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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 | | | MBATHA, Thembi Mabel | 50 | She had her house at Ekuphumuleni, Mtunzini, Natal, burnt down by IFP supporters on 18 November 1993. She was allegedly targed because her sons were ANC supporters. | References | | MBATHA, Thembisile Maria | 65 | An ANC member who was shot and injured by ANC supporters at Klipspruit, Soweto, Johannesburg, on 21 March 1994 during a commemoration of the Sharpeville massacre. See Sharpeville massacre. | References | | MBATHA, Tholakele | 17 | A COSAS member who was abducted and imprisoned by IFP supporters in KwaMashu, Durban, on 16 June 1980. She and her siblings were taken before the KwaZulu Legislature in Ulundi to swear that they would stop mobilising school students for boycotts. | References | | MBATHA, Thulebona | 18 | A COSAS activist who was abducted and detained during school boycotts on 16 June 1980, and had his home burnt down on 10 September 1985, by Inkatha members, allegedly assisted by the police, in KwaMashu, Durban. He was also reportedly tortured in detention by named members of the SAP in Durban in 1980. | References | | MBATHA, Timothy | 35 | An ANC supporter who was shot dead by members of the SAP in Kliptown, Soweto, Johannesburg, on 1 May 1991. | References | | MBATHA, Tokozile Rosemary | 48 | She had her home burnt down by Inkatha supporters at KwaShange, KwaZulu, near Pietermaritzburg, on 28 March 1990, during the Seven Day War. | References | | MBATHA, Vernet | | An ANC member who suffered shock and light injuries in a bomb explosion at the ANC offices in London on 14 March 1982, an operation authorised by the Minister of Law and Order. Nine Security Branch operatives, including the head of Security Branch Headquarters, were granted amnesty (AC/1999/0292). | References | | MBATHA, Victor Thulane | | A member of the SAP who survived an armed attack by MK operatives on the Orlando police station in Soweto, Johannesburg, on 2 November 1979. Three MK operatives were granted amnesty for the attack (AC/2000/195). | References | | MBATHA, Virginia Ntozethu | 45 | A UDF supporter who was detained and tortured by members of the SAP in Durban on 1 October 1986 and held in solitary confinement for six months. She had attended the funeral of Samora Machel, and was detained upon her return. | References | | MBATHA, Vusi | | Was shot and wounded when ANC security guards opened fire from the ANC headquarters at Shell House, Johannesburg, on a crowd of IFP marchers, on 28 March 1994. At least nine marchers were killed and around 100 injured. Ten ANC security guards were granted amnesty (AC/2000/142). | References | | MBATHA, Vusi Stanley | | Was killed when members of the Orde Boerevolk opened fire with automatic weapons on a passenger bus in Durban on 9 October 1990. Seven people were killed and 27 injured in the attack. See Putco bus attack. Amnesty was granted to two of the three applicants and refused to the leader of the unit (AC/1997/0053). | References | | MBATHA, Vusumuzi | | An MK operative who was killed in a shoot-out at the home of ANC member Tryphina Jokweni in Umlazi, Durban, on 24 April 1987 by members of the Security Police from Vlakplaas and Durban who had infiltrated their unit. Three MK operatives were killed and one security policeman was injured. | References | | MBATHA, Vusumuzi Norman | 26 | Was shot and severely injured by ANC supporters in KwaMashu, Durban, on 12 January 1992. He is a quadraplegic as a result of the shooting. His house in KwaMashu was burnt down by named ANC supporters on 18 January 1992. There was conflict within the ANC in the area at the time, and, although Mr Mbatha was non-aligned, his family were ANC supporters. | References | | MBATHA, Vuyani Pelvis | 25 | A COSAS member who was shot and killed by named members of the SAP in KwaGuga, near Witbank, Transvaal, on 25 April 1986. Police thought Mr Mbatha was part of a group of youths stoning his father`s house. His father was the mayor of KwaGuga and became a target for community protests. | References | | MBATHU, Mthetheleli Shadrack | 37 | Was shot in the face in a drive-by shooting during political conflict in Phola Park, Tokoza, Transvaal, on 11 December 1990, allegedly by IFP supporters. | References | | MBATHU, Wandile Major | 40 | An ANC supporter who was shot by members of the CDF in Bisho, Ciskei, on 7 September 1992, during an ANC protest march to demand free political activity in Ciskei. Thirty people were killed and 200 people injured in the event, which became known as the Bisho massacre. Two members of the former CDF were refused amnesty for the shooting (AC/2000/122). | References | | MBATYOTHI, Songezo Papana | 23 | An MK operative from the Border area, Cape, was shot and severely injured 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 12 citizens of Lesotho were killed in the midnight attack. | References | | MBAYI, Nandipa | | An ANC supporter who was shot dead by a named IFP supporter in KwaMashu, Durban, on 6 January 1993. Ms Mbayi was two months pregnant at the time of her death. | References | | MBAYI, Phila Percy | | An ANC supporter who was shot and injured by a named IFP supporter in KwaMashu, Durban, on 6 January 1993. | References | | MBAYI, Semuseni Ducard | 19 | An ANC supporter who was shot dead by Inkatha supporters at KwaMashu, Durban, on 9 April 1990. | References |
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