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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 J
| Name | Age | Description | | | JACOBSON, Peter Maurice | 40 | Was seriously injured when his car was stoned by a group of youths in Port Elizabeth on 19 August 1976 during nationwide political protests. | References | | JADA, Lungelo Michael | 19 | An ANC supporter who was shot dead by Inkatha supporters in Ashdown, KwaZulu, near Pietermaritzburg, on 28 March 1990, in the Seven Day War. | References | | JADA, Vuyani Ernest | 33 | He had his house in Matatiele, Natal, burnt down by an Inkatha supporter on 29 March 1990. About twelve homes belonging to ANC supporters were burnt down during a period of conflict between ANC and Inkatha supporters following Nelson Mandela’s release from prison. | References | | JAFETA, Mateboho | | A citizen of Lesotho who was shot dead on 9 December 1982 in an attack by SADF Special Forces operatives on several ANC houses and a block of flats on Maseru, Lesotho. Thirty South Africans and twelve citizens of Lesotho were killed in the midnight attack. | References | | JAFETA, Sefata | | A citizen of Lesotho who was shot dead on 9 December 1982 in an attack by SADF Special Forces operatives on several ANC houses and a block of flats on Maseru, Lesotho. Thirty South Africans and twelve citizens of Lesotho were killed in the midnight attack. | References | | JAFETA, Teboho | 4 | A citizen of Lesotho who was shot dead on 9 December 1982 in an attack by SADF Special Forces operatives on several ANC houses and a block of flats on Maseru, Lesotho. Thirty South Africans and twelve citizens of Lesotho were killed in the midnight attack. | References | | JAFFER, Zubeida | 22 | A journalist who was detained in July 1980 for reporting on police unrest shootings in Cape Town. During her forty two days of detention, she was interrogated, drugged, tortured and denied sleep for several days at a time. Ms Jaffer, also a trade union activist, was again detained in December 1985 for six weeks while pregnant. The life of her unborn child was threatened by a named member of the Security Branch. | References | | JAFTA, Benjamin Sipho | 17 | A UDF and ANC supporter who was shot dead by named SAP members on 14 June 1986, when police stopped the car in which he was travelling and found an ANC flag and posters. | References | | JAFTA, Joice Enid Nomvuyo | 54 | Her house in Idutywa, Transkei was burnt down and her shop destroyed with rifle grenades by named members of the Transkei and South African security forces on 21 January 1987 as she was suspected of harbouring MK guerrillas at her home. Together with her husband and child, she was detained and tortured by the Transkei Security Police. A former member of the Transkei Police force was refused amnesty for the destruction to property and granted amnesty for the torture of members of the Jafta family (AC/2000/076). | References | | JAFTA, Kholiwe | 27 | Was beaten by a named SAP member in her home in Colesberg, Cape, in September 1985. Police were seeking information on her politically active brother. She was later detained for several months. | References | | JAFTA, Mangaliso Thamsanqa (aka ‘Boy’) | 22 | An MK operative who was detained, interrogated and tortured by members of the Transkei Security Branch at their offices in Umtata, Transkei, on 21 January 1987. One Transkei Security Branch operative was granted amnesty (AC/2000/076). | References | | JAFTA, Max | 56 | His home and business at Willowvale, Transkei were destroyed in an attack by members of the Transkei Security Branch, Riot Police and Transkei Defence Force, as well as the East London Security Branch, on 21 January 1987. Mr Jafta was then detained without charge at the security force offices in Umtata, Transkei, together with his wife and children. A Transkei Security Branch operative was refused amnesty (AC/2000/076). | References | | JAFTA, Mkosana Alfred | 62 | Was arrested and beaten by members of the SAP, together with a named member of the Amasomzi vigilantes, in Zolani, Ashton, Cape, on 24 May 1986. Mr Jafta was detained for three months under emergency regulations. | References | | JAFTA, Noxolo ‘Zuzeka’ | 15 | Was shot and beaten by named Special Constables in Oudtshoorn, Cape, on 16 January 1988. Three young men were shot dead that day and several others injured, one of whom died two years later from his injuries. | References | | JAGGER, Stella | 47 | A UDF supporter who was detained from her home in Bonteheuwel, Cape Town, on 29 December 1987, and held for two months at the Brackenfell police station. | References | | JAGGERS, Barnabas | | A member of the Transkei Police who was shot and killed during a joint AWB and IFP attack on the Flagstaff police station, Transkei, on 6 March 1994. The perpetrators testified that their intention was to steal arms and ammunition to arm the IFP against ANC attacks. Five applicants were granted amnesty (AC/1998/0015). | References | | JAKADA, Nohlaza Ngakanani | | An ANC member who was tortured under interrogation by members of the SAP near Flagstaff, Transkei, in 1971. | References | | JAKKALS, Edwin | 22 | Was severely beaten by members of the Bophuthatswana Police in Rustenburg, Transvaal, on 28 July 1991, apparently because he refused to get into a police vehicle. | References | | JAKO, Shumikazi Sarah | 30 | A PAC supporter who was tortured in detention by named members of the Security Branch in East London in 1967. | References | | JAKOBA, Leah | 37 | An ANC supporter whose home in Bekkersdal, Transvaal was burnt down by IFP supporters on 28 November 1993 after she attended the funeral of Chris Hani. | References |
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