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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 MAT-MAZ
| Name | Age | Description | | | MAYET, Zubeida | 40 | A journalist who was arrested in Lenasia, Johannesburg, on 29 May 1978, and detained at the Fort prison for five months. Her detention followed the banning of several newspapers and journalists in the wake of the Soweto uprising. | References | | MAYEZA, Joseph Banzi | | A member of the SAP who was attacked and stabbed several times by named perpetrators during political conflict in New Brighton, Port Elizabeth, on 28 March 1992. | References | | MAYEZA, Ntombithini Theressa | 35 | Was shot and severely injured when her home in Dokodweni, KwaZulu, near Gingindlovu, Natal, was attacked by unidentified persons on 2 June 1993 during continuing political conflict between IFP and ANC supporters in the area. | References | | MAYEZA, Temba | | A SANCO and ELYCO member who was shot five times and severely injured by members of the SAP during a consumer boycott in East London, in November 1985. | References | | MAYIDUME, Thakatshana | | An ANC supporter who died in 1965 as a result of being beaten while in detention at the West Bank prison, East London. He had been arrested in March 1960 for his involvement in the Pondoland revolt. See Pondoland revolt. | References | | MAYISA, Ampie | | An ANC supporter who a chief and member of the Leandra Action Committee, was beaten to death and his body and his house were burnt by named vigilantes in Lebohang, Leandra, Transvaal, on 11 January 1986. Chief Mayisa supported a group of young `comrades` who sought refuge in his house on the day of his murder. | References | | MAYISA, Deliwe Esther | 36 | An ANC supporter who had her home burnt down by IFP supporters in Ondondolo, KwaZulu, near Empangeni, Natal, in 1994 during the run-up to the April 1994 elections. A male relative was killed during the attack on her house. | References | | MAYISA, Diloni Moses | | An ANC supporter who was shot dead by members of the SAP in Ga-Rankuwa, Bophuthatswana, on 28 February 1992. | References | | MAYISA, Jabulani Wiseman | 15 | An ANC supporter who was stabbed and severely injured by named IFP supporters in Mevamhlophe, KwaZulu, near Empangeni, Natal, in 1992. | References | | MAYISA, Josiah Mshayina | 26 | Was severely beaten in Lebohang, Leandra, Transvaal, on 11 January 1986 when trying to assist his father who was killed by named vigilante members. They were both UDF supporters. Conflict erupted in the township after the State attempted to forcibly remove the community after it was declared a `black spot`. | References | | MAYISA, Mamatshi Lina | 47 | As the wife of Chief Ampie Mayisa, she had her home burnt down by vigilantes in Lebohang, Leandra, Transvaal, on 11 January 1986. Her husband was also beaten to death by named vigilantes. The perpetrators confessed killing the chief to the press, but were sheltered by the police. Conflict erupted in the area when the state attempted to forcibly remove the community after it was declared a `black spot`. | References | | MAYISA, Mnantsheni Daniel | 43 | An ANC supporter who had his home destroyed by IFP supporters at Mevamhlophe, KwaZulu, near Empangeni, Natal, on 22 March 1994, in the run-up to the April 1994 elections. | References | | MAYISA, Ndabayakhe | | An ANC supporter who was stabbed to death by IFP supporters in Mevamhlophe, KwaZulu, near Empangeni, Natal, on 22 March 1994 during the run-up to the April 1994 elections. | References | | MAYISELA, Ashley Lungile | | An ANC supporter who was shot dead on 13 December 1992 at a shebeen in Tokoza, Transvaal, allegedly by Khumalo gang members. Another person was killed and one severely injured in this attack, reportedly carried out in retaliation for the shooting at the shebeen earlier in the day of a gang member, allegedly involved in rape and murder. See Khumalo gang. | References | | MAYISELA, Madoda Zephania | 17 | A COSAS member who was shot dead by members of the SAP in Soweto, Johannesburg, on 16 June 1986 during conflict between the police and COSAS members. | References | | MAYISELA, Mxolisi Ishmael | 45 | An ANC supporter who was shot in the leg on 27 November 1990 in Mandela informal settlement, Katlehong, Transvaal, allegedly by an IFP supporter. | References | | MAYISELA, Victor Sipho | 39 | A South African teacher resident in Swaziland who was abducted along with two Swazi citizens by a group of men, some white, in a car with a SA registration plate, at Big Bend, Swaziland, on 11 January 1978. Mr Mayisela has never been seen again and is presumed dead. The abduction occurred at a time of PAC activity among a group of refugees in Swaziland from the Mngomezulu clan of the northern KwaZulu homeland. | References | | MAYISELA, Zangaza Albert | 21 | An IFP supporter who was shot dead by members of the SADF at Estcourt, Natal, on 1 October 1992. | References | | MAYOLI, Caroline Nontinti | 30 | Was detained on 28 June 1985 and severely beaten by members of the Security Police. She was held under section 29 at the Milnerton police station in Cape Town. Ms Mayoli`s family had been under constant police surveillance because her brother was an MK operative. He was later killed in a Vlakplaas raid into Lesotho in December 1985. | References | | MAYOLI, Joseph Monwabisi (aka 'Themba') | | The head of MK`s Western Cape military machinery in Lesotho who was shot dead by Vlakplaas operatives in a raid on two houses in Maseru, Lesotho, on 19 December 1985. Nine people were killed in the raid, three of which were citizens of Lesotho. Mr Mayoli was from Guguletu, Cape Town. Five members of the Security Branch were granted amnesty for this killing but two, including the then Deputy Chief of the Security Branch, were refused (AC/2001/231). | References |
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