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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 F
| Name | Age | Description | | | FEBANA, Cikizwa Ntsiki Gladys | 23 | Was stabbed and burnt to death by a large group of COSAS members and UDF supporters in Jansenville, Cape, on 14 December 1985. She was suspected of being a state witness in a public violence trial. One COSAS member and UDF supporter applied for and was granted amnesty for his role in the incident (AC/1999/0240). | References | | FENI, Andile Elvis | 18 | A UDF supporter who was shot in the leg by named SAP members in Zweletemba, Worcester, Cape, on 21 September 1985, after a crowd had petrol-bombed a policeman’s house. | References | | FENI, Angelina Zanyiwe | 66 | Suffered severe burn injuries when her house was destroyed in an arson attack carried out by members of the SAP at Cookhouse, Cape, on 4 August 1985. Ms Feni was in hospital for nine months. | References | | FENI, Anna Mingi | | Was shot and killed by a member of an ANC self-defence unit (SDU) in Sebokeng, Transvaal, on 22 September 1992, because she was thought to be an IFP supporter. The SDU member was granted amnesty (AC/1999/0018). | References | | FENI, Mbophele Petrus | 34 | An ANC supporter who lost her house in Hammanskraal, Transvaal, when it was demolished on 12 January 1993, following an eviction order from the Bophuthatswana government. | References | | FENI, Patrick | | Was shot and injured by a named member of the SAP at Grahamstown, Cape, on 16 November 1984. On 21 May 1985, he was detained by the same perpetrator. | References | | FEREIRA, Henry Shaun | | Suffered severe trauma when APLA operatives, armed with automatic weapons and hand grenades, stormed the Yellowwoods hotel, in Fort Beaufort, Cape, on 23 March 1993 and opened fire on staff and patrons. One person was shot dead in the attack. Three perpetrators were granted amnesty (AC/2000/225). See APLA attacks. | References | | FEREIRA, Petrus Johannes | | 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 operative was dismissed. | References | | FERGUSON, Andrew Henry Douglas | 30 | Was shot dead by a member of the SAP in Hanover Park, Cape Town, on 2 September 1976, a day which saw a peak of unrest and casualties of police shootings across Cape Town during the Soweto uprising. | References | | FERGUSON, James | | Was injured in what became known as the Magoo’s Bar Bombing Durban on 14 June 1986. The explosion killed three women and injuredat least seventy four other people. Seven MK operatives were granted amnesty (AC/2001/128). | References | | FERHELST, Muhammad Farid | 18 | A UDF supporter and member of the BMW who was detained and severely beaten and suffocated while under interrogation by named members of the special police Unrest Investigation Unit, at the Bishop Lavis police station, Cape Town, on 19 June 1987. He was later detained a second time and again severely beaten at the Brackenfell police station. He was not convicted of any of the charges against him. | References | | FERREIRA (NEE VENTER), Matilda Eleonare | | Suffered injuries when a limpet mine placed in a pot plant was detonated near the Juicy Lucy restaurant on the corner of Andries and Vermeulen Streets, Pretoria, on 26 May 1988. Three MK operatives were granted amnesty (AC/2000/199). | References | | FERREIRA, Gezine | | 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 | | FERREIRA, Jappie | | 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 | | FERREIRA, R | | 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 | | FERUS, John Marinus | 20 | An ANC supporter who was detained under the ninety day law in 1963 and 1964, and tortured by named SAP members in Worcester and Cape Town. He was placed under house arrest in 1964, 1970 and 1981, and served three years on Robben Island from 1967, for breaching his banning orders. In 1980 he was detained again for three months and assaulted by police. He died in a car accident in 1981. | References | | FESI, Mzukisi Johannes | 21 | A UDF supporter who was assaulted by members of the SAP during conflict between the police and members of the community in Cookhouse, Cape, in 1985. | References | | FESTER, Gertrude Magdalene Nethania | 36 | A UDF and United Women's Congress (UWCO) activist who was detained in Maitland, Cape Town, on 18 May 1988 and held for three and a half months under section 29, in solitary confinement. She was also interrogated, threatened and psychologically tortured by named members of the Security Branch. She spent a further nine months in custody in Pollsmoor prison on trial with thirteen other ANC members for terrorism. Charges against her were withdrawn in March 1990. | References | | FESTILE, Nombulelo Joyce | 37 | A street committee secretary who was tortured and interrogated by named members of the Security Police in Port Elizabeth during June 1986. Police allegedly wanted information about the street committee and about a named informer who had been killed. | References | | FICK, Colleen | | Was one of ten students arrested after a political rally in Athlone, Cape Town, on 17 September 1985. The students were then severely beaten by named and other members of the SAP in the Brackenfell police station. | References |
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