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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 NH-NO
| Name | Age | Description | | | NKOSI, Ethel Nomusa | 31 | An ANC supporter who was abducted by Inkatha supporters at Mpumalanga, KwaZulu, near Durban, in November 1985. She has not been seen since. | References | | NKOSI, Florence | 24 | Was severely beaten by named vigilantes in Huhudi, Vryburg, Cape, on 24 November 1985, while she was leaving a UDF meeting. She was arrested and charged with public violence but the charges were later withdrawn. In June 1986 she was detained under emergency regulations for three months and severely beaten by members of the SAP. See police brutality. | References | | NKOSI, Getrude Velaphi Thoko | 27 | Lost her house in an arson attack by ANC supporters in Lebohang, Leandra, Transvaal, in September 1985. Ms Nkosi’s husband was a policeman at a time when police officers were seen as legitimate targets in the political struggle. | References | | NKOSI, Godfrey Jabulane | 15 | Was tortured by members of the SAP in Daveyton, Tvl, on 19 September 1985 during student protests in the area. | References | | NKOSI, Graham | 18 | An IFP supporter who lost his home and property when it was set alight by ANC supporters in KwaThema, Tvl, on 2 October 1992. The attack followed a strike at a factory involving COSATU-aligned FAWU members and IFP-aligned UWUSA members. | References | | NKOSI, Howard | | Was stoned and shot to death opposite Dube men’s hostel, Soweto, Johannesburg, on 2 May 1991 by a named IFP supporter during conflict between mainly ANC-supporting residents and IFP-supporting hostel-dwellers. The perpetrator was acquitted because he only admitted to the shooting and not to the stoning of Mr Nkosi. The magistrate ruled that stoning was the cause of death. | References | | NKOSI, Isaac Vusumuzi | 37 | Was shot dead in Tokoza, Transvaal, in July 1993, allegedly by IFP supporters who demanded that he drive his car into a hostel. When he refused to do so, the perpetrators killed him and stole the vehicle. This incident occurred during ongoing political conflict in the area. | References | | NKOSI, Jacob Sibongo | | An ANCYL member who was shot by members of the SAP in Siyathuthuka, Belfast, Tvl, while attending a meeting protesting at rent increases on 4 January 1986. | References | | NKOSI, James | | Was seriously injured when the road grader he was driving detonated a landmine at Soshanguve, Tvl, on 21 July 1986. Four MK operatives were granted amnesty for the landmine attack (AC/1999/0257). See ANC landmine campaign. | References | | NKOSI, Joseph | 73 | Was hacked on the head with an axe by Inkatha Youth Brigade supporters during political conflict at Madadeni, KwaZulu, near Newcastle, Natal, in July 1985. The perpetrators had allegedly searched anyone suspected of being an ANC supporter, and Mr Nkosi was mistaken for a man who had refused to be searched. | References | | NKOSI, Jozi Ephriam | 39 | An ANC supporter who was arrested, detained and severely beaten by members of the SAP in 1986 in Lebohang, Leandra, Tvl, during the state of emergency. At the time, there were school boycotts in the townships and campaigns for the release of ANC leader Nelson Mandela. | References | | NKOSI, Lazarus | 21 | Was disabled after he was shot and injured by members of the SADF in Soweto, Johannesburg, on 23 September 1976 in the wake of the soweto uprising. Mr Nkosi was shot during a march by students from Soweto to town to protest against the detention of student leaders. | References | | NKOSI, Lessiah | 55 | An ANC supporter who was shot and injured in the chest on 14 June 1992 in Katlehong, Tvl, allegedly by IFP supporters. | References | | NKOSI, Lindiwe | | A member of the IFP Women’s League and the wife of a leader of the Black Cats who was killed by members of an ANC self-defence unit (SDU) in Wesselton, Ermelo, Transvaal, in March 1992. Her husband was also killed and her sister injured in the attack. Five SDU members were granted amnesty for the attack (AC/98/0121). | References | | NKOSI, Lucky France | | Was shot dead by members of the Inkatha-supporting Black Cats while standing on the pavement at Phumula Section, Mpumalanga, KwaZulu, near Durban, on 24 July 1990, during a rent boycott in the township. | References | | NKOSI, Lucky Sipho | 19 | An SRC member who was severely assaulted, together with two of his friends, by members of the SAP in Pretoria, on 19 March 1986, when they were accused of being involved in the killing of policemen in Soshanguve. Mr Nkosi was left unconscious and was hospitalised for two weeks. | References | | NKOSI, Lungile Lawrence | | Was stabbed to death and thrown from a moving train by IFP supporters between New Canada and Faraday stations in Johannesburg, on 28 November 1991. Between 1990 and 1993, 572 people died in train violence initiated by groups opposed to a democratic transition. | References | | NKOSI, Mabendla Azariah | 30 | A PAC member who was severely tortured while in detention in 1964 in Johannesburg, for mobilising people for the PAC. He was charged with sabotage and found guilty. | References | | NKOSI, Madala | 46 | Was arrested by a member of the SAP at Nelspruit, Transvaal, on 11 January 1984 and imprisoned for a year. He was arrested because he was involved in trying to stop the Inyandza National Movement from electing a chief in Jeppe’s Reef. | References | | NKOSI, Mandlane Eric | 50 | Was shot and wounded when Inkatha-aligned Black Cats attacked his home in Ermelo, Tvl, in 1987, during a clash between members of the gang and UDF supporters in the area. His son, aged 14, was also wounded. | References |
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