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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 | | | MAHLANGU, Thembi Sophie | | She had her property destroyed by supporters of Chief JM Mahlangu in Goederede, near Dennilton, KwaNdebele, in July 1975. Chief Mahlangu supported the incorporation of Goederede into the tribal authority of Lebowa, but many residents resisted, which led to attacks on people and property. | References | | MAHLANGU, Tozi Martha | 41 | Was severely injured when she was beaten, kicked and threatened with detention and death by members of the SAP in Mhluzi, Middelburg, Transvaal, in June 1986 when they came to her house to look for her activist son. | References | | MAHLANGU, Venile Simon | 31 | Was abducted and beaten by Imbokodo members in KwaNdebele, on 15 December 1986 during conflict over the independence of KwaNdebele. | References | | MAHLANGU, Vusi | | Was shot dead in Vosloorus, Transvaal, on 13 December 1992 when IFP supporters allegedly opened fire on Vosloorus residents marching to the local administration offices to demand rate cuts. | References | | MAHLANGU, Vusimuzi Jeremiah | 21 | Was stabbed and assaulted by members of the Gadaffi faction of the ANC-aligned Khutsong Youth Congress who attacked his car in Khutsong, Carletonville. Transvaal, in November 1990. | References | | MAHLANYANA, Andile | 18 | Was shot dead by named perpetrators in Old Crossroads, Cape Town, on 20 September 1991, during a conflict fuelled by territory and local leadership issues. | References | | MAHLANYANA, Thando Paul | 17 | A PEYCO-UDF activist who died after he was run over by a police Hippo on 4 August 1986 in Port Elizabeth. His body was found lying next to the communal tap with 15 others, also allegedly killed by SAP members. At the time of the incident, PEYCO members were guarding the homes of UDF activists from AZAPO and police attacks. | References | | MAHLANZA, Mkhululi | 21 | He died after he was severely beaten by members of the SADF during intense public unrest in Duncan Village, East London, on 14 August 1985. See Duncan Village. | References | | MAHLANZA, Nomfunzo Alberta | 50 | An ANC supporter who had her home burnt down by Inkatha supporters in Port Shepstone, Natal, on 26 January 1988 during intensifying political conflict in the area. | References | | MAHLANZA, Sipho Lington | 53 | He had his house in Bhambayi, near KwaMashu, Durban, burnt down by IFP supporters in June 1993, allegedly because he refused to participate in IFP activities. The year was marked intense political conflict between the `Red` and `Green` factions in the area. | References | | MAHLASE, Dorah | | Was beaten by Imbokodo members at Siyabuswa, KwaNdebele, on 1 January 1986 to try and prevent Ms Mahlase and her family speaking North Sotho during conflict over the proposed independence of KwaNdebele. See Imbokodo. | References | | MAHLASE, Iphafrus | 26 | A policeman who was shot in the stomach by a named perpetrator in Kamelrivier, KwaNdebele, on 19 February 1994. As a result, Mr Mahlase is confined to a wheelchair. The incident occurred when relations between the Kamelrivier community and the police were strained as the police were seen as agents of the apartheid state. | References | | MAHLASE, Teme Phineas | 50 | Was abducted from his home in KwaNdebele by Imbokodo vigilantes on 1 January 1986. At Siyabuswa community hall he and others were put in a room where the floor had been deliberately soaped to make it slippery and were sjambokked and beaten when they fell. Between 200 and 360 individuals were abducted and assaulted in this way. The attacks were led by named KwaNdebele government officials and were aimed at suppressing Moutse resistance to incorporation into KwaNdebele. See Imbokodo. | References | | MAHLASELA, Msebenzi Wellington | 61 | An ANC supporter who was killed after he was thrown from a moving train, allegedly by IFP supporters between Katlehong and Wattville train stations, on 14 October 1992. See train violence. | References | | MAHLATSANE, Ennuel | | Was killed by members of the SAP during the Sharpeville massacre in Sharpeville, Vereeniging, Transvaal, on 21 March 1960. | References | | MAHLATSE, Vela Russel | 37 | An ANC supporter who was shot dead by IFP supporters in Bhoboyi, Port Shepstone, Natal, on 20 June 1993. | References | | MAHLATSI, Edward Mohaka | | An ANC member who was shot in Sebokeng, Transvaal, on 26 March 1990 by members of the SAP who fired at a crowd of about fifty thousand people who had been refused permission to hold a protest march against councillors and increased rentals. Eight people were killed and more than three hundred and fifty people people were injured. | References | | MAHLATSI, Esau Pule | | A Sebokeng mayor who was shot and his body burnt in Sebokeng, Transvaal, on 27 May 1992 by ANC-aligned self-defence unit members. He had been seen as a collaborator since he was a member of the community council in 1984. | References | | MAHLATSI, Lesege Patrice | 25 | A SANCO member who was abducted from his home by named members of the SAP and repeatedly beaten and tortured in Kagiso, Transvaal, on 17 October 1985 because he was a civic and union leader. Police reportedly disrupted civic meetings constantly while refusing to grant the local residents` organisation permission to hold them. | References | | MAHLATSI, Martha Tsatsane | | Was shot dead in a car in Evaton, Transvaal, on 27 July 1991 with her boyfriend after receiving death threats from a rival grouping within the ANC-aligned civic organisation. | References |
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