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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 | | | MASEKO, Phillip Nkosinathi | 25 | An MK operative who was shot dead by members of the SAP in Mamelodi East, Pretoria, on 1 January 1984 shortly after returning from exile in Swaziland. | References | | MASEKO, Rabie | | Was shot dead in Tokoza, Transvaal, allegedly by Khumalo gang members on 1 January 1993. Three others were also allegedly killed by gang members on that day. See Khumalo gang. | References | | MASEKO, Sicelo Christopher Lefty | | An MK cadre who died on 6 October 1988 in Luanda, Angola, reportedly during a UNITA ambush. MK soldiers based in Angola assisted the FAPLA forces of the ruling MPLA government in its war against UNITA, which was assisted by the South African government. 1987-8 saw particularly fierce fighting, in which a number of MK soldiers were killed in combat, often in ambushes laid by UNITA. | References | | MASEKO, Sipho Josaia | 20 | An ANC supporter who was abducted and severely tortured in Dennilton, Moutse, KwaNdebele, in 1986 by Imbokodo vigilantes and members of the SAP during conflict over incorporation into KwaNdebele. See Imbokodo. | References | | MASEKO, Thandi Mirriam | 15 | A COSAS leader who was shot by members of the SAP in Leandra, Transvaal, in July 1985 during student protest action in the area. | References | | MASEKO, Veli Badnock | 47 | An ANC supporter who was shot and burnt to death, allegedly by named colleagues who were IFP supporters, in Katlehong, Transvaal, on 14 August 1993. Mr Maseko was reportedly killed in retaliation for the alleged necklacking by ANC supporters of one of the perpetrator`s cousins. | References | | MASEKO, Vincent Jabu | 18 | Was shot by Imbokodo vigilantes in Moutse, KwaNdebele, in May 1986 and died in hospital a few days later. The area was tense due to government proposals for incorporation into KwaNdebele. | References | | MASEKO, Vusimuzi Noah | | Was seriously injured when stabbed with knives and pangas by Zulu-speaking hostel-dwellers on 13 September 1990 during conflict between Vosloorus residents and hostel-dwellers. Mr Maseko was on his way to work by taxi when the driver abducted the passengers and drove them to the hostel. | References | | MASEKO, Wilson Zwelibanzi | | One of ten youths on trial for the murder of a local chief, was shot dead by named IFP supporters on 30 September 1993 at Diepdale, Mpumalanga, KwaZulu, near Durban, when the vehicle in which he and nine others were travelling was ambushed. The ten were returning from a court appearance when they were attacked, allegedly by the chief`s son and other IFP supporters. Four of the accused were killed and three others injured in this attack. | References | | MASEKWANA, Nosipho | 16 | Was burnt to death in Khayelitsha, Cape Town, on 21 January 1993, in an attack by members of a balaclava group who shot at the family home and set it alight. Seven people including several members of the Jwambi family were killed in the attack. | References | | MASELELA, Aby | 29 | An ANC supporter who was shot dead by members of the SAP in Meadowlands, Soweto, Johannesburg, on 16 June 1976, the first day of the Soweto uprising. | References | | MASELELA, Morris | 28 | Was shot, beaten and arrested by members of the Bophuthatswana Police at Soshanguve, Pretoria, on 28 July 1990 at the funeral of an activist killed in political conflict. | References | | MASELELA, Samuel | | An ANC supporter who was one of ten youths from Mamelodi, Pretoria, recruited during the state of emergency by a named askari, supposedly for ANC military training in Botswana. Near Nietverdiend the ten youths were forcibly injected with sedatives or another chemical substance and were burnt to death when the vehicle was deliberately crashed and blown up during June 1986. The members of the Security Police involved were congratulated for good service and rewarded. They applied for amnesty. See Nietverdiend ambush. | References | | MASELOA, Makgasane Aaron | 33 | A COSAS member who was severely beaten by named members of the Bophuthatswana security forces in Thaba Nchu, Bophuthatswana, in 1980. Mr Maseloa was in detention because of his political affiliation and under suspicion of assisting South African exiles. | References | | MASEMOLA, Busi | 13 | Was burnt in an arson attack on her home by Imbokodo vigilantes in Siyabuswa, KwaNdebele, on 12 June 1986 during conflict over incorporation into KwaNdebele. | References | | MASEMOLA, Kedibone Patricia | 20 | Was shot with birdshot and blinded by members of the SAP in Boitumelong, Bloemhof, Transvaal, on 21 May 1993. She and other pupils had permission to be on school premises to study for their matric exam when shots were fired. | References | | MASEMOLA, Nkululeko | 26 | Was shot dead by Basotho paramilitary force members in March 1985 at Qacha`s Nek, Lesotho, close to the Lesotho-Transkei border. He was from Soweto, Johannesburg. Five other APLA members died in this incident which occurred at a time of increased LLA activity in the area aimed at destabilising the pro-ANC government of Chief Leabua Jonathan. The Basotho security forces claimed they had mistaken the APLA unit for LLA members. APLA and the LLA were closely connected at the time. | References | | MASEMOLA, Phillip | | Was one of eighteen people injured in a limpet mine explosion at a bus stop near the Checkers shopping complex in Silverton, Transvaal, on 4 July 1986. Four MK operatives were granted amnesty for the attack (AC/1999/0257). | References | | MASEMOLA, Samuel | | Was killed when a pipe bomb planted by members of the AWB exploded on 25 April 1994 at a taxi rank on the corner of Blood Street and Seventh Avenue in Pretoria. Three people were killed and four injured in the blast. During the pre-election period the AWB targeted taxi ranks, bus stops and railway stations, predominantly used by black people, the majority of whom they believed to be ANC supporters, in order to derail the April 1994 elections. Six perpetrators were granted amnesty (AC/1999/0342). | References | | MASEMOLA, Thelma Jeannie Molebatsi | 40 | Was arrested in Daveyton, Transvaal, on 18 September 1967 and detained for twelve days in Pretoria. During her detention she was assaulted and tortured by named members of the Security Branch for information on the activities of her husband and his colleagues, Oliver Tambo and Duma Nokwe. She was subsequently deported to Zambia where her husband was based, leaving her three young children behind. | References |
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