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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 | | | MATAKANA, Mtutuzeli | 43 | Was shot and injured by members of the SAP in Nyanga, Cape Town, on 18 February 1985. Eighteen people were shot dead and hundreds were wounded in a three-day clash when Crossroads residents resisted a forced removal to Khayelitsha. | References | | MATAKANE, Laka David | 29 | An ANC supporter who was beaten and tortured by named members of the SAP in Reddersburg, Orange Free State (OFS), in March 1988. | References | | MATAKU, Sinko Mtshanyane | | An ANC supporter who was tortured by a named perpetrator in November 1961 at Cofimvaba, Transkei. | References | | MATALA, Phadishi Erasmus | 34 | She had her home burnt down on 2 February 1980 in GaMatlala, Lebowa, by supporters of Chief BK Matlala because she resisted Lebowa`s proposed independence from South Africa. | References | | MATANDELA, Dumisani Macbeth | 22 | An MK operative from Maluti, Transkei, who was shot dead in an attack by SADF Special Forces operatives on several ANC houses and a block of flats in Maseru, Lesotho, on 9 December 1982. Thirty South Africans and twelve citizens of Lesotho were killed in the midnight attack. | References | | MATANIGOANE, Matshediso Annie | 17 | Was assaulted with batons and sjamboks when members of the SAP dispersed mourners at a funeral in Bloemfontein on 30 April 1980. She was beaten unconscious and suffered severe injury to her eyes, necessitating the removal of her right eye. | References | | MATASA, Gertrude | | Was killed by ANCYL members in Khuma, Stilfontein, Transvaal, on 28 February 1986 during rent and bus boycotts in the area. | References | | MATAU, Sefako Frans | 20 | Was beaten by members of the SAP during the state of emergency on 4 June 1986 in Tembisa, Transvaal. | References | | MATAUNG, Maria Thabisile | 36 | She had her home and possessions vandalised in Mpumalanga, KwaZulu, near Durban, during June 1989, in intense conflict between Inkatha and UDF supporters in the area. | References | | MATCHES, Joseph Mateti | 17 | An ANC supporter who was shot dead by SAP members in Kroonstad, Orange Free State (OFS), on 12 February 1985, on suspicion of being involved in an arson attack at a school. | References | | MATCHES, William | 15 | An ANC supporter who was arrested and tortured by named members of the SAP in Kroonstad, Orange Free State (OFS), on 12 February 1985, on suspicion of being involved in an arson attack at a school. His cousin, Lawrance Zamile Molale, was detained and tortured with him. | References | | MATCHISI, Mxolisi Gladman | 20 | Was shot and injured by members of the SADF during protests in Zwide, Port Elizabeth, in September 1977. | References | | MATEBESI, Kedibone Rebecca | 27 | She had her house damaged on 4 February 1994 in Letsopa, Ottosdal, Transvaal, when ANC offices nearby were bombed by AWB supporters wanting to sabotage the April 1994 election. The perpetrators applied for amnesty. | References | | MATEEM, Shirley | | She sustained minor injuries when MK operatives detonated a car bomb using a remote control device outside the Ellis Park rugby stadium, Johannesburg, on 2 July 1988. Two spectators leaving the rugby match were killed and thirty seven others sustained minor and major injuries. Four operatives from MK`s Special Operations Unit, including its commander, were granted amnesty (AC/2001/161). | References | | MATEGANE, Frans | | A constable in the SAP who survived a hand grenade attack by MK operatives on the Daveyton police station, Transvaal, on 24 February 1978. Two MK operatives were granted amnesty (AC/2000/195). | References | | MATEKANE, Hendrick Paladi | 19 | Was shot and paralysed in a drive-by shooting in Vosloorus, Transvaal, in October 1990. | References | | MATELA, Monkane Joseph | 35 | Was shot and injured by members of the SAP in Aliwal North, Cape, in March 1985, while toyi-toying with a crowd of protesters during intense political conflict and unrest. | References | | MATELA, Samuel Serame | | An ANCYL and COSAS member who was shot dead by IFP supporters in Sebokeng, Transvaal, on 15 May 1992. | References | | MATELA, Stephen Sefilara | | Was beaten with sjamboks in Bochum, Lebowa, on 1 January 1986 during violent conflict between supporters of rival chiefs. | References | | MATENDE, Dingindawo David | 53 | He had his home in Bhambayi, near KwaMashu, Durban, burnt down in July 1993 in political conflict between between the `Red` and `Green` factions. | References |
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