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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 | | | MALEFAHLO, Moseme Solomon | 84 | Was severely beaten by Ndebele-speaking men in Siyabuswa community hall, KwaNdebele, on 20 December 1985 because he resisted the scheduled incorporation of Moutse into KwaNdebele later that month. | References | | MALEFAHLO, Selele Peter | 21 | Was severely beaten by members of the Bophuthatswana Defence Force while attending a community meeting in GaRankuwa, Bophuthatswana, in March 1986. | References | | MALEFAHLO, Simon | | Was arrested in 1969 by Rosebank police under Pass Laws at Killarney, Johannesburg, and transferred to Modderbee prison, Benoni. He has not been seen since. | References | | MALEFANE, Adam | 37 | Was shot and severely injured by members of the SAP during the Sharpeville massacre in Sharpeville, Vereeniging, Transvaal, on 21 March 1960. | References | | MALEFANE, Captain Petrus | 27 | Was shot dead by a local supporter of the Lingelethu West Town Council on 25 October 1990. At least eight people were killed that day by police and supporters of the town council, during and after a mass march to express community opposition to the council. A named perpetrator serving a prison sentence for the killing was refused amnesty. | References | | MALEHO, Puseletso Zephora | | Was shot by members of the SAP during the Sharpeville massacre in Sharpeville, Vereeniging, Transvaal, on 21 March 1960. See Sharpeville massacre. | References | | MALEKA, Alfred | | Was shot and stabbed to death in Pimville, Soweto, Johannesburg, on 12 April 1992 when IFP supporters attacked the ANC-supporting Fred Clarke informal settlement. | References | | MALEKA, Anna Thoko | 40 | Was shot and stabbed by armed men who boarded a Soweto-bound train at Jeppe station and began attacking as the train passed George Goch station, on 13 September 1990. The attackers killed about twenty six people and wounded forty five others. See train violence. | References | | MALEKA, Monge Joubert | | A police informer who was abducted outside the Johannesburg COSATU offices by COSATU members who suspected him of spying. He was held against his will, assaulted, and paraded at a press conference as a police spy. Three COSATU officials were granted amnesty for the abduction (AC/2000/116). | References | | MALEKA, Solomon | 16 | He died after being shot by members of the SAP at Kliptown, Soweto, Johannes-burg, on 3 May 1987 when police reportedly passed his high school in a Hippo during school boycotts. | References | | MALEKA, Tickey | | A patron at a tavern who was injured when MK operatives opened fire on policemen sitting drinking at the tavern in Mariana Street, Atteridgeville, Transvaal, on 18 March 1988. Three policemen were killed in the attack. Three MK operatives were granted amnesty (AC/2000/199). | References | | MALEKA, William Madime | 60 | Was abducted from his home in Moteti, KwaNdebele, by Imbokodo members on 1 January 1986 and assaulted at Siyabuswa community hall. The attacks, led by named KwaNdebele government officials, were designed to suppress resistance to incorporation into KwaNdebele. | References | | MALEKE, Khani Jacob | | Was shot dead by a member of the SAP in Khutsong, Carletonville, Transvaal, in March 1990. At the time Khutsong was occupied by the SAP leading to numerous clashes between police and the community. | References | | MALEKO, Dieketsang Andronica | | Was injured and suffered damage to property on 17 June 1992 in the Boipatong massacre in Boipatong, near Vanderbijlpark, Transvaal, which left forty five people dead and twenty seven seriously injured. Thirteen perpetrators were granted amnesty; a further three applications were refused (AC/2000/209). | References | | MALELE, Almond | | He died in detention on 20 January 1977, eleven days after being arrested as a suspected underground ANC activist. Mr Malele is officially recorded as having died of natural causes after hitting his head on a desk during interrogation by members of the SAP. | References | | MALELE, Edward Boy | 45 | Was beaten to death by alleged members of the Gazankulu Police at the Giyani police station, Louis Trichardt, Transvaal, on 25 December 1991 after his arrest for questioning about the death of a chief. | References | | MALEMA, Paulos Vincent | 14 | Was shot and injured by members of the SAP in Heilbron, Orange Free State (OFS) on 24 July 1992. In an armoured patrol of the area, police opened fire, hitting Paulos as he ran to hide in a yard. A political march was scheduled to take place in the area on that day. | References | | MALEMBE, Nonhlanhla Eunice | 33 | She lost her house in an arson attack in Mevamhlophe, KwaZulu, near Empangeni, Natal, on 21 February 1993 in continuing conflict between IFP and ANC supporters in the area. One person was stabbed and burnt to death in the attack. | References | | MALEPE, Motsabi Lucas | | Was shot dead by Bophuthatswana Police in Winterveld, Bophuthatswana, on 19 February 1986 during political violence between `comrades` and the homeland government. | References | | MALESA, Emmanuel Phaladi | 17 | An ANCYL member who was detained, severely beaten and held in solitary confinement by members of the SAP in Namakgale, Lebowa, on 16 June 1993. The ANCYL clashed with police en route to a stadium to mark the seventeenth anniversary of the Soweto uprising. Eleven other people were detained with Emmanuel and they were all charged with public violence. The charges were later dropped. See Soweto uprising. | References |
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