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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 | | | BOZO, Tabani Candra | | Was shot dead by IFP supporters in Daveyton, Transvaal, on 23 July 1993 during political conflict in the area. | References | | BRAAM, Connie | | An ANC member who was poisoned in Harare, Zimbabwe, in September 1987. She believes members of the Special Branch, CCB and Military Intelligence were responsible for this incident, and other attempts on her life, which included a bomb that did not explode. As a result of the poisoning, she suffered post-traumatic stress. | References | | BRAND, Johannes Jacobus | | He sustained minor injuries when MK operatives detonated a car bomb using a remote control device outside the Ellis Park rugby stadium, Johannesburg, on 2 July 1988. Two spectators leaving the rugby match were killed and thirty seven others sustained minor and major injuries. Four operatives from MK’s Special Operations Unit, including its commander, were granted amnesty (AC/2001/161). | References | | BRANDER, Carel Carolus | 24 | Was shot and injured in Wolseley, Cape, on 24 November 1990, when members of the SAP opened fire on a legal community protest march. Mr Brander was passing by. One man was killed and several others injured. | References | | BRAUDE, Benjamin | 31 | A civilian who was shot and injured when APLA operatives attacked the Heidelberg Tavern in Observatory, Cape Town, on 30 December 1993. Four people were killed and seven were injured during the course of the attack. Mr Braude was outside a neighbouring restaurant when he was hit. Three perpetrators were granted amnesty (AC/1998/0026). See APLA attacks. | References | | BREEDT, J | | Was severely 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 | | BRENNER, Friedrich Willhelm | 20 | Was framed for the murder of three members of an ANC-supporting family in Benoni, Transvaal, in 1986. Mr Brenner was shot by members of the Benoni SAP for refusing to implicate his co-accused. He was imprisoned, charged and convicted, spending ten years in prison, including two and a half years on death row. A member of the CCB later applied for amnesty for the killings. | References | | BRETT, D | | Was injured in what became known as the Magoo’s Bar Bombing in Durban on 14 June 1986. The explosion killed three women and injured at least seventy four other people. Seven MK operatives were granted amnesty (AC/2001/128). | References | | BREYTENBACH, W | | Suffered material loss when a bomb planted by AWB supporters exploded and destroyed the premises of his medical practice at Sannieshof, Transvaal, on 28 February 1994. Four perpetrators were granted amnesty (AC/1999/342). See right-wing attacks. | References | | BRICKHILL, Jeremy | | An ANC member who was severely injured in a car bomb in 1987 in Maputo, Mozambique.The attack was instigated by named Special Branch and CCB operatives. | References | | BRINK, Deon Peter | | A UDF supporter who was repeatedly beaten by a named SAP member at the Manenberg police station, Cape Town, in November 1985, allegedly because of his involvement in student politics. | References | | BRITS, EMM | | Was severely 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 | | BRITS, Erica | 33 | Brits was severely injured on 4 April 1992 when a bomb planted by members of the AWB exploded at the Rand Easter Show in Johannesburg. Her husband was also injured in the bomb blast. | References | | BRITS, Fredrich Ivan | 35 | Brits was injured on 4 April 1992 when a bomb planted by members of the AWB exploded at the Rand Easter Show in Johannesburg. His wife was also injured in the bomb blast. | References | | BRITS, JB | | A policeman, and two of his colleagues, were injured in an attack by APLA operatives at the Kragbon Police Dog Unit in Sasolburg, Orange Free State, during 1993. One perpetrator was granted amnesty (AC/2001/239). See APLA attacks. | References | | BRITTION, Susan Barbara | 48 | An ECC member who was detained under section 29 of the Internal Security Act and kept in solitary confinement at CR Swart Square in Durban for 12 days in September 1985. | References | | BRITZ, Adelina | 2 | Was burnt to death by IFP supporters at Sebokeng, Transvaal, on 18 June 1992 during clashes between IFP and ANC supporters. Her sibling was also burnt to death in this incident. | References | | BRITZ, Annie Petronella | 30 | Was shot and injured in Wolseley, Cape, on 24 November 1990. She was looking for her children at the community hall, where residents were staging a legal protest march, when members of the SAP opened fire on them. One man was killed and several others injured. | References | | BRITZ, Lazarus | 4 | Was burnt to death by IFP supporters at Sebokeng, Transvaal, on 18 June 1992 during clashes between IFP and ANC supporters. His sibling was also burnt to death in the incident. | References | | BRITZ, Mapule Alice | 40 | She lost her home in Sebokeng, Transvaal, when it was petrol bombed by IFP supporters on 18 June 1992. Ms Britz’s two children burnt to death in the attack. The attack occurred during intense political conflict in the area. | References |
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