| Name | Age | Description | |
| PLAATJIE, Nozipho Ruth | 43 | A UDF activist who was detained under emergency regulations on 12 June 1986 at New Street police station in Grahamstown. She was held for eight days before being transferred to North End prison, Port Elizabeth where she became ill and was hospitalised under police guard. Upon discharge, she was again detained for three months in North End and access to family and friends was denied. In 1988, she was detained for a year. | References |
| PLAATJIE, Rammusi Patrick | | Was shot by members of the SAP in March 1988 in Khutsong, Carletonville, Tvl. The incident occurred while police were arresting his brother, an AZASM member. | References |
| PLAATJIE, Sidney Themba | 21 | Was severely beaten by Amasolomzi vigilantes, together with members of the SAP, on his arrest at his home in Zolani, Ashton, Cape, on 20 November 1985. There were mass arrests and assaults by the Amasolomzi that day after several of their homes had been burnt down | References |
| PLAATJIE, Thomas Mokoena | 16 | A political activist who was shot dead by named perpetrators on 6 January 1988 in Khutsong, Transvaal, during the state of emergency. | References |
| PLAATJIE, Wendy | | Sustained severe burn wounds when her friend’s home where she was visiting was petrol-bombed by unidentified persons in Zwide, Port Elizabeth, on 29 July 1986, during a consumer boycott in the area. Her friend died of her burns. | References |
| PLAATJIES, (first name not given) | | A Fidelity Guards employee who was shot at, but uninjured, when MK operatives conducted an armed robbery of cash trunks being collected by a Fidelity Guards van in Dube, Soweto, Johannesburg, on 5 November 1988. Two of the four guards were injured in the robbery, which was intended to acquire funds for the MK unit. Four MK operatives were granted amnesty for the incident (AC/2000/0013). | References |
| PLAATJIES, Albert Jacques | 31 | Was shot dead in the attempted coup in Umtata, Transkei on 22 November 1990. | References |
| PLAATJIES, Andries Pierce | 27 | Was severely beaten with pick-handles by named AWB supporters in Patensie, Cape, on 19 October 1992. At the time, township residents were involved in a consumer boycott and right-wingers had organised vigilante groups to force an end to the boycotts. | References |
| PLAATJIES, M | | Was injured in what became known as the Magoo’s bar bombing in Durban on 14 June 1986. The explosion killed three women and injured at least 74 other people. Seven MK operatives were granted amnesty (AC/2001/128). | References |
| PLAATJIES, Methel Nonzwakazi Zwide | 20 | Was shot by named members of the SAP during protests in Lingelihle, Cradock, Cape, on 9 September 1976. | References |
| PLAATJIES, Phillip | | Was injured when AWB members detonated an explosive at the taxi rank in Westonaria, Tvl, on 25 April 1994, in an effort to disrupt the electoral process. Five people were killed in the blast. Six AWB members were granted amnesty (AC/1999/0342). See right-wing attacks. | References |
| PLAATJIES, Phumzile Gladwell | 18 | Was shot dead by members of the SAP in Langa, Uitenhage, Cape, on 21 March 1985 when police opened fire on mourners marching to a funeral. At least twenty people were killed and many injured in the shooting. See Langa shootings. | References |
| PLAATJIES, Pieter | 29 | Was shot by members of the SAP in Port Alfred, Cape, on 16 June 1993 while he was passing a toyi-toying group marching to a rally to commemorate the Soweto uprising. | References |
| PLAATJIES, Thembekile Horatius | 16 | An AmaAfrika member who was stabbed to death by a named perpetrator on 4 September 1993 during political conflict between UDF supporters and the AmaAfrika in KwaNobuhle, Uitenhage, Cape. See AmaAfrika. | References |
| PODILE, Letshata Wilson | 38 | Was severely assaulted in detention in 1987 in KwaNdebele by alleged members of the KwaNdebele Police because he resisted incorporation into KwaNdebele. | References |
| POKOLO, Nomabhulu | 22 | Was shot and injured in the head by members of the SAP at the Grand Parade, Cape Town, on 11 February 1990. Ms Pokolo was part of a huge crowd waiting to see Nelson Mandela after his release that day. | References |
| POKWANA, Temba Alfred | | A Transkei Defence Force (TDF) soldier who was injured during an attempted coup in Umtata, Transkei, on 22 November 1990. Seven TDF soldiers were killed and some thirty three were wounded. Four of the coup conspirators were granted amnesty. Six Vlakplaas operatives were granted amnesty for providing arms for the attempted coup. An SADF Military Intelligence operative, who applied for amnesty for his role in supporting the coup, later withdrew his application (AC/2000/036; AC/2001/095 and AC/2001/199). | References |
| POLE, Malefu Meriam | 15 | Was shot and severely injured by members of the SAP in Botshabelo, near Bloemfontein, on 15 February 1990, while participating in a protest march against the incorporation of Botshabelo into QwaQwa. Police set up roadblocks and fired teargas in an attempt to stop marchers reaching the Supreme Court in Bloemfontein. Four people were killed and many injured when police opened fire. Ms Pole lost her sight in one eye as a result of the shooting. | References |
| POLOKO, Lazerus Keletetse | | Was severely beaten with knobkerries by members of the Bophuthatswana Police in Kuruman, Northern Cape, in October 1992 after he was detained in connection with a consumer boycott in the area. | References |
| PONNEN, Gangen George | | An ANC member from Durban who was detained under the 90-day detention clause and held in solitary confinement by the Security Branch in September 1964. He was then sentenced to 12 months’ hard labour for refusing to give evidence in the trial of a fellow ANC member. After his release in 1965, he left South Africa and lived in exile for 25 years before returning to South Africa. | References |
