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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 | | | MARKS, Elizabeth | | Was shot in Soweto, Johannesburg, in 1990 during conflict between IFP-aligned hostel-dwellers and ANC-supporting residents. | References | | MAROBELA, Hellen | 36 | She had her home in GaKgapane, Lebowa, damaged in an arson attack by members of the SAP on 15 October 1986. | References | | MAROE, Mampatana Salamina | | Suffered severe ill-treatment and 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 | | MAROEKOANE, Anna Ndoti | | Was shot and severely injured by members of the SAP in Sharpeville, Vereeniging, Transvaal, during the Sharpeville massacre on 21 March 1960. | References | | MAROGA, Lazarus | | An SAP member who was stabbed to death in Namakgale, Lebowa, on 19 February 1986 during conflict over the proposed removal of a chief. | References | | MAROLA, Andrew Thozamile | 23 | Was arrested in Robertson, Cape, on 20 November 1985, and beaten by members of the SAP. After spending three months in custody, public violence charges against him were withdrawn due to lack of evidence. He was again detained on 19 June 1986 and held under emergency regulations for three months. See police brutality. | References | | MAROPE, Evans | 19 | An ANC supporter who was beaten by members of the Bophuthatswana Police in Zeerust, Transvaal, on 8 January 1991 during conflict over the forced incorporation of Braklaagte into Bophuthatswana. | References | | MAROTI, Kholekile Charles | 24 | Was shot dead by members of the SAP in Guguletu, Cape Town, on 28 August 1985, on the day of the Pollsmoor march. He was one of nine people shot dead by police that day. | References | | MARRAND, Wellington Thembinkosi | 24 | Was detained and tortured by members of the SAP in Durban, in March 1984. He was convicted with five others and sentenced to five years` imprisonment on Robben Island in December 1984 for recruiting people to undergo military training with the ANC. | References | | MARTHINUS, Brenda | | Was injured in a hand grenade explosion on 25 May 1993 in Kimberley, Cape, during an ANC protest march to the Bophuthatswana consulate. Two MK operatives threw a hand grenade at the building which bounced back into the crowd, killing one person and injuring 41 others. Two ANC members were wrongly convicted of the killing. Four MK operatives and ANC members, two of whom denied guilt, were refused amnesty (AC/2000/053 and AC/2000/241). | References | | MARTIN, Belinda Venice | 23 | Was arrested in August 1975 and held in solitary confinement for six weeks in Johannesburg, for opposing ethnically based elections. | References | | MARTIN, Florence | 36 | A People`s Congress supporter who lost her house and livestock in an arson attack by supporters of Chief BK Matlala in GaMatlala, Lebowa, on 2 February 1980 because Mr Martin resisted Lebowa`s proposed independence from South Africa. Two people died and about 80 were wounded in the attack. | References | | MARTIN, Kevin Peter Robert | 19 | Was tortured in detention at John Vorster Square in Johannesburg, on 4 August 1975. Mr Martin was involved in mobilising his community to oppose the imminent ethnically based elections. | References | | MARTIN, Muzi Mongezi | 23 | An ANC supporter who was shot dead by ANC supporters, some of whom are named, in Orlando West, Soweto, Johannesburg, on 2 September 1992 because he was believed to be an IFP supporter. | References | | MARTIN, Vuyelwa Joyce | 49 | An ANC supporter who lost her shop and tavern in an arson attack by named ANC supporters in Orlando West, Soweto, Johannesburg, on 2 September 1992. The family was targeted because they were believed to be IFP supporters. | References | | MARTINS, Bongani | 21 | Was shot dead and his body was burnt in Bekkersdal, near Westonaria, Transvaal, during conflict between ANC, AZAPO and IFP supporters on 22 December 1991. | References | | MARTINS, Bryn Lowis Kabelu | 19 | A UDF supporter who was assaulted and deprived of food while in detention in Virginia, OFS, in April 1985. He was arrested with three others, allegedly while trying to leave the country. | References | | MARTINS, Deon | | A civilian who was injured when APLA operatives opened fire on a vehicle travelling from Zastron to Sterkspruit in the Orange Free State on 18 March 1992. In the attack, one person was shot dead while he lay injured next to the car. Mr Martins was severely injured. Two managed to escape unhurt. See APLA attacks. 0ne APLA member was granted amnesty (AC/2000/148). See Zastron road ambush. | References | | MARTINS, Joel George | | An MK operative who was assaulted and tortured by members of the Witwaters-rand Security Branch at John Vorster Square, Johannesburg, during 1988. A Witwatersrand Security Branch operative was granted amnesty for the torture (AC/2001/275). | References | | MARUBINI, Funzani Joyce | 32 | A Namakgale Youth Congress (NYC) member who was detained during a meeting of the NYC. Ms Marubini was ordered to undress and was sjambokked by members of the SAP in Namakgale, Lebowa, on 21 March 1986 because the homeland government saw UDF-aligned youth as a political theat. | References |
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