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Content
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 | | | MASHININI, Sydney | 14 | Was tortured and beaten in detention by members of the SAP in Soweto, on 1 July 1977 because his brothers and sister were prominently involved in the Soweto uprising. His mother, sister and brother were detained on the same day. | References | | MASHININI, Thandi | 22 | An ANC supporter who was raped in August 1990 in Katlehong, Transvaal, allegedly by IFP supporters. | References | | MASHISHI, Fulubi Esau | | Was shot dead by Imbokodo vigilantes in Tweefontein, KwaNdebele, on 12 June 1986 during were several attacks on this day on Tweefontein residents who resisted KwaNdebele independence. | References | | MASHISHI, Stephen Fani | 25 | Was shot and hacked to death in Alexandra, Johannesburg, in April 1993 during conflict between IFP supporters and township residents. | References | | MASHITA, Chou Johannes | | He had his home burnt down on 2 February 1980 at GaMatlala, Lebowa, by supporters of Chief BK Matlala because Mr Mashita resisted Lebowa`s proposed independence from South Africa. | References | | MASHITA, Nkoko Moses | 40 | A People`s Congress supporter who was detained on 17 February 1980 and locked up for 18 months in GaMatlala, Lebowa, because he resisted Lebowa` s proposed independence from South Africa. Many people lost their property and loved ones and others were arrested because Chief BK Matlala accused them of having burnt down his house. | References | | MASHITENG, Chuene Johanna | 40 | She had her home burnt down on 2 February 1980 at GaMatlala, Lebowa, by supporters of Chief BK Matlala because she resisted Lebowa`s proposed independence from South Africa. | References | | MASHITENG, Kwena Silas | 25 | He had his home burnt down by supporters of Chief BK Matlala on 2 February 1980 at Gamatlala, Lebowa, because he resisted Lebowa`ds proposed independence from South Africa. | References | | MASHITENG, Phuti Jermina | 37 | She had her home was burnt down on 2 February 1980 at GaMatlala, Lebowa, by supporters of Chief BK Matlala because she resisted Lebowa`s proposed independence from South Africa. | References | | MASHIYA, Oupa George | 24 | An askari who was shot dead by named members of the SAP in Thabong, Welkom, Orange Free State (OFS), on 21 August 1991, allegedly in a targeted killing. | References | | MASHIYA, Sylvia Monica | 34 | Was stabbed in the face by IFP supporters in Swanieville, near Krugersdorp, Transvaal, on 12 May 1991. IFP-supporting hostel-dwellers were retaliating against a previous attack by ANC-supporting squatters and approximately one hundred and fifteen shacks were set alight, twenty seven people were killed and twenty five vehicles were burnt. Twelve people were charged with crimes ranging from murder to arson but were acquitted due to lack of evidence. | References | | MASHIYA, Tsietsi Dungan | 17 | Was shot and severely injured, allegedly by members of the SADF and SAP while visiting a friend in Katlehong, Transvaal, on 18 November 1984 during a rent boycott. | References | | MASHIYANE, Aaron | 32 | Was severely burnt in an arson attack on his home by ANC supporters on 5 September 1986 during conflict over KwaNdebele independence. Traditional healers like Mr Mashiyane`s father were allegedly seen as targets by those resisting independence. | References | | MASHIYANE, Dize Aaron | 41 | He lost his house in an attack by supporters of Chief Mahlangu in Mathula Stands, near Dennilton, KwaNdebele, in July 1975. Chief Mahlangu supported the incorporation of the village into the tribal authority of Lebowa but many residents resisted incorporation which resulted in the attacks on people and property. | References | | MASHIYANE, Mndawe Elijah | 19 | Was shot dead by IFP supporters in Ratanda, Heidelberg, Transvaal, on 14 November 1992 during conflict between IFP-aligned hostel-dwellers and ANC-supporting township residents. | References | | MASHOENG, Mpho Desmond (aka 'Derrick Mashobane') | 25 | A SANSCO member from Bloemfontein who was killed with two others in an ambush near Bhunya, Swaziland, on 12 February 1989. The three were lured into the ambush by an askari purporting to be an MK operative. The Security Branch then spread a rumour that they had been killed by the ANC on suspicion of being police informers. The operation was conducted by Vlakplaas and Section D of Security Branch headquarters. Nineteen operatives from Vlakplaas and Security Branch headquarters, were granted amnesty by majority decision (AC/2001/227a). | References | | MASHOGOANE, Mamareloana Berenis | 34 | She had her house burnt down in an arson attack in Maboloka, Bophuthatswana, on 7 May 1977 during conflict over the chieftaincy of the area. | References | | MASHOKWE, Molefi Godfrey | 33 | A UDF activist and ANC supporter who was arrested and severely tortured by policemen in Mmabatho, Bophuthatswana, in 1985, after which he was detained for three months. He was again detained and tortured by a named member of the Bophuthatswana Police in 1989, after which he fled South Africa, causing him to lose his house and his job. | References | | MASHONGOANE, David | | Was shot dead in his taxi in Katlehong, Transvaal, on 9 February 1991 during political conflict in the area. The taxi industry was a key area of conflict in the early 1990s. In October 1993 the SAP identified taxi wars as one of the major causes of violence in South Africa. | References | | MASHONGOANE, Ezekiel | 46 | He lost his house and furniture in an arson attack in Maboloko, Bophutha-tswana, on 7 May 1976 during conflict between two chiefs in the area. | References |
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