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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 T
| Name | Age | Description | | | THANJEKWAYO, Nkosikhona | 23 | An ANC supporter who was shot and injured by Inkatha supporters, one of whom is named, at Inanda, near KwaMashu, Durban, on 18 December 1988. | References | | THANJEKWAYO, Raymond | | An ANC supporter who was shot dead by Inkatha supporters, one of whom is named, at Inanda, near KwaMashu, Durban, on 18 December 1988. | References | | THANJEKWAYO, Thabile Beatrice | 39 | An ANC supporter who had her home at Inanda, near KwaMashu, Durban, destroyed in an arson attack by Inkatha supporters, one of whom is named, on 18 December 1988. | References | | THANTSHA, Frans | 28 | Was severely beaten and later arrested for public violence, by named members of the Lebowa Police in Pietersburg, Transvaal, on 2 July 1990. ANCYL members had called parents to discuss their constitution with them on the same day that a local businessman called his own meeting. | References | | THANTSI, Bonakele | | Was detained with his brother and severely beaten in Knysna, Cape, in June 1986. Mr Thantsi spent three and a half months in detention at George prison, and became mentally ill while in custody. He was accused of an arson attack but was later acquitted of all charges. | References | | THANTSI, John | | Was detained with his brother in Knysna, Cape, in June 1986, and was held for three and a half months under emergency regulations in George prison, Cape, where he was severely ill-treated. See police brutality. | References | | THARAGA, Leah | | Was burnt to death and her house set alight by a group of community residents in Venda on 10 March 1990. Nine people were killed and 11 houses burnt down in attacks on people accused of practicing witchcraft to impede the community’s campaign for re-incorporation of the homeland into South Africa. Two ANC supporters were refused amnesty (AC/2000/094). | References | | THATO, Lebohang Henry | | Was shot dead in Katlehong, Transvaal, in 1993, allegedly by IFP supporters during conflict between the IFP and Basotho people living in the Moshoeshoe section in Katlehong. | References | | THEBE, Agnes | | Survived when shots were fired into the home of the Ntsime family at Mmabatho, Bophuthatswana, during an attempted coup d’état on 10 February 1988. Two Bophuthatswana Defence Force members were granted amnesty for their role in the attempted coup (AC/2000/044). | References | | THEBE, Alfred December | 34 | Was shot and severely injured by members of the SAP in Doornkop, near Dobsonville, Soweto, Johannesburg, on 20 November 1980 when he assisted someone who was injured during a confrontation between students and police. Mr Thebe is paralysed as a result of his injuries. | References | | THEBE, Gerald Babitsane | 20 | An AZASM member who was tortured by members of the SAP in Mafikeng, Bophuthatswana, after being detained with two others near the Botswana border while attempting to leave the country on 27 July 1977. | References | | THEBE, Joseph | | Was tortured by members of the SAP in Mafikeng, Bophuthatswana, after being detained with two others near the Botswana border, while attempting to leave the country on 27 July 1977. | References | | THEBE, Moreng Walter Davids | 28 | An ANC supporter who was shot dead by an SAP member while waiting for a taxi in Kagisanong, Bloemfontein, on 31 May 1986. Mr Thebe had been repeatedly detained and harassed by the police. | References | | THEBE, Phokwana Johanna | 18 | Was severely beaten by members of the Bophuthatswana Police who prevented people from attending a rally on the day of Nelson Mandela’s release in Hammanskraal, Transvaal, in February 1990. Ms Thebe was five months pregnant and on her way to the clinic for a check-up. She lost her baby at seven months. | References | | THEBE, Piet | | Was tortured by members of the SAP in Mafikeng, Bophuthatswana, after being detained with two others near the Botswana border, while attempting to leave the country on 27 July 1977. | References | | THECK, Graham Walter | | Sustained minor injuries when MK operatives detonated a car bomb using a remote control device outside the Ellis Park rugby stadium, Johannesburg, on 2 July 1988. Two spectators leaving the rugby match were killed and 37 others sustained minor and major injuries. Four operatives from MK’s Special Operations Unit, including its commander, were granted amnesty (AC/2001/161). | References | | THEKISHO, Gaarekwe Surprise | 21 | Was shot and injured by members of the SAP in Huhudi, Vryburg, Cape, on 10 October 1990, while protesting against police shootings and beatings. Mr Thekisho was blinded in one eye. | References | | THEKISHO, Jakoba Frans | 40 | Was severely beaten by members of the Bophuthatswana Police who attacked a community meeting at the chief’s kraal in Dryharts, Taung, Bophuthatswana, in April 1990. | References | | THEKISHO, Neo Mirriam | 63 | Was severely assaulted by members of the Bophuthatswana Police in Taung, Bophuthatswana, in 1990 during conflict in the area between President Mangope and exiled Chief Sam Mankoroane. THEKISO, Abram Motlhabane, was shot dead by members of the SAP in Ikageng, Potchefstroom, Tvl, on 1 March 1986 during protests against police brutality. | References | | THEKISO, Abram Motlhabane | | Was shot dead by members of the SAP in Ikageng, Potchefstroom, Transvaal, on 1 March 1986 during protests against police brutality. | References |
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