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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 | | | TATUBANA, Mongezi David | 23 | An ANC underground member who was detained repeatedly for lengthy periods in 1981, 1983 and 1985 in Whittlesea, Ciskei, by named members of the Ciskei Police. During his 1985 detention he was beaten and tortured by the helicopter method. | References | | TAU, Matiso Olympia | 48 | She lost her home when it was stoned and petrol-bombed in Taung, Bophuthatswana, in December 1976 during conflict over the chieftaincy. | References | | TAU, Moemo | | A citizen of Lesotho who was shot dead by Vlakplaas operatives during a raid on two houses in Maseru, Lesotho, on 19 December 1985. Nine people were killed in the raid, three of them Lesotho citizens. Seven operatives, including the deputy commander of Security Branch Headquarters, the commander of the section which oversaw the work of Vlakplaas and the commander of Vlakplaas , applied for amnesty for the operation. All except the commander of Security Branch Headquarters were granted amnesty (AC/2001/231 and AC/2001/279). | References | | TAU, Moroesi Dorah | 66 | She lost her home in an arson attack by named SAP members and others in Theunissen, OFS, in May 1990. Her grandson was a known ANC supporter and political activist. | References | | TAU, Ntsie Isaai | 18 | Was shot dead by an unidentified SAP member in a drive-by shooting in Maokeng, Kroonstad, OFS, on 15 May 1990. There had been unrest at a local school on the morning of the incident. | References | | TAUKUBONG, Nnanabo Elizabeth | 42 | Was severely beaten by Bophuthatswana Police in Phokeng, Bophuthatswana, in 1989 in the aftermath of the failed coup against Mangope. | References | | TAULA, Protas Jabulani | 27 | A UDF supporter who was tortured by members of the Security Branch and the SAP after being detained in Lamontville, Durban, on 12 June 1986. Mr Taula was released on bail and later acquitted of being in possession of a hand grenade. | References | | TAUYATSWALA, Jan Lesiba | | Was shot dead by members of the Bophuthatswana Police at Winterveld, Bophuthatswana, in March 1994 during conflict over re-incorporation into South Africa. | References | | TAWE, Patrick Oupa | 23 | Was detained in Quatro camp, Angola, in 1981 and was severely beaten and tortured by ANC security department members. A number of ANC members were detained, tortured and killed during a period of anxiety about infiltration by South African agents following the SADF bombing of Nova Catengue camp in 1979. | References | | TAYI, Wiseman Rotso | 16 | Was tortured while in detention for six months in 1962 in Queenstown, Cape, allegedly because he refused to give information to the police about boycotts in the area. | References | | TAYILE, Ncediswa | | A civilian who was injured when APLA operatives attacked members and guests at the King William’sTown Golf Club, Cape, on 28 November 1992. Four people were killed and 17 injured in the attack. Four APLA members were granted amnesty (AC/2001/182). See APLA attacks. | References | | TAYLOR, George Benjamin | 33 | He lost his newborn baby son when he was abducted in Carletonville, Transvaal, on 9 February 1993 by unidentified perpetrators who allegedly drove off saying ‘kill the boer, kill the farmer’. | References | | TAYLOR, Lucia | 51 | An ANC supporter who was assaulted and her home was destroyed when IFP-supporting hostel-dwellers attacked ANC supporters in Bruntville, near Mooi River, Natal, in December 1991. See Bruntville attacks. | References | | TAYO, Mncedi Ambrose | 44 | An ANC supporter who was assaulted by ADM supporters and CDF members at Bulembu Airport, near King William’s Town, Cape, on 21 October 1992 during violent political conflict. | References | | TCHULU, James Mzwandile | 57 | An ANC supporter who was injured in a bomb explosion in the Mangaung Provincial Administration Building in Bloemfontein on 1 February 1983. The bomb had been planted by an ANC sabotage group. | References | | TEBANE, Michael Tsimokwane | 22 | Was shot and injured by a member of the SAP in Mhluzi, Middelburg, Tvl, on 31 August 1985 as he returned from a mass funeral. He was arrested while being treated in hospital. | References | | TEBEILE, Mokgathi Frans | 61 | He lost his home in an arson attack by named perpetrators in Pietersburg, Tvl, in January 1986. | References | | TEBEKANA, Thamsanqa Thompson | 18 | A UDF supporter who was detained at Jeffreys Bay police station, Cape, in September 1987 and severely beaten for three days by named members of the SAP who allegedly attempted to force him to confess to the burning of a house. | References | | TEBOGO, Mr (first names not given) | | Was assaulted by APLA members at a PAC camp in Tanzania during 1992 or 1993. He was allegedly assaulted because he disobeyed the code of conduct. One perpetrator was granted amnesty (AC/2000/247). | References | | TEFFO, Joel Malose | 27 | Was shot and severely injured by members of the Venda Police in Mahwelereng, Lebowa, on 7 March 1986. At the time youths were demonstrating in the street and stoning government vehicles. | References |
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