| Name | Age | Description | |
| MATODLANA, Mxhasi Matthew | 20 | A UDF supporter who was detained for 14 days under emergency regulations, in Kareedouw, Cape, during April 1986. During his detention, he was assaulted and tortured by members of the SAP. | References |
| MATODZI, (first name not given) | | She lost her home in an arson attack by a group of community residents in Venda on 10 March 1990. Nine people were killed and 11 houses burnt down in attacks on people accused of practising witchcraft to impede the community`s campaign for re-incorporation of the homeland into South Africa. Two perpetrators were refused amnesty (AC/2000/094). | References |
| MATOLENGWE, Fezeka | 28 | She had her home burnt down in Nyanga Bush, Cape Town, in May 1986, during the mass destruction of UDF-supporting squatter camps by Witdoeke vigilantes, acting with the tacit approval and aid of the security forces. Over 60 people were killed and 20 000 homes destroyed in the attacks. | References |
| MATOLENGWE, Mongazi Florence | 38 | She had her house destroyed in an arson attack in Nyanga, Cape Town, in May 1986, during the mass destruction of UDF-supporting squatter camps by Witdoeke vigilantes, acting with the tacit approval and aid of the security forces. Over 60 people were killed and 20 000 homes were burnt in the attacks. | References |
| MATOME, Blantina | 40 | She had her home burnt down on 2 February 1980 in GaMatlala, Lebowa, by supporters of Chief BK Matlala because she resisted Lebowa`s proposed independence from South Africa. | References |
| MATOME, Maphuti | 58 | She had her home burnt down on 2 February 1980 in GaMatlala, Lebowa, by supporters of Chief BK Matlala because she resisted Lebowa`s proposed independence from South Africa. | References |
| MATOMELA, Mkhangeli | 24 | An ANC supporter who was detained for two weeks by members of the Transkei Police on 8 August 1981 in Butterworth, Transkei. During his detention, he was assaulted and tortured while under interrogation about his political activities. | References |
| MATOMELA, Qinisekile Jeffrey | 34 | A UDF supporter who was stabbed and assaulted with pick handles on 1 April 1987 during conflict between AmaAfrika and UDF supporters in Uitenhage, Cape. | References |
| MATONG, Gilbert Kgomotso | 23 | An ANCYL member who was arrested and tortured in August 1993 by members of the Bophuthatswana Police at Itoseng, Bophuthatswana, when he insisted on accompanying his colleague who had been arrested. | References |
| MATONSI, Pumzile Esther | 73 | She had her house burnt down at Machibini, KwaZulu, near Mandini, Natal, in November 1993 in political conflict between IFP and ANC supporters in the area. The attack was targeted at her son, who was an ANC supporter. He was was shot and injured. | References |
| MATOTI, Agnes Baubui | 25 | Was arrested by members of the Bophuthatswana Police at Leeuwfontein, Transvaal, on 1 July 1989 and detained for a week during community resistance to the incorporation of Leeuwfontein into Bophuthatswana. | References |
| MATOTI, Felicity Nomonde | 34 | Was detained in Umtata, Transkei, on 17 February 1987, in connection with the activities of her brother, an MK operative. Ms Matoti was severely tortured and sexually assaulted by members of the Transkei Security Branch. Two days after her detention, she was admitted to hospital, where she spent seven months. One Transkei Security Branch operative was granted amnesty for torture (AC/2000/076). | References |
| MATOTI, Kutazwa Constance | 17 | Was detained and severely beaten by named members of the SAP in Zolani, Ashton, Cape, in May 1986. She was then detained for three months under emergency regulations. See police brutality. | References |
| MATOTO, Mpoye Elias | 22 | An ANC supporter who was severely beaten by members of the SAP after his arrest in Tembisa, Transvaal, on 31 July 1985 because of his involvement in organising community meetings. | References |
| MATOTO, Richard Ntsikelelo | 22 | An ANC supporter who was shot dead by members of the SAP in Middelburg, Cape, on 15 February 1986. | References |
| MATROOS, Aleta | | The wife of an Amasolomzi vigilante who was stabbed and injured by a named UDF supporter in Zolani, Ashton, Cape, on 8 April 1986, during conflict between residents and the Amasolomzi. Ms Matroos had been a state witness in a court case against several UDF supporters. | References |
| MATROOS, Mziwamadoda Paulos | 17 | Was beaten on his arrest in Zolani, Ashton, Cape, on 20 November 1985. He was one of over 100 Zolani residents arrested and accused of burning the homes of Amasolomzi vigilante members. Thirty-two residents were finally sentenced to prison terms. Mr Matroos was held in custody awaiting trial for ten months and served a prison sentence until his release in 1991 as a political prisoner. | References |
| MATROOS, Nikiwe Victoria | 34 | Was severely beaten by members of the Bophuthatswana Police in Taung, Bophuthatswana, in 1988. Ms Matroos was attending a protest meeting to discuss the fate of exiled Chief Mankuroane. | References |
| MATROSS, Zolile Christopher | 35 | A UDF supporter and Civic activist who was arrested on charges of public violence and beaten by police in Worcester, Cape, in August 1985. He fled the country, returning in 1986 when he was again arrested on 29 September 1986 in Worcester and held under section 29. He then served five years of a 14-year prison sentence. | References |
| MATSABA, Lephallo Abel | | Was tortured by members of the SAP while in police custody in Kroonstad, Orange Free State (OFS), in 1991. He had been arrested on suspicion of the murder of a member of the Three Million gang. | References |
