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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 | | | MOKO, Themba Joel | 19 | A SAYCO member who was made to strip naked, kicked and beaten with sjamboks by members of the SAP in Vereeniging, Tvl, on 7 September 1984. He was arrested at a night vigil for a `comrade` killed by the police during political conflict. | References | | MOKOANA, Lucky Nkhedi | 18 | Was imprisoned by members of the SAP at Vosloorus, Tvl, on 8 April 1986 during protests over the death of an MK operative killed by police in the area. | References | | MOKOANA, Philemon | 17 | Was shot and seriously injured by members of the SAP in Mhluzi, Middelburg, Tvl, while playing soccer on 16 June 1976, the first day of the Soweto uprising. | References | | MOKOATLE, Eduard Tsiloso | | Was killed by Inkatha supporters during political violence at Mpumalanga, KwaZulu, near Durban, on 21 August 1987. One perpetrator was granted amnesty (AC/1999/0332). | References | | MOKOATLE, Lillian Puseletso | 30 | She had her house burnt down by IFP supporters during political conflict between the `Red` and `Green` factions in Bhambayi, near KwaMashu, Durban,1993 | References | | MOKOBAKE, George Lulu | 25 | An ANC supporter who was shot dead by named members of the Lebowa Police in GaMaepa in Sekhukhuneland, Lebowa, on 26 June 1992. Mr Mokobake returned from exile in 1990 and was shot because he was suspected of being in possession of illegal firearms. | References | | MOKOBANE, Tshedisha | | Was severely beaten by a named perpetrator in February 1980 in GaMatlala, Lebowa, during a dispute over the chieftaincy in the area. | References | | MOKOBORI, Itumeleng Simon | 14 | An ANCYL member who was detained, along with his cousin, by members of the SAP in Dealesville, OFS, on 25 August 1990, on suspicion of involvement in an attack on a councillor`s home. The cousins were made to lie on the ground and were shot at by the police members. Itumeleng was wounded in the shooting. | References | | MOKOEANA, Tladi Alfred | 30 | Was detained in September 1984 and held without trial for seven months, tortured, and eventually charged with arson and murder, by named members of the SAP in Vereeniging, Tvl, during a rent boycott in the Vaal Triangle. | References | | MOKOENA, Aubrey | | Was shot dead by members of the SAP who opened fire on a group of toyi-toying people in 1986 in Lebohang, Leandra, Tvl, during the state of emergency. | References | | MOKOENA, (first name not given) | | An ANC supporter who suffered damage to property in political conflict between Inkatha and UDF supporters at KwaMashu, Durban, in the late 1980s. One perpetrator was granted amnesty (AC/2000/054). | References | | MOKOENA, (first name not given) | | Was killed by ANC supporters on 3 June 1986 in Moutse, KwaNdebele during violence over incorporation into KwaNdebele. | References | | MOKOENA, A | | Suffered severe ill-treatment and damage to property during the Boipatong massacre by IFP supporters in Boipatong, near Vanderbijlpark, Transvaal, on 17 June 1992, which left forty five people dead and twenty seven seriously injured. Thirteen perpetrators were granted amnesty; a further three applications were refused (AC/2000/209). | References | | MOKOENA, Aaron | | An ANC representative who was killed on 29 March 1994 at a hostel in KwaMashu, Durban, where a peace meeting had been scheduled to resolve differences between KwaMashu residents and hostel-dwellers. Seven ANC delegates, including Mr Mokoena, were abducted from the hostel by IFP supporters. Five were killed, two survived. Four IFP supporters, including the chairperson of the IFP hostel branch in KwaMashu, were convicted for the killings. | References | | MOKOENA, Abel Buti | 16 | Was shot dead by members of the SAP on 5 October 1984 in Soweto, during a state of emergency. | References | | MOKOENA, Abraham | | A UDF supporter who was beaten and stabbed to death by AZAPO supporters in Paarl, Cape, on 25 November 1985, during clashes between AZAPO and UDF supporters. | References | | MOKOENA, Alfred | | Was shot by named IFP supporters in an attack on his family home near Empangeni, Natal, on 31 August 1993. The family was allegedly attacked because one member was a well-known NEHAWU member. | References | | MOKOENA, Amos Dendeng | | An ANC member who died in police custody on 16 August 1985. He was allegedly found hanged in his cell. He had left home to go into hiding and was detained by police for possession of dagga in Pilgrims Rest, Tvl. | References | | MOKOENA, Anna | | Was injured when members of MK`s Special Operations Unit detonated an explosive in a car outside the SADF Witwatersrand Command headquarters in Johannesburg on 30 July 1987. At least 68 people were injured. Three MK operatives and one UDF supporter linked to MK were granted amnesty for their roles in this attack (AC/2001/0003 and AC/2000/248). | References | | MOKOENA, Basetsana | 28 | Was shot and injured by unidentified gunmen in Tokoza, Tvl, on 7 October 1991 after the funeral of civic leader Sam Ntuli. Twenty people were killed and 26 injured when gunmen opened fire on mourners from a minibus. At least four of the dead were shot by members of the SAP. See Ntuli funeral. | References |
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