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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 MAK-MAM
| Name | Age | Description | | | MAKGALE, Robert Bashana | 49 | Was detained for three weeks by the Bophuthatswana Police in Phokeng, Bophuthatswana, in October 1988 during conflict between President Mangope and another chief over control of platinum mines. | References | | MAKGALE, Thulani Malinga | | Was injured when a limpet mine, placed under a police van by members of the `Basil February` MK unit, exploded at the Duduza stadium, Transvaal, on 11 June 1989. One MK operative was granted amnesty for the attempted murder (AC/2000/158). | References | | MAKGALEMELE, Agnes | 13 | Was stabbed by IFP supporters in Ratanda, near Heidelberg, Transvaal, on 2 December 1992 during conflict over the incorporation of the Mandela Park informal settlement into the township. | References | | MAKGALEMELE, Anna | 33 | Was stabbed by IFP supporters in Ratanda, near Heidelberg, Transvaal, on 2 December 1992 during conflict over the incorporation of the Mandela Park informal settlement into the township. | References | | MAKGALEMELE, Isaac | | Was stabbed by IFP supporters in Ratanda, near Heidelberg, Transvaal, on 2 December 1992 during conflict over the incorporation of the Mandela Park informal settlement into the township. | References | | MAKGALEMELE, Mmapheto Sinah | 15 | Was stabbed by IFP supporters in Ratanda, near Heidelberg, Transvaal, on 2 December 1992 during conflict over the incorporation of the Mandela Park informal settlement into the township. | References | | MAKGALEMELE, Rebecca | 4 | Was stabbed by IFP supporters in Ratanda, near Heidelberg, Transvaal, on 2 December 1992 during conflict over the incorporation of the Mandela Park informal settlement into the township. | References | | MAKGALEMELE, William | 6 | Was stabbed by IFP supporters in Ratanda, near Heidelberg, Transvaal, on 2 December 1992 during conflict over the incorporation of the Mandela Park informal settlement into the township. | References | | MAKGAMATA, Elijah | | Was severely injured when the vehicle he was driving detonated a landmine in Messina, Transvaal, on 26 November 1985. One person died and Mr Makgamata was injured in what was part of an ANC landmine campaign aimed at military patrols in the rural border areas. Three MK operatives were granted amnesty for the incident (AC/2001/093). | References | | MAKGANO, Gala | | Was injured in a hand grenade explosion on 25 May 1993 in Kimberley, Cape, during an ANC protest march to the Bophuhtatswana 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 | | MAKGANYA, S | | Was injured when MK operatives detonated an explosive in a car outside the South African Air Force (SAAF) headquarters in Church Street, Pretoria, on 20 May 1983. Twenty-one people were killed and 217 injured. The overall commander of MK`s Special Operations Unit and two MK operatives were granted amnesty (AC/2001/003 and AC/2001/023). See Church Street bombing, Pretoria. | References | | MAKGANYE, Morongwana Snowball | 30 | Was severely beaten by named members of the police in Lehurutshe, Bophuthatswana, in April 1993 after a community meeting in Braklaagte. Mr Makganye raised a clenched fist and was accused of being an ANC member. | References | | MAKGATA, Nixon Nkwane | 31 | Was shot dead by members of the Lebowa Police in Pietersburg, Transvaal, on 23 December 1989 during a protest march against the local chief. | References | | MAKGATHO, Edward Tsaitsai | 25 | A PAC member who was severely assaulted and tortured in detention, and later killed in an alleged staged accident by members of the Venda police on 13 June 1986 in Vleifontein, Transvaal. Mr Makgatho was chosen by the community to lead resistance to Vleifontein`s incorporation into Venda. | References | | MAKGATHO, Rufus Ramaboya | | Was killed in Ivory Park, Tembisa, Transvaal, on 23 October 1993 while looking for a hijacked vehicle with colleagues. They met two parties during a violent taxi dispute. Mr Makgatho`s group was mistaken for the police, and were fired at. | References | | MAKGATHOLELA, Mpijana | | Was severely beaten by members of the SAP at Moutse, KwaNdebele, on 8 March 1986 after attending a mass funeral of three `comrades` killed during resistance to incorporation into KwaNdebele. | References | | MAKGATI, Mathibe Philemon | 26 | A UDF supporter who was arrested and tortured by named members of the SAP in Nebo, near Pietersburg, Transvaal, during 1986. Mr Makgati was in the forefront of a UDF campaign to isolate policemen in the community and was implicated in a politically motivated arson attack. | References | | MAKGETE, LD | | Along with other SAP members, Makgete survived an explosion when the armoured vehicle in which they were travelling detonated a landmine in Mamelodi, Pretoria, on 16 February 1986. One MK operative was granted amnesty for his part in causing the explosion (AC/2000/195). See ANC landmine campaign. | References | | MAKGOBA, Ramakone Tlou | 33 | She had her home at GaMatlala, Lebowa, burnt down at GaMatlala, Lebowa, by supporters of Chief BK Matlala on 2 February 1980, because she resisted Lebowa`s proposed independence from South Africa. | References | | MAKGOBA, Solomon Maphuti | 17 | He had his home in GaMatlala, Lebowa, burnt down at GaMatlala, Lebowa, in GaMatlala, Lebowa, by supporters of Chief BK Matlala on 2 February 1980, because Mr Makgoba resisted Lebowa`s proposed independence from South Africa. | References |
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