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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 | | | MABUKELA, Josias | | Was assaulted in GaMatlala, Lebowa, by supporters of Chief BK Matlala on 2 February 1980, because Mr Mabukela resisted Lebowa`s proposed independence from South Africa. | References | | MABUKELA, Thomas | | Was injured when MK operatives detonated an explosive in a car outside the South African Air Force (SAAF) headquarters in Church Street, Pretoria, on 20 May 1983. Twenty one people were killed and two hundred and seventeen were injured. The overall commander of MK`s Special Operations Unit and two MK operatives were granted amnesty (AC/2001/003 and AC/2001/023). See Church Street bombing, Pretoria. | References | | MABULA, Agnes Ouma | | An ANCWL member who was killed on a train between Khwezi and Nhlanzani stations, Soweto, Johannesburg, by a group of men armed with pangas, knives and an AK47. Her body was found at Baragwanath Hospital on 23 April 1991. See train violence. | References | | MABULA, Zachariah Monyana | | He lost the sight in one eye after being shot by members of the SAP in Koppies, OFS, in June 1992. Mr Mabula, who was mentally retarded, was shot when police opened fire on protesters in the area. | References | | MABULANA, Violet Makole | 36 | Was shot by IFP supporters in Alexandra, Transvaal, in January 1994 during ongoing political conflict in the township. | References | | MABUNDA, Bekhaphi | | Was allegedly abducted by `comrades` from his home in Malelane, Transvaal, on 31 May 1986 and then necklaced. Mr Mabunda was accused of practising witchcraft. His partially decomposed body was found later. | References | | MABUNDA, Jonas | | Was killed in an explosion, allegedly caused by members of the SADF, in Lulekani, Gazankulu, on 28 March 1986. See Gazankulu hand grenade attack. | References | | MABUNDA, Ken | 17 | Was killed in a hand grenade attack by foreign soldiers working under the auspices of the SADF in a packed shebeen in Lulekani, Gazankulu, on 28 March 1986. Many died in the attack, and several people were injured. See Gazankulu hand grenade attack. | References | | MABUNDA, Kobi Owen | 19 | Was injured when a hand grenade thrown by foreign soldiers working under the auspices of the SADF exploded in a packed shebeen in Lulekani, Gazankulu, on 28 March 1986. Many died in the attack, including Mr Mabunda`s brother, and several people were injured. See Gazankulu hand grenade attack. | References | | MABUNDA, Stefanus | 40 | An ANC supporter who was arrested in Newclare, Johannesburg, on 18 March 1960 and detained under emergency regulations in Pretoria. | References | | MABUNGA, Muziwakhe | 54 | An Inkatha supporter who was stabbed to death by UDF supporters on 5 September 1986 in KwaMthethwa, KwaZulu, near Empangeni, Natal. Mr Mabunga had allegedly antagonised the UDF youth. | References | | MABUSA, Aubrey | | Was severely tortured by members of the SAP while in detention in Burgersfort, Transvaal, on 17 March 1986. Mr Mabusa had attended a meeting to discuss the water crisis in the area. | References | | MABUSA, Peter | 13 | Was severely assaulted by members of the SADF in Moutse, KwaNdebele, in 1980. | References | | MABUSE, Koos | | Was shot and injured by Bophuthatswana Police in Ga-Rankuwa, Bophuthatswana, on 7 March 1990 during a march by Mabopane residents to the magistrate`s offices to hand over a memorandum of community grievances about high rent and poor services. | References | | MABUSELA, Matsobane Katibe | 30 | A UDF supporter who was tortured in detention in 1983 and in June 1986 by members of the SAP in Tembisa, Transvaal, In June 1986, Mr Mabusela was arrested under emergency regulations while attempting to lay a charge against soldiers who allegedly accosted him for wearing a UDF badge. | References | | MABUTHA, Eunice Kedibone | 11 | A scholar who was shot and injured by a named off-duty SAP member in March 1985 in New Brighton, Port Elizabeth, when the perpetrator`s house was set alight by `comrades`. Eunice was charged with arson and public violence, and acquitted. | References | | MABUTHO, Mhlaba Joseph | 17 | An ANCYL member who was severely beaten by named members of the SAP after his arrest in Jouberton, Klerksdorp, Transvaal, in March 1986 on suspicion of an arson attack on a councillor`s house during a rent boycott in support of a demand for better schools. Police and councillors` houses were burnt down by Jouberton Youth Congress members during the conflict. | References | | MABUTHO, Walter Charles | | Was shot dead by members of the SAP in Wattville, Benoni, Transvaal, on 1 May 1986 during a stayaway in the township. | References | | MABUYA, Bheki | | A civilian travelling in a bread delivery truck, was shot at by members of an ANC self-defence unit (SDU) in Rockville, Soweto, Johannesburg, on 5 February 1993. Mr Mabuya and his three colleagues disrupted an SDU attack on the police. The perpetrators fired at the vehicle intending to scare them off. Three SDU members were granted amnesty (AC/2000/119). | References | | MABUYANE, Qhathani Staford | | An Inkatha supporter who was hacked to death by UDF supporters on 2 April 1989 in Amaoti, Inanda, near Durban. | References |
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