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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 | | | MAKWETHU, Vakele | | Was sentenced to three years` imprisonment for his political activities in July 1962 in Cala, Transkei. While he was in prison his home was demolished and his family forcibly removed from the area. | References | | MAKWETU, Mandla Joseph | 17 | A member of the UDF-supporting AmaButho who was shot by members of the SAP while he was mobilising support for the UDF in KwaNobuhle, Uitenhage, Cape, on 23 March 1985. See AmaButho. | References | | MALACHI, Matches Edward | 25 | Was shot by members of the SAP in Phalaborwa, Gazankulu, on 15 February 1986 at a union meeting for mineworkers. | References | | MALAKA, Johannah Mabolawo | | Was shot and severely beaten by members of the SAP and SADF at Moutse, KwaNdebele, on 17 December 1985 when a youth meeting at the Ntoane royal kraal was disrupted. The incident occurred during conflict in the area over proposed incorporation into KwaNdebele. | References | | MALAKA, Motimedi Gabriel | 28 | An ANC supporter who was placed in solitary confinement in Sibasa, Venda, in January 1978. | References | | MALAKOANE, Amos Bafana | 27 | An ANC supporter who was severely beaten and tortured by members of the Security Branch in Mapetla, Soweto, on 6 August 1984. | References | | MALAKOANE, Maria | 36 | Was severely beaten by members of the SAP in Alexandra, Johannesburg, on 22 April 1986. She and her activist boyfriend were helping organise a mass funeral of nineteen people killed in clashes between township residents and hostel-dwellers. Ms Malakoane`s boyfriend was shot and ran into a house which was subsequently set alight. | References | | MALAMBILE, Mzukisi Magenis | 25 | An ANC supporter who was shot and injured by members of the SADF in KwaNobuhle, Uitenhage, Cape, on 28 May 1986, while on his way home from a soccer match during a period of protests in the area. Three people were shot dead and several injured in the shooting. | References | | MALAN, Jeanne | | Was severely injured when members of MK`s `Dolphin Unit` detonated an explosive in a car near the Krugersdorp Magistrate`s court and the adjacent police station, Transvaal, on 16 March 1988. Three people were killed and more than 20 were injured in the blast. Two MK operatives were granted amnesty (AC/2001/003). | References | | MALANDA, Elliotina Siziwe | | He lost his house in an arson attack in Ndaleni, Richmond, Natal, in 1990, in intense conflict between Inkatha and ANC supporters in the area. | References | | MALANGA, David Mfana | 31 | An MK operative who was shot dead by members of the SAP in Nelspruit, Transvaal, in April 1990. | References | | MALANGA, Malusi Ernest | 19 | An ANC supporter who was shot and injured by men in balaclavas while attending a disco in Khayelitsha, Cape Town, on 10 September 1993. Three people were killed and five injured. The alleged perpetrators, some of whom are named, were members of an ANC self-defence unit (SDU) that attacked other ANC supporters during conflict between ANC groups. See balaclava groups. | References | | MALANGA, Thulani Albert | 41 | Was assaulted and stabbed to death at a bus stop in Nyandezulu, near Port Shepstone, Natal, by named IFP supporters on 6 April 1993. Mr Malanga was allegedly thought to be an ANC supporter. | References | | MALANGABI, Edwin Mvuleni | 23 | A UDF supporter who was arrested at the night vigil for a comrade in Khutsong, Carletonville, Transvaal, and disappeared while in police custody in May 1986. | References | | MALANGABI, Jane Nomathamsaqa | 41 | She had her house vandalised and her furniture burnt by AZAPO members in Mohlakeng, Randfontein, Transvaal, during April 1986. They were searching for her son, a UDF supporter, during political conflict. | References | | MALANGENI, Vuyisile Victor | | An ANC supporter who was detained in 1986 to 1989 and severely tortured by Security Branch members in Queenstown, Cape, allegedly because of his involvement in political activities. On his release in 1989 he was placed under strict restrictions and police visits. | References | | MALATANA, Bukelwa Christino | 27 | She had her home in Bhambayi, near KwaMashu, Durban, burnt down in 1993 in intense political conflict between the `Red` and `Green` factions. | References | | MALATJI, Mavis | 17 | Was shot dead by Lebowa Police in Namakgale, Lebowa, on 23 March 1986 during a political meeting at the Lutheran Church. | References | | MALATJI, Paris Molefi | 27 | An AZAPO activist who was shot dead by a named member of the SAP in Soweto, on 6 June 1983. From 1981, police had detained, harrassed and intimidated Mr Malatji to try and extract information on student political activities. He had been detained four times when he was killed at Protea police station. The perpetrator was sentenced to ten years` imprisonment. | References | | MALATJIE, Jerry | 8 | Was shot dead in Thozama section, Khutsong, Carletonville, Transvaal, on 8 January 1986 while students were planning a boycott and march to demand the release of several people arrested earlier. A truck driver caught up in the protests fired a shot at the crowd hitting Jerry in the head and killing him. | References |
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