took place during conflict around the proposed incorporation into KwaNdebele. | References | | BOROKO, Phora Jacob | | An ANC supporter who was shot dead by Bophuthatswana Police during a protest march by the community on 7 March 1990 in Mabopane, Bophuthatswana. | References | | BOROKO, Poppie Elizabeth | 49 | Was shot and injured when IFP supporters and members of the SAP attacked residents in Diepkloof, Soweto, Johannesburg, on 16 August 1990 during intense political conflict between hostel dwellers and residents. | References | | BOS, Sharon Desire | | Was killed 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 | | BOSCH, Zwelinzima Hamilton | 51 | Was held in police custody for three months in 1985 after attending a community meeting to discuss rent boycotts in Ethembeni, Prieska, Cape. Mr Bosch lost ownership of his house while in custody. | References | | BOSHIGO, Johannes Mosheku | 16 | Lost an eye after a severe beating by members of the SAP in Daveyton, Transvaal, on 17 September 1985 during the partial state of emergency. | References | | BOSHIGO, Papi | | Was shot and killed by members of the SAP looking for APLA members in Sebokeng, Transvaal, on 20 June 1993. | References | | BOSHOFF, Martha | | Was injured in a limpet mine explosion at the Wild Coast Casino in Bizana, Transkei, on 18 April 1986. Two people were killed and several others injured in the explosion. Three MK operatives were granted amnesty (AC/99/0181 and AC/2000/240). | References | | BOSIAME, Kabelo Harry | 41 | Was shot and injured by a named SAP member during Workers’ Day protests in Olifantshoek, Cape, on 1 May 1993. | References | | BOSMAN, Amogelang Mirriam | | Was detained in Tswelelang, Wolmaransstad, Transvaal, under the emergency regulations on 26 June 1986. Ms Bosman was detained for three months, beaten and forced to strip naked. Ms Bosman was accused of being a leader of the youth who were burning houses in the township. Ms Bosman’s husband was detained at the same time. | References | | BOSMAN, Mission | 24 | Bosman was shot and injured by SAP members in Ethembeni, Prieska, Cape, on 19 November 1990, during an ANC protest march. He was charged with public violence, but released. | References |
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