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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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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 | | | MAPHUMULO, Liso | | Was injured when a limpet mine exploded on a municipal bus in Gardiner Street, Durban, on 30 November 1993. The explosive was being conveyed by APLA operatives to an intended target. When it accidentally exploded, 12 people were killed, including one of the operatives. See APLA attacks. One APLA member and two PASO members were granted amnesty (AC/1998/0076). | References | | MAPHUMULO, Lulu Dinah | 50 | She had her house at Lindelani, near KwaMashu, Durban, vandalised by Inkatha supporters on 7 December 1989. At the time, Lindelani residents were being forced to make monthly contributions to Inkatha and pay community levies. Those who did not pay were either forced to leave the area or had their houses set alight. | References | | MAPHUMULO, Mandla Erik | 28 | He lost his house in an arson attack in the Mkhukhuze area, KwaZulu, near Eshowe, Natal, in 1993 in continuing conflict between IFP and ANC supporters in the area. | References | | MAPHUMULO, Mandla Ophius | 44 | Was returning home from a funeral when he was shot dead in Magabheni, Umgababa, KwaZulu, near Durban, on 2 September 1990 in intense conflict between ANC and IFP supporters in the area. | References | | MAPHUMULO, Mandlenkosi | 47 | An ANC supporter who had his house burnt down by IFP supporters in Sonkombo, Ndwedwe, KwaZulu, near Durban, on 16 March 1994. See Sonkombo arson attacks. | References | | MAPHUMULO, Maqhikiza Fanisile | 46 | Was shot and injured when IFP supporters attacked a bus in Sonkombo, Ndwedwe, KwaZulu, near Durban, on 14 February 1994 in political conflict during the run-up to the April 1994 elections. | References | | MAPHUMULO, Mhlabunzima Joseph | 42 | Was shot dead at his home in central Pietermaritzburg on 25 February 1991. One of the alleged perpetrators is named. Chief Maphumulo of Maqongqo was the president of CONTRALESA, an organisation of traditional leaders, which was aligned with the UDF and ANC. He was also instrumental in the local peace process. He had survived several assassination attempts for his political views. | References | | MAPHUMULO, Mncedisi | | Was shot dead by IFP supporters at her family home in Amanzimtoti, near Durban in March 1993. Her mother and grandmother died in the same attack, which occurred when the family returned to check on the home they had fled for safety. | References | | MAPHUMULO, Mr (first name not given) | | A prominent Inkatha member who was shot dead at his shop in Clermont, near Durban, in 1988 by a group of UDF supporters. Two UDF supporters and members of the Clermont Youth Congress were granted amnesty (AC/2001/101). | References | | MAPHUMULO, Msawenkosi | | An IFP supporter who was burnt to death in August 1993 when ANC supporters attacked and set fire to his mother`s home in Nsuze, Tongaat, Natal. His brother, also an IFP supporter, was also burnt to death in the attack. | References | | MAPHUMULO, Msizeni Shadrack | 48 | A senior member of MK`s Natal military machinery in Swaziland who was shot by SADF Special Forces operatives while he was resisting abduction from his home in Manzini, Swaziland, on 12 December 1986. Mr Maphumulo died en route to South Africa. A 13-year-old Swazi national was killed and four other foreign nationals (two Swiss, one Swazi and one South African) were abducted from their homes in Mbabane, Swaziland, in the same operation. Mr Maphumulo, from KwaMashu, Durban, had previously been imprisoned on Robben Island for ten years. | References | | MAPHUMULO, Mthandeni | | An SAP member who was arrested and tortured by fellow members of the SAP in Springs, Transvaal, on 12 August 1986 after he dug the body of an MK operative out of a government grave so it could be sent to Sabie for a decent family burial. He was later discharged from the police. | References | | MAPHUMULO, Mzwamandla | | An IFP supporter who was burnt to death in August 1993 when ANC supporters attacked and set fire to his mother`s home in Nsuze, Tongaat, Natal. His brother, an IFP supporter, was also burnt to death in the attack. | References | | MAPHUMULO, Nakoti | 51 | An ANC supporter who had her homestead destroyed in an arson attack by unidentified persons, at Magabheni, Umgababa, KwaZulu, near Durban, Natal, in 1991 in ongoing conflict between IFP and ANC supporters in the area. Both her sons were injured in the attack. | References | | MAPHUMULO, Nhlanhla Gerald | 34 | An ANC supporter who was stabbed and injured by a named IFP supporter at Maqongqo, Table Mountain, near Pietermaritzburg, in 1991. At the time of the attack, Mr Maphumulo was allegedly with a person who was being targeted by local youths and IFP chiefs. | References | | MAPHUMULO, Nokuphiwa | 67 | She lost her house in Sonkombo, Ndwedwe, KwaZulu, near Durban, in an arson attack by IFP supporters on 16 March 1994. See Sonkombo arson attacks. | References | | MAPHUMULO, Nonkantolo Ganephi | 73 | She had her house burnt down by ANC supporters at Nsuze, Tongaat, Natal, in August 1993. Both her sons, who were IFP supporters, were burnt to death in the attack. | References | | MAPHUMULO, Nosibhedela | 62 | She had her house burnt down by IFP supporters in Maqongqo, Table Mountain, near Pietermaritzburg, in 1991. Since 1984, Ms Maphumulo and her family had experienced sustained periods of victimization and harassment by Inkatha supporters, allegedly because her son, Chief Mhlabunzima Maphumulo, refused to align himself with Inkatha. | References | | MAPHUMULO, Ntombi Alzina | | An UDF supporter who had her house looted and set alight on 6 April 1990 when a group of Inkatha supporters attacked UDF supporters and residents at Mpumalanga, KwaZulu, near Durban, in spite of a heavy police and military presence. Fourteen people were killed and at least 120 homes burnt down. One former IFP member was granted amnesty (AC/1999/0332). | References | | MAPHUMULO, Penelope Nombuso | 28 | An ANC supporter who was shot dead by IFP supporters at Magabheni, Umgababa, KwaZulu, near Durban, on 30 July 1990, allegedly because her father-in-law, in whose house the attack took place, was an ANC supporter. Ms Maphumulo`s husband was also shot dead, and her son, aged 4, was shot and injured in the attack. | References |
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