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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 NG
| Name | Age | Description | | | NGCONGO, Richard Rhee | 19 | An IFP supporter who was shot dead in a confrontation between IFP and ANC supporters while on his way home from a funeral in Ntiyane, Umbumbulu, KwaZulu, near Durban, on 1 November 1991. Three IFP supporters and two of the perpetrators, allegedly ANC supporters, were killed during the attack. | References | | NGCONGO, Richard Rhee | 9 | Was shot and sustained burn wounds when the house he was in was set alight by Inkatha supporters during political conflict near Hammarsdale, Natal, on 20 January 1988 | References | | NGCONGO, Sithembiso Patrick | | Was severely assaulted by members of the SAP in Murchison, near Port Shepstone, Natal, during 1993. Police were allegedly looking for his uncle, an ANC youth leader. | References | | NGCONGO, Sphiwe Moffat | 18 | An ANC supporter who was shot and severely injured in November 1990 when members of the KwaZulu Police (KZP) opened fire on ANC supporters returning from a funeral in Ilfracombe, near Durban. The perpetrators were allegedly guarding the home of a KwaZulu Legislative Assembly member. Mr Ngcongo’s leg had to be amputated. | References | | NGCONGO, Thamsanqa Brian | 17 | Was shot and injured by IFP supporters, allegedly assisted by members of the SAP, in political conflict at Malukazi, KwaZulu, near Umlazi, Durban, on 14 March 1992. | References | | NGCONGO, Witness Themba | | Was abducted and killed on 1 June 1991 in Clermont, near Durban, in continuing conflict between IFP and ANC supporters in the area. | References | | NGCONGOLO, Hopi Leyland ‘Mashumini’ | 54 | An ANC supporter who was severely beaten and arrested by vigilantes, together with the SAP, in Robertson, Cape, on 15 June 1986. He was then detained under emergency regulations for two months. See police brutality. | References | | NGCONGWANE, Sipho Cyprian | 28 | An ANC supporter who was stabbed and axed by IFP supporters while on his way to Woodford, Bergville, Natal, to attend an ANC meeting on 1 August 1993. Mr Ngcongwane was treated for severe head injuries, but his mental capacities remain impaired. | References | | NGCOYA, Khethiwe | 31 | An ANC supporter who had his house burnt down by IFP supporters at Esimozomeni, Richmond, Natal, in 1991. | References | | NGCOZELA, Thembile Livingstone | 69 | An ANC supporter who was severely beaten by members of the Ciskei Police and CDF while in a police van in December 1991, and in a bakkie at the headman’s rondavel on 8 September 1992, at Middledrift, Ciskei, during political conflict over the reimposition of the headman system in the homeland. | References | | NGCUKA, Kwenzekile | 29 | Was shot in his right leg while celebrating the release of Nelson Mandela in Khayelitsha, Cape Town, on 10 February 1990. On 8 September 1992, he was arrested and tortured in Middledrift, Ciskei, by members of the Ciskei Police who wanted information about the Bisho march. | References | | NGCUKA, Mbuyiseli Bethuel | | Was shot dead by members of the SAP in Daveyton, Tvl, on 24 March 1991 at a meeting of residents who feared an attack by IFP supporters. He was shot when police tried to break up the meeting. | References | | NGCUKANA, Boniswa | 35 | An APLA member from the Eastern Cape who was shot dead by Basotho paramilitary members in March 1985 at Qacha’s Nek, Lesotho, close to the Lesotho-Transkei border. Five other APLA members died in this incident, which occurred at a time of increased LLA activity in the area, aimed at destabilising the pro-ANC government of Chief Leabua Jonathan. The Basotho security forces claimed they had mistaken the APLA unit for LLA members. APLA and the LLA were closely connected at the time. | References | | NGCUKUTA, Kanana Emily | | Was injured and suffered damage to property during the Boipatong massacre by IFP supporters in Boipatong, near Vanderbijlpark, Transvaal, on 17 June 1992, which left forty five people dead and twenty seven seriously injured. Thirteen perpetrators were granted amnesty; a further three applications were refused (AC/2000/209). | References | | NGCUME, Thembani Samuel | 39 | A Soweto Area Committee chairperson and Port Elizabeth Youth Congress member who was repeatedly detained, threatened, interrogated, beaten and tortured between 1985 and 1987 at various locations in Port Elizabeth, by members of the SAP and named members of the Security Branch wanting information about the activities of UDF street committees during the state of emergency. He still suffers from memory loss, nervousness and panic attacks. | References | | NGCUNGCA, Nomthandazo | | Was shot and injured by named perpetrators in Crossroads, Cape Town, on 4 July 1991, allegedly because her family refused to align themselves with a local Crossroads leader. Her husband was also injured in the attack. | References | | NGCUWA, Sipho | 19 | An ANC supporter who was tear-gassed and assaulted with sjamboks by members of the Ciskei Defence Force (CDF) while he was attending a community meeting at Mngqesha Primary School in Dikidikana, near King William’s Town, Cape, on 6 September 1992. At the time there was intense political conflict between ANC and ADM supporters in the area. | References | | NGCWANA, Galela | | Was shot dead by a named member of the SAP at the Waterworks squatter camp in Grabouw, Cape, on 26 December 1992, during a confrontation with a crowd of residents. | References | | NGCWENGA, Mncedisi Virgin | 40 | Was shot and injured by members of the SAP in Zwide, Port Elizabeth, on 18 April 1993 during political conflict following the killing of ANC/SACP/MK leader, Chris Hani. | References | | NGECE, Nokuzola Yvonne | 23 | Was shot and injured on 15 October 1992 when named members of the CDF, searching for an activist, threw a hand grenade and opened fire on her family home in Msobomvu, Alice, Ciskei. Her father was shot dead and other family members were injured. In the aftermath of the Bisho massacre, a group of CDF soldiers carried out several similar attacks with R4 rifles. The perpetrators were charged. | References |
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