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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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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 C
| Name | Age | Description | | | COMACHO, Fatima Maria Freitas | | 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 | | COMBRINK, Jacobus G | | Combrink, a passenger on a Translux bus, was injured when APLA operatives fired at the bus at the Gamka River Bridge, Beaufort West, Cape, on 27 August 1993. Eight people were injured in the attack. One perpetrator was granted amnesty (AC/2000/167). See APLA attacks. | References | | COMBRINK, LM | | 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 | | CONA, Dahliya Princess | 24 | Was beaten with sjamboks and knobkerries by Amasolomzi vigilantes and members of the SAP in May 1986 at the time of a funeral in Zolani, Ashton, Cape. Ms Cona was then detained for three months under emergency regulations. See police brutality. | References | | CONCER, Anthony Rex | | Was shot and killed on 22 March 1993 when APLA members, armed with automatic weapons, fired on the car in which he was travelling on the Vereeniging-Vanderbijlpark road, Transvaal. Three APLA members were granted amnesty (AC/1999/0002). See APLA attacks. | References | | CONCO, Ellen | 60 | An Inkatha supporter whose home was burnt down by ANC supporters in KwaMashu, Durban, on 12 February 1990. See Richmond Farm arson attacks. | References | | CONCO, Fakazile Doris | 70 | Was stabbed, shot and severely injured on 30 October 1993 in Mevamhlophe, KwaZulu, near Empangeni, Natal, when ANC supporters abducted her and two other family members and took | References | | CONCO, Sinethemba | 3 | Was stabbed twice and severely injured on 30 October 1993 in Mevamhlophe, KwaZulu, near Empangeni, Natal, when ANC supporters abducted her and two other family members and took them to a neighbour’s house. The perpetrators accused them of hiding IFP weapons. Sinethemba’s cousin and grandmother were also stabbed, and the neighbour was killed. | References | | CONCO, Zikhubumele Caleb | | A UDF supporter whose house and property were destroyed on 6 April 1990 when a group of Inkatha supporters attacked UDF supporters and residents at Mpumalanga, KwaZulu, near Durban, in spite of a heavy police and military presence. Fourteen people were killed and at least one hundred and twenty homes burnt down. One former IFP member was granted amnesty (AC/1999/0332). | References | | CONSTABLE, Ivor | 15 | Was shot and assaulted by a named SAP member in Bishop Lavis, Cape Town, on 2 September 1985. He was waiting for a shop to open when the policeman fired birdshot at him, assaulted and arrested him, and later found him guilty of public violence. | References | | COOK, Rosemary | | She suffered severe emotional trauma as a result of an arson attack on Khanya House, the headquarters of the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference, in Pretoria on 12 October 1988. The victims were trapped in the burning building for some time before being rescued. Twelve Vlakplaas operatives and seven other Security Branch Headquarters operatives, including senior personnel, were granted amnesty (AC/2000/215). | References | | COOPER, Alimal Ramalinga | 38 | Was harassed by members of the Security Police and ostracised by her community in Durban during the period 1969 to 1986. Her sons, both political activists, were detained and severely tortured by members of the SAP and Special Branch in Pretoria. | References | | COOPER, Revabalan | 21 | A BPC and SASO activist who was severely beaten in detention in Durban by members of the Security Branch in February 1973, following strikes in Durban, and again in October 1974. He was even more severely tortured in detention when transferred to Pretoria in October 1974, and was kept in solitary confinement. His brother was also detained and tortured at this time. Some of the perpetrators applied for amnesty. | References | | COOPER, Sathasivan | | An AZAPO official who survived a petrol bomb attack by the Witwatersrand Security Branch on his residence at the University of Witwatersrand during 1985. The petrol bomb was intended to intimidate him. A Witwatersrand Security Branch operative was granted amnesty (AC/2001/0184). | References | | COPPIN, GB | | 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 various roles in this attack (AC/2001/0003 and AC/2000/248). | References | | CORNELIUS, Quentin | 21 | A civilian who was shot and killed when APLA operatives attacked the Heidelberg Tavern in Observatory, Cape Town, 30 December 1993. Four people were killed and seven were injured during the course of the attack. Three perpetrators were granted amnesty (AC/1998/0026). See APLA attacks. | References | | CORRANS, Louise | | A civilian who was injured when APLA operatives attacked members and guests at the King William’s Town Golf Club, Cape, on 28 November 1992. Four people were killed and seventeen injured in the attack. Four APLA members were granted amnesty (AC/2001/182). See APLA attacks. | References | | COTANI, Lungisile Robert | 33 | Was shot and injured by members of the CDF in Bisho, Ciskei, on 7 September 1992 during an ANC protest march to demand free political activity in Ciskei. Thirty people were killed and two hundred people were injured in what became known as the Bisho massacre. Two members of the former CDF were refused amnesty for the shooting (AC/2000/122). | References | | COTHOZA, Ntsikelelo June-Rose | | Was one of four ANC members killed in an ambush by Security Branch operatives near Piet Retief, Transvaal, on 8 June 1988. Nine Security Branch operatives, including the commander of Vlakplaas, were granted amnesty (AC/2001/273). See Piet Retief ambushes. | References | | CRANKO, Robin Phillip | | Was detained by the SAP on 28 December 1966 and held in solitary confinement in Ladybrand, Orange Free State, for over a month. On his release in January 1967, he was banned in terms of the Suppression of Communism Act for a period of five years, during which time he was imprisoned in the Fort prison, Johannesburg, for ten days, for contravening the terms of his restriction order. | References |
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