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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 MOL-MOZ
| Name | Age | Description | | | MOREMEDI, Frank | | 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 | | MOREMEDI, Ramodie Changer | 18 | Was detained, beaten and tear-gassed by members of the Bophutha-tswana Police in Zeerust, Tvl, on 7 July 1989. Mr Moremedi had resisted the forceful incorporation of Mokgola village into Bophuthatswana. About 25 000 residents were transferred from South Africa into Bophuthatswana during 1989 which caused intense political conflict. Nine soldiers were killed and several residents assaulted during this attack. | References | | MOREMI, David Semakaleng | 31 | Was shot and injured when named perpetrators opened fire on patrons at a tavern in Vosloorus, Tvl, on 21 June 1992. | References | | MOREMI, Hlabana Jeminah | 22 | 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 | | MOREMI, Makwena Edward | 43 | An SAP member who was shot and injured in an attack on the Moroka police station, Soweto, Johannesburg, on 3 May 1979. | References | | MOREMI, Mathladi Christinah | 16 | Was stabbed and seriously injured 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 | | MOREMI, Raisibe Freddie | 37 | 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 | | MOREMI, Seemole | 60 | 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 | | MOREMI, Tstetsi Aaron | | Was hacked to death by IFP supporters on 7 Februrary 1993 in Mapetla, Soweto, Johannesburg, during ongoing violence between Merafe hostel-dwellers and ANC-supporting residents. | References | | MORENI, Edward Makwena | | A member of the SAP who was seriously injured in an armed attack by MK operatives on the Moroka police station, Soweto, Johannesburg, on 3 May 1979. Two MK operatives were granted amnesty for the attack (AC/2000/195). | References | | MORESEKAO, David Thupaetsile | 26 | Was tortured in detention by members of the Bophuthatswana Police at Ra-kgaomo police station in Taung, Bophuthatswana, on 10 December 1992. | References | | MORETI, Daniel Nteseng | 38 | Was shot dead by members of the Bophuthatswana Police in Tlhabane, Bophuthatswana, on 25 November 1985. His six year old nephew and and two MK operatives living in the house were also killed. | References | | MOREWANE, Kgoputjo Ronald | 17 | A UDF supporter who was severely beaten by members of the Lebowa Police at Pietersburg, Tvl, in March 1986. He was involved in various UDF-affiliated organisations and was accused of being a ringleader of `comrades` in the area. | References | | MORGETS, (first name not given) | | A sergeant in the SAP who sustained damage to his home in Orlando, Soweto, Johannesburg, in an armed attack by MK operatives during October 1989. One MK operative was granted amnesty (AC/2000/078). | References | | MORIA, Gert Ditabe | 37 | Was severely beaten and seriously injured by members of the SAP in Kuruman, Cape, on 13 December 1991, during a consumer boycott in the area. | References | | MORIANE, (first name not given) | | Was shot by alleged ANC supporters in 1992 in Mzimhlope, Soweto, Johannesburg, during conflict between IFP-aligned hostel-dwellers and ANC-supporting residents. | References | | MOROANE, Rammereki John | | A UDF supporter who died while in police custody in Theunissen, OFS, in 1986. It is alleged that he hanged himself in his cell at the Theunissen police station. | References | | MOROBANE, Tlou Dalson | 61 | He had his home burnt down on 2 February 1980 at GaMatlala, Lebowa, by supporters of Chief BK Matlala because Mr Morobane resisted Lebowa`s proposed independence from South Africa. | References | | MORODU, Scheepers | 18 | As deputy chairperson of the Mamelodi Student Congress in Mamelodi, Pretoria, Scheepers was detained and tortured during interrogation, by Northern Transvaal Security Branch operatives in 1987. Three Northern Transvaal Security Branch operatives were granted amnesty for the incident. Shortly before his detention, his 11-year-old niece was killed in a petrol-bomb attack. Four Northern Transvaal Security Branch operatives, including the divisional commander, as well as the Deputy Commissioner of the Northern Transvaal SAP were granted amnesty (AC/1999/30, AC/1999/32, AC/2001/259, AC/2001/61). | References | | MOROKE, Isaac | | A constable who was injured when MK operatives from the `Dolphin Unit` detonated a limpet mine at the Security Branch offices in Roodepoort, Tvl, on 17 August 1984. Four other members of the Security Branch and several civilians were also injured. Two MK operatives were granted amnesty (AC/2001/0003). | References |
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