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Content
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 H
| Name | Age | Description | | | HOBOSHE, Nohose Nonceba | | She died of burn wounds in Grahamstown, Cape, on 1 September 1986 after the house in which she was sleeping was set alight by ‘comrades’, allegedly because her mother was a police reservist. | References | | HOBOSHE, Vuyiswa | 15 | Was burnt to death in Grahamstown, Cape, on 1 September 1986 after the house in which she was sleeping was set alight by ‘comrades’, allegedly because her mother was a police reservist. | References | | HOBOSHE, Yunguma Priscilla | | She died of burn wounds in Grahamstown, Cape, on 1 September 1986 after the house in which she was sleeping was set alight by ‘comrades’, allegedly because her mother was a police reservist. | References | | HOBOYI, Lizo Leonard | 14 | Was shot and injured in the home of his father, an ANC supporter, in Tembisa, Kempton Park, Transvaal, on 1 August 1993, during conflict between ANC and IFP supporters. | References | | HOFFMAN, Marius | 19 | Was shot and injured by named security guards of the Regional Services Council in Elsies River, Cape Town, on 18 June 1992. He was participating in a sit-in aimed at highlighting community grievances. Numerous people were injured as police fired at the fleeing crowd. | References | | HOFFMAN, Michael Tim | 28 | Was arrested on 14 June 1986 and detained for fourteen days in North End prison, Port Elizabeth, because of his involvement in ECC activities. | References | | HOFFMAN, Mzayifane Naphtale | 36 | A journalist and chairperson of the Jouberton Civic Association who was sjambokked and tortured in detention by members of the SAP in Klerksdorp prison, Transvaal, on 11 June 1986. Mr Hoffman was detained for a year during the state of emergency. | References | | HOGAN, Barbara | 28 | An underground ANC member who was detained at John Vorster Square, Johannesburg, on 1 December 1981. While in detention, she was assaulted and subjected to intimidation tactics by members of the Witwatersrand Security Branch. Ms Hogan was later sentenced to ten years’ imprisonment for high treason. In 1992 a Witwatersrand Security Branch operative set fire to a motor vehicle parked in Ms Hogan’s driveway at her home in Johannesburg. Two Witwatersrand Security Branch operatives were granted amnesty for the 1981/2 and 1992 violations (AC/2001/005 and AC/1999/0029). | References | | HOGAN, Sara Susanna | | Was injured when two MK operatives detonated a bomb in a shopping centre in Amanzimtoti, near Durban, on 23 December 1985. This attack was perpetrated in retaliation for a South African security forces attack two weeks earlier on ANC members in Lesotho in which nine people had been killed. The Amanzimtoti explosion killed five people and injured sixty one. One of the operatives was sentenced to death and later hanged. | References | | HOHO, Acacia | | An MK operative who who was shot dead during a shoot-out with members of the SAP on 4 March 1985 at his cousin’s house in Khayelitsha, Queenstown, Cape. | References | | HOHO, Fana Nelson | 31 | An ANC supporter whose property was destroyed when members of the SAP drove an armoured vehicle through his house on 4 March 1985 in Queenstown, Cape. Two MK operatives were killed in the same incident. | References | | HOHO, Qonda | | An MK operative who who was shot dead during a shoot-out with members of the SAP on 4 March 1985 at his cousin’s house in Khayelitsha, Queenstown, Cape. | References | | HOJEM, Mozelle | | 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 were injured in the attack. Four APLA members were granted amnesty (AC/2001/182). See APLA attacks. | References | | HOLLAND, Abraham Johannes | | His car was stolen by members of the AWB on 25 April 1994 and used in a bombing operation at a taxi rank in Randfontein, Transvaal, with the aim of disrupting the electoral process. Six AWB members were granted amnesty for the theft and for the attack (AC/1999/0342). See right-wing attacks. | References | | HONOKO, Daniel Molebatsi | 22 | Was shot dead in a drive-by shooting during a night vigil for Chris Hani in Sebokeng, Transvaal, on 18 April 1993. | References | | HOOGAARDT, Spasiena Carolina | 15 | Was one of three women shot dead by named members of the SAP on 9 September 1976, during extensive street protests in Paarl, Cape. She was returning home from church with her family when she was shot. | References | | HOPSHIRE, Roseline Nomhle | 13 | Was shot and severely injured by members of the SAP on 27 May 1985 while playing outside during school boycotts in Fingo Village, Grahamstown, Cape. She was hospitalised and suffered permanent disfigurement as a result of the shooting. | References | | HORN, Christo | | 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 | | HORN, Cornelia Johanna Aletta | 67 | Was severely injured when a limpet mine, planted by MK operatives, exploded during lunchtime at the Wimpy restaurant in Benoni, Transvaal, on 30 July 1988. One woman was killed and at least sixty six people were injured. Four MK operatives were granted amnesty for the planning and execution of the attack (AC/1999/0294). | References | | HORN, Nozililo Ellen | 40 | Was shot with rubber bullets in Boichoko, Postmasburg, Cape, on 18 June 1993. She was charged with public violence, but was acquitted of this charge. | References |
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