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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 L
| Name | Age | Description | | | LUKHELE, Isaac Vusi | 17 | A COSAS member who was tortured and subjected to hard labour by named members of the SAP while detained at KwaThema police station, Springs, Transvaal, in 1985. | References | | LUKHELE, Moswaila Elizabeth | | Was shot and severely injured by MK operatives in Mamelodi, Pretoria, on 6 June 1986 while visiting her sister-in-law, Elizabeth Dludlu, and her husband, David Lukhele, a former minister of KaNgwane. Mr Lukhele was in conflict with the KaNgwane government and actively supported the unification of KaNgwane and Swaziland. Mr Lukhele and Ms Dludlu were both killed in the attack. The perpetrators applied for amnesty. | References | | LUKHELE, Oupa (aka Dan Mabaso) | | An MK operative who was killed with four other operatives by a joint Venda and South African security force team on 25 March 1988 at Mutale River in Venda. Mr Lukhele had left South Africa for exile in September 1985. | References | | LUKHELE, Samaria | 58 | Was shot and injured, allegedly by members of the SAP, in Katlehong, Transvaal, in 1993 while participating in a protest by parents against the arrest of their children. | References | | LUKHELE, Siphiwe Daniel | 21 | Was shot and killed in Katlehong, Transvaal, on 4 July 1993 when IFP supporters allegedly opened fire on a funeral procession. | References | | LUKHOSI, (no first name given) | | An IFP supporter who was burnt to death when her house was set alight by ANC supporters at Sebokeng, Transvaal, on 12 January 1991. Her son was a prominent IFP member. | References | | LUKHULENI, Tokie Willie | | Was arrested on 21 June 1976 in Mamelodi, Pretoria, and held at Silverton police station. A fellow prisoner claims that they were transferred to New Lock prison where Mr Lukhuleni was beaten so severely by police that he was unable to stand up. He was then placed in solitary confinement. Mr Lukhuleni has not been seen since. | References | | LUKREQO, Nonejele | | Was detained and severely ill-treated by prison warders while in custody in East London in 1962. Mr Lukreqo was attending Poqo meetings that were said to be unlawful in Mqanduli, Transkei. | References | | LUKWE, Mfundo | | A Municipal Policeman who was shot, injured and robbed of his firearm by MK operatives at an electrical substation in Soweto, Johannesburg, on 30 May 1987. Mr Lukwe and his colleague, who was also shot and injured, were guarding the substation after the electricity had been disconnected during a community boycott of electricity payments. The operatives reconnected the electricity. One MK operative was granted amnesty (AC/1999/0330). | References | | LUKWE, Simon | 50 | A Baptist minister who was detained and tortured by members of the SAP at Tarkastad police station, Cape, on 12 June 1986, allegedly because he assisted students during Queenstown school boycotts. | References | | LUMBO, Mandlakayise Singleton | 51 | An ANC member who had his huts and other possessions burnt in an arson attack by a named perpetrator on 15 November 1992 in Flagstaff, Transkei. | References | | LUMKO, Tasi John | 24 | A UDF supporter who was fatally shot by members of the SAP during political conflict in Hofmeyr, Cape, on 25 December 1988. | References | | LUND, Ralph Thomas | 42 | Was shot in the head and stomach by members of the SAP in Kagiso, Transvaal, on 17 October 1990 during a rent dispute. | References | | LUNDA, Nombuyiselo Marie | 29 | She had her house and other possessions destroyed in an arson attack in Bhambayi, near KwaMashu, Durban, in 1993 during intense political conflict between the ‘Red’ and ‘Green’ factions. | References | | LUNGA, Bakhona Eric | 33 | An Inkatha supporter who had his house burnt down by UDF supporters in Mpumalanga, KwaZulu, near Durban, in July 1989. More than twenty two people were killed in an upsurge of political violence in the area that month. | References | | LUNGA, Mhlakazi Caswell | 45 | Was shot dead by Inkatha supporters in Mpumalanga, KwaZulu, near Durban, on 28 February 1989 in intense conflict between UDF and Inkatha supporters in the area. | References | | LUNGU, Fanele Lefleur | 43 | An ANC supporter who was repeatedly tortured during several months of detention at prisons in Kokstad, Natal, and Umtata, Transkei, during 1961. Mr Lungu had taken part in the Pondoland revolt. | References | | LUNGU, Willis Emily | 35 | An ANC member who was severely ill-treated by members of the SAP and SADF while in detention in November 1961 in Mount Frere, Transkei. | References | | LUNGWASE, Busisiwe | | An ANC supporter who was assaulted by Inkatha supporters and members of the SAP in Umgababa, KwaZulu, near Durban, on 4 April 1990. They were looking for her son, an active ANC supporter. | References | | LUPHOKO, Michael | 24 | Was shot dead by members of the SAP while playing soccer in Katlehong, Transvaal, on 17 March 1993. The police were trying to disperse a group of protesting students passing the field where Mr Luphoko was playing. | References |
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