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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 | | | MATHABATHE, Moleshewe | 54 | She had her house burnt down by members of the SAP in Moutse, KwaNdebele, in January 1986 during confict over incorporation into KwaNdebele. | References | | MATHABE, Ramasedi David | 25 | A UDF supporter who was beaten and tortured by named KwaNdebele policemen in Dennilton, KwaNdebele, on 29 December 1986 during conflict over incorporation into KwaNdebele. Mr Mathabe was beaten to try and force him to confess to murder. | References | | MATHABELA, Bhekizizwe Daniel | 43 | He had his home in KwaMancinza, near KwaMashu, Durban, burnt down in October 1991 in political conflict between IFP and ANC supporters in the area. | References | | MATHABELA, Boy | | A farm employee who was severely beaten by members SAP at the Pondoriver police station, Blood River, near Dundee, Natal, in 1986, after he and a friend reported having found a limpet mine. | References | | MATHABELA, Evelyn Kemoneilwe | | Was shot by members of the SAP in Khuma, Stilfontein, Transvaal, on 28 February 1986 for taking part in a protest march by the Khuma Youth Congress. | References | | MATHANG, Josia Booi | | An ANCYL supporter who was arrested, detained and tortured by members of the SAP in Kliprivier, Natal, in 1960. | References | | MATHE, Anthony | | Was shot dead by Bophuthatswana Police who opened fire on people protesting against the incorporation of Leeuwfontein into Bophuthatswana, on 1 July 1989. | References | | MATHE, Augustine | 13 | A church altar boy who was one of two youths shot dead by members of the SAP in Guguletu, Cape Town, on 25 October 1980, after his mother sent him to the shop. Police opened fire on unruly crowds celebrating the defeat of Gerrie Coetzee, a white South African boxer, by Mike Weaver, an African-American boxer. | References | | MATHE, Bhekizitha | | An IFP supporter who was stabbed to death by a named ANC supporter in Macekane, KwaZulu, near Empangeni, Natal, on 4 June 1993. | References | | MATHE, Eunice Shisekile | 44 | An ANC supporter who was shot and injured and had her home burnt down by IFP supporters in Somopho, KwaZulu, near Empangeni, Natal, on 9 May 1994 in ongoing political violence following the April 1994 elections. | References | | MATHE, Joseph Allbino | 36 | A COSATU member who was shot by members of the SADF in Kagiso, Transvaal, on 8 January 1987. At the time, there was a curfew under emergency regulations. | References | | MATHE, Mishake | 10 | Was shot and injured when IFP supporters attacked his home in Somopho, KwaZulu, near Empangeni, Natal, on 9 May 1994 in ongoing political violence following the April 1994 elections. | References | | MATHE, Musa Mathews | | An ANC supporter who was stabbed to death by an IFP supporter in KwaMbonambi, KwaZulu, near Richards Bay, Natal, on 1 November 1992, while on his way to attend a peace meeting called by the local induna. | References | | MATHE, Petros | 23 | Was thrown from the first floor of Ngoye University by members of the SAP in Empangeni, Natal, on 18 June 1976 when the Soweto uprising spread throughout the country. The police allegedly evacuated the campus by force and Mr Mathe fell and injured his head. He still receives medication for mental illness as a result of his injuries. | References | | MATHE, Reuben Fisokwakhe | 25 | An ANC supporter who had his home burnt down by Inkatha supporters in Maqongqo, Table Mountain, near Pietermaritzburg, in February 1990 following the unbanning of political organisations earlier that month. | References | | MATHE, Sibongiseni | 20 | An IFP supporter who was shot dead by ANC supporters in KwaDlangezwa, KwaZulu, near Empangeni, Natal, in December 1992 in continuing political violence between ANC and IFP supporters in the area. | References | | MATHE, Sipho Bethuel | 35 | An ANC supporter who was stabbed to death, allegedly by IFP supporters in Vosloorus, Transvaal, on 13 October 1990. | References | | MATHE, Tolakele Judith | 65 | An Inkatha supporter who had her house at Richmond Farm, near KwaMashu, Durban, burnt down by ANC supporters on 11 February 1990. See Richmond Farm arson attacks. | References | | MATHEAKWENA, Pule | 60 | A citizen of Botswana who was shot dead by Vlakplaas operatives in Sikwane, Botswana, on 23 April 1990. Mr Matheakwena was a security guard for the Chand family, five of whom were killed in the attack. Eight Vlakplaas operatives were granted amnesty for this operation (AC/2000/089). | References | | MATHEBA, Elizabeth Matu | 42 | She had her property destroyed by members of the Bophuthatswana Police in Marokolong, Hammanskraal, Transvaal, on 12 January 1993 during conflict with the chief of Marokolong. The chief was suspended and the whole community was forcibly removed. | References |
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