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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 D
| Name | Age | Description | | | DIALE, Makopane Maria | 49 | An ANC supporter who was abducted and tortured by members of the SAP in the veld near Nebo, Lebowa, on 1 September 1991 while her husband was attending a meeting of chiefs with Nelson Mandela. Her son was reportedly abducted with her. | References | | DIALE, Nelson Letsau | 41 | An MK member who was arrested, assaulted and shocked by members of the SAP in January 1977. Mr Diale was detained for a year in Marble Hall, Transvaal, and Pretoria. After his release he was confined to Masemole, Transvaal. | References | | DIAMOND, Boiki | | Was tortured by members of the SAP while in detention in Pretoria, on 16 January 1987 during a state of emergency. | References | | DIAMOND, Monwabisi Joseph | | Was stabbed to death by a named UDF supporter during conflict between UDF and AZAPO supporters at Uitenhage, Cape, on 1 May 1987. | References | | DIBAKOANE, Enoch Chiloane | | A member of the SAP who was injured in a hand grenade explosion at a Municipal Police training centre in Soweto, Johannesburg, on 21 April 1987. One MK operative was granted amnesty (AC/2000/195). | References | | DIBECHO, Kgositsele | | Was sjambokked by members of the Bophuthatswana Police while taking part in a protest march in Taung, Bophuthatswana, on 13 March 1992. | References | | DIBELA, Mhlangabezi | 23 | Was shot and stabbed to death by Witdoeke vigilantes in Nyanga, Cape Town, on 10 June 1986, during the mass destruction of UDF-supporting squatter camps by the Witdoeke, acting with the tacit approval and aid of the security forces. Over sixty people were killed and twenty thousand homes destroyed in these attacks. | References | | DIBELA, Nofundile Maria | 27 | A Poqo member who was imprisoned in East London from December 1962 to the end of the following year. During her imprisonment, she was tortured. | References | | DIBETE, France Leshole | 13 | He lost his home at GaMatlala, Lebowa, in an arson attack by supporters of Chief BK Matlala on 2 February 1980 because he resisted Lebowa’s independence from South Africa. | References | | DIBETE, Phuti David | 53 | A People’s Congress supporter who was severely beaten by supporters of Chief BK Matlala in GaMatlala, Lebowa, on 18 August 1978 because Mr Dibete resisted Lebowa’s proposed independence from South Africa. The village was cordoned off and Chief Matlala and his supporters attacked People’s Congress members, burnt their houses and stole their livestock. | References | | DIBETSO, Koos | 13 | An ANCYL supporter who was severely beaten and deprived of medical treatment by Bophuthatswana Police while in detention in Rustenburg, Transvaal, in 1986. He was arrested while attending a funeral in Boekenhout. | References | | DIBOKA, Elisa Mamoferefere | 37 | An ANC supporter who had her home burnt down by named ANC supporters in internal conflict between rival ANC factions in Masilo, Theunissen, Orange Free State, in May 1990. | References | | DIBONGO, Michael | | Was shot by members of the SAP and died on his way to hospital on 18 June 1976. He was on his way home from work in Dlamini, Soweto, Johannesburg, when he was shot. See Soweto uprising. | References | | DICK, Siyabonga | 16 | An ANC supporter who was shot in the knee 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 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 | | DICKENSON, Basil | | 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 were injured in the attack.. Four APLA members were granted amnesty (AC/2001/182). See APLA attacks. | References | | DICKENSON, Margie | | A civilian who was killed 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 | | DICKS, Dee Neshia | 17 | Was detained in Wynberg police station, Cape Town, on 15 October 1985, after attending a protest rally for school pupils. She and six other youths, known as the Wynberg Seven, were sentenced to one year’s imprisonment. | References | | DICKSON, Peter John | 27 | Diedericks, a journalist, was struck in the face with a sharp object by members of the SAP in Port Elizabeth during August 1989, while researching CCB hit squad activities. | References | | DIEDERICKS, Anna | | Was one of eighteen people injured in a limpet mine explosion at a bus stop near the Checkers shopping complex in Silverton, Transvaal, on 4 July 1986. Four MK operatives were granted amnesty for the attack (AC/1999/0257). | References | | DIEDERICKS, Gerald | 19 | Was shot dead by a named member of the SAP in Bellville, Cape Town, on 30 August 1985, in the aftermath of the Pollsmoor march. | References |
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