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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 M
| Name | Age | Description | | | MAKITLA, Chelane Wilson | 26 | Was arrested by KwaNdebele Police in Dennilton, KwaNdebele, in September 1986 during resistance to incorporation into KwaNdebele. | References | | MAKITLA, David | 34 | An ANC supporter who was shot and injured at Moutse, KwaNdebele, in 1985 during conflict over incorporation into KwaNdebele. | References | | MAKITLA, Morare Christopher | 12 | Was severely beaten by members of the KwaNdebele Police at Ntoane village, KwaNdebele, in June 1986 during conflict over incorporation into KwaNdebele. Security forces were allegedly searching for his relatives and assaulted family members and villagers when they failed to find them. | References | | MAKITLA, Ntshengwane Morgan | 36 | A UDF supporter who was severely assaulted by members of the SAP in Dennilton, KwaNdebele, in January 1987. Mr Makitla was taken to the Philadelphia police station and ordered to write down the names of his `comrades`. He refused and was beaten again. After eight days he woke up in the Philadelphia hospital. He was later charged and freed on R800 bail. When inquiring he was told that the court case was over but his bail was never returned. | References | | MAKITLA, Philemon Nkhulang | | Was arrested by two members of the KwaNdebele Police on 6 September 1987 and detained for two hundred and twenty one days in Moutse, Kwa-Ndebele, during conflict between the KwaNdebele Police and residents over incorporation into KwaNdebele. | References | | MAKITLA, Philimon | 21 | Was shot dead by members of the SADF and Imbokodo group in Dennilton, KwaNdebele, on 1 January 1986 while attending a meeting at the Royal Kraal to discuss the abduction of some villagers by the Defence Force. Soon after the meeting started, the soldiers tear-gassed and sjambokked those attending. | References | | MAKIWANE, Nolwandle Esther | 31 | An ANC supporter who had her houses demolished and livestock impounded by named members of the SAP in Cala, Transkei, on 22 December 1962, during forced removals ordered by the government of Chief KD Matanzima. | References | | MAKIWANE, Xola Tennyson | | A former ANC member who was shot dead by an unidentified perpetrator at his house in Umtata, Transkei, in 1976. He had returned from exile after his expulsion from the ANC in the 1970s. | References | | MAKKINK, JWF | | Along with other SAP members, he survived an explosion when the armoured vehicle in which they were travelling detonated a landmine in Mamelodi, Pretoria, on 16 February 1986. One MK operative was granted amnesty for his part in causing the explosion (AC/2000/195). See ANC landmine campaign. | References | | MAKOA, Tselane Joseph | | Was shot and injured in Sharpeville, Vereeniging, Transvaal, at the Sharpeville massacre of 21 March 1960. See Sharpeville massacre. | References | | MAKOBA, Vuyani Daniel | 20 | Was shot dead by named members of the SAP in Crossroads, Cape Town, on 29 August 1985. He was one of twenty eight people shot dead by police in the aftermath of the Pollsmoor march. See Pollsmoor march. | References | | MAKOGON, Dimitri Evganyevich | 23 | A visiting Russian sailor who was shot and injured in an armed attack by APLA operatives on the congregation of St James` Church, Kenilworth, Cape Town, on 25 July 1993. He lost his legs as a result of his injuries. Eleven people were killed and fifty eight were wounded in the attack. Three of four APLA members were granted amnesty for the attack. The fourth had his application struck off the roll for failing to attend the amnesty hearing (AC/1998/0018). See APLA attacks. | References | | MAKOKGA, Robert Marothi | 26 | A UDF supporter who was severely assaulted by named members of the Lebowa Police in GaKgapane, Lebowa, after a protest march on 17 October 1985. He and another student were abandoned in the veld. | References | | MAKOKOBA, Ndengezi | 37 | An ANC member who was detained by members of the SAP in Bizana, Transkei, in 1960, during the Pondoland revolt. See Pondoland revolt. | References | | MAKOLA, Betty Meisie | 25 | Was injured when a car bomb, planted by MK operatives, exploded outside the NBS building in Witbank, Transvaal, on 24 October 1988. The building was used for commercial purposes, but also housed the Witbank Security Branch offices. Three people were killed and over twenty were injured, mainly civilians. Two MK operatives were granted amnesty for the bombing (AC/2000/055). | References | | MAKOLA, Boy Johannes | 40 | An ANC supporter who was abducted by police in Alexandra, Johannesburg, on June 16 1978, the anniversary of the 1976 Soweto uprising. Mr Makola was blindfolded, taken to an unknown destination and severely beaten and stabbed in the stomach. He is blind as a result. | References | | MAKOLA, George | | Was severely beaten with knobkerries in Kagiso, Krugersdorp, Transvaal, in August 1990 by IFP supporters. | References | | MAKOLA, Lazarus | 21 | Was severely beaten by Imbokodo members in Moutse, KwaNdebele, on 1 January 1986 during conflict over incorporation into KwaNdebele. See Imbokodo. | References | | MAKOLA, Richard Tshepo | 17 | A political activist who was tortured in various ways by named members of the Security Branch after his arrest on 27 June 1990 in KwaMhlanga, KwaNdebele, because of his involvement in an attack on a community member suspected of being a police informer. | References | | MAKOLA, Thabo Melvern | | Was shot dead by members of the SAP in Mamelodi, Pretoria, on 21 November 1985 during a protest march against high rentals in the township. | References |
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