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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 S
| Name | Age | Description | | | SITHEBE, Mzwakhe Ezard | 24 | Was assaulted and teargassed after being detained during the state of emergency on 11 June 1986 during rent boycotts at Msinga, Natal. | References | | SITHEBE, Peter | 21 | He disappeared on a Workers’ Day march in Diepkloof, Soweto, Johannesburg, on 1 May 1986. A member of the SAP from Orlando police station later reported him dead and buried. | References | | SITHEBE, Thamsanqa Tununu | 29 | An ANC supporter who had his house and car destroyed in an arson attack at Bhambayi, near KwaMashu, Durban, by Inkatha supporters on 10 August 1987. | References | | SITHEBE, Zakhe | 48 | A UDF supporter who was detained by named members of the Security Branch in Newcastle, Natal, on 17 June 1986, allegedly because of his involvement in the rates boycott at Sibongile, Dundee. | References | | SITHETHO, Galelekile | 61 | He lost his home in an arson attack by Witdoeke vigilantes in KTC, Cape Town, in June 1986, during the mass destruction of UDF-supporting squatter camps by the vigilantes, acting with the tacit approval and aid of the security forces. Over 60 people were killed and 20 000 homes destroyed in the attacks. | References | | SITHOLE (ZUNGU), Msizi | 5 | Was severely injured when IFP supporters attacked his home in Matshana, KwaZulu, near Empangeni, Natal, on 26 March 1992, and threw boiling water over him. This occurred during ongoing conflict between ANC and IFP supporters. | References | | SITHOLE, (first name not given) | | She suffered damage to her property when MK operatives threw a grenade at her home in Soweto, Johannesburg, in 1988, in a series of attacks on perceived collaborators by an MK unit. The grenade exploded in her yard and there were no injuries. Three MK operatives were granted amnesty (AC/2000/0013). | References | | SITHOLE, (first name not given) | | He suffered damage to his house and shacks when they were burnt by members of an ANC self-defence unit (SDU) in Gamede Street, Tokoza, Tvl. He was believed to be an IFP member. One SDU member was granted amnesty (AC/1999/0243). | References | | SITHOLE, Albert Nsizwa | | Was beaten and then thrown into a dam by a group of named members of the SAP in KwaThema, Tvl, in April 1986. | References | | SITHOLE, Alfred Gundu | 50 | A UDF supporter who was stabbed to death by Inkatha supporters in Hambanathi, near Verulam, Natal, in August 1984, during conflict over the incorporation of Hambanathi and Lamontville into KwaZulu. | References | | SITHOLE, Alfred Mfana | | A UDF supporter who was shot and killed on 6 April 1990 when a group of Inkatha supporters attacked UDF supporters and residents at Mpumalanga, KwaZulu, near Durban, in spite of a heavy police and military presence. Fourteen people were killed and at least 120 homes burnt down. One former IFP member was granted amnesty (AC/1999/0332). | References | | SITHOLE, Alinah Poppy | 30 | Was shot dead travelling in a taxi in Ncala Section in Katlehong, Tvl, on 27 February 1992 during conflict between mainly ANC-supporting residents and IFP-supporting hostel-dwellers. Attacks on taxis became an ongoing characteristic of conflict on the East Rand since 1991. | References | | SITHOLE, Amos Behtemba | | Was injured during an attack by armed ANC members on the house of a school principal in Phola township, Ogies, Tvl, on 13 October 1991. The principal was regarded as an IFP sympathiser because IFP supporters often visited him at home. One ANC member was granted amnesty (AC/2000/091). | References | | SITHOLE, Arthur | 27 | An MK member who was shot dead by security forces in 1979 in Rhodesia (Zimbabwe) where he was stationed after having left South Africa for military training in 1977. | References | | SITHOLE, Arthur Mbongeleni | | A UDF supporter who had his house looted and set alight on 6 April 1990 when a group of Inkatha supporters attacked UDF supporters and residents at Mpumalanga, KwaZulu, near Durban, in spite of a heavy police and military presence. Fourteen people were killed and at least 120 homes burnt down. One former IFP member was granted amnesty (AC/1999/0332). | References | | SITHOLE, Bafana Petros | 21 | A political activist who was shot dead by a named member of the SAP on 18 February 1988 in KwaThema, Tvl. | References | | SITHOLE, Bakhuzi | 51 | An IFP supporter who had her house burnt down by ANC supporters in Ndaleni, Richmond, Natal, in March 1991. | References | | SITHOLE, Banda Wellington | | An IFP supporter who was shot dead when ANC security guards opened fire from the ANC headquarters at Shell House, Johannesburg, on a crowd of IFP marchers, on 28 March 1994. At least nine marchers were killed and around 100 injured. Ten ANC security guards were granted amnesty (AC/2000/142). | References | | SITHOLE, Benjamin Velaphi | 19 | Was hacked and burnt to death, allegedly by members of the SAP, in Sharpeville, Vereeniging, Tvl, on 30 August 1992 in the aftermath of the Boipatong massacre. | References | | SITHOLE, Boas | | Was arrested in Duduza, Nigel, Transvaal, on 28 February 1985. Duduza residents were demanding a modern sewerage system rather than the continued use of buckets. Youths targeted policemen’s houses as part of their protest and many were severely beaten when taken to Dunnottar Police station. | References |
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