Name | Age | Description | |
TSUME, Eugene Howard Mvuyo | 13 | A UDF supporter who was shot and injured by members of the SAP in Ethembeni, Prieska, Cape, in December 1986. | References |
TSWABOLE, Elias | 35 | A member of the SAP whose house was lost when it was burnt down by community members at Thabong, Welkom, Orange Free State (OFS), in 1990. The attack followed the killing by Mr Tswabole of his girlfriend, Ms Selina Ncala, a political activist. Mr Tswabole was never charged for the killing. | References |
TUBATSI, Daniel | | Was shot dead by members of the SAP in Daveyton, Transvaal, on 25 July 1993 during conflict between residents and hostel-dwellers which prompted a strong police presence in the area. | References |
TUGWANA, Gabudhla Jan | 22 | A journalist who was arrested in Johannesburg in August 1976 and held in solitary confinement for thirteen months for his role in covering unrest in the area and for exposing collaboration between police and hostel-dwellers in attacks on residents during the Soweto uprising. See hostels. See Soweto uprising. | References |
TUILELO, Vuyiswa | | Was injured in a hand grenade explosion on 25 May 1993 in Kimberley, Cape, during an ANC protest march to the Bophuthatswana consulate. Two MK operatives threw a hand grenade at the building, but it bounced back into the crowd, killing one person and injuring forty one others. Two ANC members were wrongly convicted of the killing. Four MK operatives and ANC members, two of whom denied guilt, were refused amnesty (AC/2000/053 and AC/2000/241). | References |
TUKANI, John | | An ANC supporter who was shot with pellets in both legs in a random shooting by members of the SAP in Venterstad, Cape, on 4 July 1993. | References |
TUKANI, Thamsanqa Boy | 22 | Was detained in Zwelethemba, Worcester, Cape, in March 1960 during the anti-pass law campaign. He was detained and tortured in May 1963 in Paarl, Cape. | References |
TUKELA, Shannon Mzimkhulu | 28 | An ANC underground member who was severely assaulted by members of the Transkei Police at his home in Libode, Transkei, on 22 September 1985. He was interrogated about the whereabouts of his cousin, an MK operative. He was then detained in Umtata, Transkei, until 12 January 1986 and again from January 1988 to October 1989. | References |
TUKO, Thembisile Teddy | 33 | An MK cadre who was shot dead in a staged suicide at his home in Botswana on 11 November 1986. | References |
TUKU, Nkosinathi | | Was abducted, along with two friends, by Transkei Defence Force (TDF) soldiers in East London. The TDF soldiers wanted to know the whereabouts of a person suspected of involvement in a planned coup in Transkei. Mr Tuku was shot dead near the Kei River Bridge on 21 May 1993. A TDF soldier was granted amnesty for the abduction, but refused amnesty for the killing (AC/2000/018). | References |
TULE, Ngenisile Michael | 25 | Was shot and injured 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 more were injured in the shooting. See Langa shootings. | References |
TULLUES, H | | Was injured when MK operatives detonated an explosive in a car outside the South African Air Force (SAAF) headquarters in Church Street, Pretoria, on 20 May 1983. Twenty one people were killed and two hundred and seventeen were injured. The overall commander of MK ’s Special Operations Unit and two MK operatives were granted amnesty (AC/2001/003 and AC/2001/023). See Church Street bombing, Pretoria. | References |
TUMENG, Moronko Azael | 33 | A member of SANCO who lost his house and vehicle in an arson attack by ANC supporters and members of the SAP in Meqheleng, Ficksburg, Orange Free State (OFS), on 3 August 1993. This took place during a time of tension and conflict between SANCO and the ANC in the area. | References |
TUMISI, Tebello Jacobs | 46 | A UDF supporter who was detained because of his political activities and severely tortured by named members of the Security Branch in Kroonstad, Orange Free State (OFS), between 18 and 21 December 1990. | References |
TUNGATA, Lindikaya Nelson | | Was shot and injured by members of the SAP who opened fire on PAC members and bystanders outside a PAC meeting in Guguletu, Cape Town, on 6 January 1994. A young boy was shot dead and several others injured in the shooting. | References |
TURNER, Catherine Anne | | An ECC supporter who was harassed by members of the SAP in Port Elizabeth in 1988 during the state of emergency. See police brutality. | References |
TURNER, Hendrick Stephanus | | Was injured in Mmabatho, Bophuthatswana, during an attempted coup d’etat on 10 February 1988. The coup was brought to an end when the SADF came to the assistance of the Bophuthatswana government. Two Bophuthatswana Defence Force (BDF) members were granted amnesty for their role in the attempted coup (AC/2000/044). | References |
TURNER, Nicole Jean | 19 | An ECC supporter who was arrested in February 1989 in Port Elizabeth during the state of emergency. She was charged with the possession of drugs in an attempt by named members of the SAP to discredit her. | References |
TURNER, Richard Albert David | 36 | A political scientist at the University of Natal who was shot dead at his home in Durban on 8 January 1978. He had been banned since 1973 for his opposition to apartheid and had been repeatedly harassed by the Security Branch during the 1970s. His two young daughters were with him in the house at the time. The identity of the killer has never been established, but it is widely suspected to have been a member of the Security Branch. | References |
TUROK, Ben | 35 | An MK operative who was convicted of arson and sentenced to three years’ imprisonment in 1962 in Johannesburg, a prison term spent largely in solitary confinement. On his release he was banned for five years and eventually went into exile from 1969 to 1990. | References |