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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 SH
| Name | Age | Description | | | SHEZI, Thandiwe Gladys | 27 | Was detained, interrogated, assaulted, tortured and raped by Witwaters-rand Security Branch operatives at Sandton police station, Johannesburg, during 1988. Ms Shezi was detained because she was the girlfriend of one of the suspects in an MK bomb blast at Vanderbijlpark Square on 21 October 1988. A member of the Witwatersrand Security Branch was granted amnesty for the assault, but denied any knowledge of the rape (AC/2001/242). | References | | SHEZI, Thembinkosi Kayikayi | | Was shot dead by unidentified assailants at KwaMashu, Durban, during intensifying conflict between UDF and Inkatha supporters in September 1986. | References | | SHEZI, Thembisile | 28 | She had her room in Bhambayi, near KwaMashu, Durban, destroyed in ongoing political conflict in the area between the ‘Red’ and ‘Green’ factions during 1993. | References | | SHEZI, Thembisile Pricilla | 48 | She lost her house in an arson attack in Amaoti, Inanda, near Durban, on 23 October 1993 in continuing conflict between ANC and IFP supporters in the area. | References | | SHEZI, Thembuyise Innocent | 39 | An ANC supporter who was stabbed to death by Inkatha supporters in Umbumbulu, KwaZulu, near Durban, on 17 March 1990. He and his family were fleeing from an IFP attack when their car broke down and the family was attacked. His father was also killed in the incident. | References | | SHEZI, Thoko Lephinah | 30 | An ANC supporter who had her home in KwaMnyandu, KwaZulu, near Pietermaritzburg, burnt down by Inkatha supporters in March 1990, during the seven-day war. | References | | SHEZI, Thokozile | | An ANC supporter who was shot dead when IFP supporters attacked her house in Bhoboyi, Port Shepstone, Natal, on 10 December 1993. | References | | SHEZI, Thomas Mzingisi Beachamp | 45 | An ANC supporter who was stabbed and beaten to death by Inkatha supporters in the Uganda informal settlement, Umlazi, Durban, during 1989. | References | | SHEZI, Thombo Zibeni | 28 | She lost her house in an arson attack in Esimozomeni, Richmond, Natal, in May 1990, allegedly because her husband was an ANC supporter. The family fled to Pinetown, where Ms Shezi’s husband was stabbed to death at a taxi rank on 7 July 1990. Political violence in the Richmond area had caused many people to flee the area and settle in the Pinetown and Clermont areas, where some were hunted down and attacked. | References | | SHEZI, Thulani Eric | | A UDF supporter who disappeared in the Gezubuso area, KwaZulu, near Pietermaritzburg, in March 1990, around the time of the seven-day war. On 21 June 1990, his body was found in the Landville area, near Pietermaritzburg, with a bullet wound. | References | | SHEZI, Vivian Bongani | | 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 | | SHEZI, Zakhele | | An ANC supporter who was killed by Inkatha supporters at Mahwaqa, near Port Shepstone, Natal, in April 1990, following the unbanning of political organisations in February. | References | | SHEZI, Zama David | 21 | A UDF supporter who active in the local civic association, who was detained by members of the SAP in Glencoe, near Dundee, Natal, in 1984, allegedly for his involvement in organising community boycotts. On 15 June 1986, he was placed in solitary confinement at Waterval prison, Dundee. He was beaten and tortured in solitary confinement. | References | | SHEZI, Zethulele | 27 | An ANC and UDF supporter who was stabbed and killed by IFP supporters, allegedly assisted by KwaZulu Police members, in KwaMakhutha, Amanzimtoti, near Durban, in June 1989. | References | | SHEZI, Ziningi Sylvia | | She had her home at Esimozomeni, Richmond, Natal burnt down by unidentified perpetrators in ongoing conflict between ANC and IFP supporters in 1992. | References | | SHEZI, Ziphelele Vivian | | An ANC supporter who was killed in Mahwaqa, near Port Shepstone, Natal, by alleged IFP supporters in April 1990, following the unbanning of political organisations in February. | References | | SHIBANDA, Mhlaba Solomon | 68 | A People’s Congress supporter who lost property and livestock when his house was petrol-bombed in August 1980 in Pietersburg, Transvaal . The attack was linked to conflict that erupted in February 1980 at Ga-Matlala village about Lebowa’ s proposed independence from South Africa. Residents who opposed independence were forcefully removed, their houses were burnt and their livestock taken to government farms. | References | | SHIBE, Jabu Adelaide | 39 | She had her house set alight by ANC supporters in Gamalakhe, KwaZulu, near Port Shepstone, Natal, on 26 March 1994 in political conflict between ANC and IFP supporters during the run-up to the April 1994 elections. | References | | SHIBE, Linda Elphas | 28 | A UDF supporter who was shot and severely injured by KwaZulu Police members at KwaMashu, Durban, on 23 December 1989. He had been operating underground for some years when he was attacked. He is now paralysed and confined to a wheelchair. | References | | SHIBE, Nomzindo Ida | 46 | She had her house, which was located in an ANC-dominated area of Bhambayi, near KwaMashu, Durban, burnt down by IFP supporters during political conflict in March 1993. At least 18 people were killed in political violence in Bhambayi in March 1993, and 75 homes were burnt down. See ‘Red’ and ‘Green’ factions. | References |
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