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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 | | | MOSHI, Seemole | 70 | 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 | | MOSHISHI, Elias | | Was one of five people seriously injured in a limpet mine explosion at the Administration Board offices in Tembisa, Tvl, on 6 October 1988. Two MK operatives were granted amnesty (AC/2001/132). | References | | MOSHOAI, John | | Was severely beaten by police engaging in a door-to-door raid on 16 June 1986, during a stayaway in Zwelethemba, Worcester, Cape. He was then held under emergency regulations for three months at Victor Verster prison in Paarl, Cape. See police brutality. | References | | MOSHOBANE, Josephine Sekgana | | A Turfloop university student who was detained on 31 July 1985 under Section 29 of the Internal Security Act after visiting a friend`s father in exile in Botswana. She was held and tortured without access to lawyers or family for three months, allegedly at Hanensberg Police Station, and then admitted to Baragwanath hospital where she died five months later on 3 April 1986, of serious brain damage allegedly sustained as a result of electric shock and severe beatings. | References | | MOSHODI, Maria | 75 | Was killed when unidentified attackers opened fire on a night vigil for assassinated SACP leader Chris Hani in Sebokeng, Tvl, on 18 April 1993. Several people were killed in the incident. | References | | MOSHODI, Maria Maki | 42 | Was killed when unidentified attackers opened fire on a night vigil for assassinated SACP leader Chris Hani in Sebokeng, Tvl, on 18 April 1993. Several people were killed in the incident. | References | | MOSHODI, Paul | | Was killed when unidentified attackers opened fire on a night vigil for assassinated SACP leader Chris Hani in Sebokeng, Tvl, on 18 April 1993. Several people were killed in the incident. | References | | MOSHOESHOE, Pebetse | 45 | An ANC member who was injured in her left hip and knee after ANC-aligned self-defence unit members in Katlehong, Tvl, attacked her on 28 April 1992 during internal political conflict. The attackers then proceeded to her home which they ransacked. | References | | MOSHOESHOE, Tsela Gregory | 57 | Was severely beaten by members of the Transkei Police after his arrest in Matatiele, Natal, in February 1990. He was detained after a shop was burnt down during a consumer boycott in that area. | References | | MOSHOEU, Gabriel Paki (aka `Rogers Mayalo`) | | An MK operative from Huhudi, Vryburg, Cape, who was incarcerated from May 1981 until April 1983 in Quatro camp, Angola. In April 1983, he was executed by an MK firing squad for allegedly being an enemy agent. See ANC camps. Mr Moshoeu`s brother was also incarcerated for four years at Quatro. Earlier, in 1965, his father, Mr Penrose Moshoeu, had died in police custody in Vryburg. | References | | MOSHOEU, Goitseone Gordon | 21 | An MK operative from Huhudi, Vryburg, Cape who was detained by members of the ANC security department in Quatro, Angola, for four years, from 1981 to 1984. He suffered torture and severe ill-treatment. During this period in detention, his brother was executed on the order of an ANC military tribunal, in April 1983. See ANC camps. Earlier, in 1965, his father, Mr Penrose Moshoeu, had died in police custody in Vryburg. | References | | MOSHOEU, Johanna | | Was injured in a hand grenade explosion on 25 May 1993 in Kimberley, Cape, during an ANC protest march to the Bophuthatswana consulate. Two MK operatives threw a hand grenade at the building which bounced back into the crowd, killing one person and injuring 41 others. Two ANC members were wrongly convicted of the killing. Four MK operatives and ANC members, two of whom denied guilt, were refused amnesty (AC/2000/053 and AC/2000/241). | References | | MOSHOEUNYANE, Elijah | | Was beaten to death by named members of the Bophuthatswana Police at Pudumoe police station in Taung, Bophuthatswana, in April 1990. At the time, community meetings were perceived as a political threat to Mangope`s regime. | References | | MOSHOKE, Benedict Ngoaketsi | 20 | An ANC supporter who was allegedly beaten to death by members of the Security Branch on 23 March 1987 in Vereeniging, Tvl, while being held in prison under emergency regulations. | References | | MOSHOLI, Ernest | 19 | A COSAS member who was shot and injured as well as severely assaulted by members of the Riot Police in Bothaville, OFS, on 29 January 1985. This occurred at a time of widespread student protests and boycotts in the province. | References | | MOSHOPE, Flora Luvhengo | 63 | Was shot dead in Boipatong, Vanderbijlpark, Tvl, on 17 June 1992 in the Boipatong massacre. Forty-five people died and 27 others were seriously injured when IFP-supporting residents of the KwaMadala hostel descended on the community. The attack was allegedly planned and carried out with the aid of the police. | References | | MOSHWETSI, Mosalakae Percival | 44 | Was injured when AWB members detonated an explosive at the taxi rank in Westonaria, Tvl, on 25 April 1994, in an effort to disrupt the electoral process. Five people were killed in the blast. Six AWB members were granted amnesty (AC/1999/0342). See right-wing attacks. | References | | MOSHWEU, Ellen Mochudimang | 41 | Was shot and injured by a named member of the SAP in Barkly West, Cape, on 28 November 1990, while she was walking home from church. | References | | MOSHWEU, Mothusiemang Elias | | Was shot dead by members of the SAP at Barkly West, Cape, on 5 February 1994. | References | | MOSHWEUNYANE, Maje Joseph | | Was severely beaten by Bophuthatswana Police during a meeting at Dryharts Bathlapin tribal office in Taung, Bophuthatswana, on 6 December 1990. Dryharts villagers had summoned chief Jerry Mahura to hear their grievances when police dispersed the crowd with teargas and sjamboks. | References |
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