Name | Age | Description | |
VILJOEN, PA | | A Fidelity Guards employee who was shot at, but not injured, when MK operatives conducted an armed robbery of cash trunks being collected by a Fidelity Guards van in Dube, Soweto, Johannesburg, on 5 November 1988. Two of the four guards were injured in the robbery which was intended to acquire funds for the MK unit. Four MK operatives were granted amnesty for the incident (AC/2000/0013). | References |
VILJOEN, Sarah Jane | 51 | Was shot dead by a named member of the Riot Squad in Paarl, Cape, on 9 September 1976. Ms Viljoen was travelling in a taxi through an unrest area during the 1976 student uprisings when she was shot. Three women were shot dead in Paarl that day. See Soweto uprising. | References |
VILJOEN, Susana Catharina | | Was shot and wounded by APLA members in an armed attack on the Sentra Hyperserve supermarket at Wesselsbron, Orange Free State (OFS), on 3 July 1993. Five people were killed and four were wounded in the attack. Six APLA members were granted amnesty (AC/2000/250). See APLA attacks. | References |
VIMNECEMBE, Andrew | | Was injured in what became known as the Magoo's Bar Bombing in Durban on 14 June 1986. The explosion killed three women and injured at least seventy four other people. Seven MK operatives were granted amnesty (AC/2001/128). | References |
VIMNECEMBE, Andrew | | Was injured in what became known as the Magoo’s bar bombing in Durban on 14 June 1986. The explosion killed three women and injured at least 74 other people. Seven MK operatives were granted amnesty (AC/2001/128). | References |
VINGER, Ronald | 13 | Was shot and injured by members of the Bophuthatswana Police in Brits, Transvaal on 15 March 1993 while crossing the street to attend the clinic. Police fired rubber bullets and teargas into a crowd gathered at Maboloka police station to protest against harassment by police and soldiers. Ronald was hit in the head, allegedly by a stray bullet. One person was killed and four were seriously injured during the attack. | References |
VININDWA, Violet Nofikile | | A PAC supporter who was detained in Mqanduli, Transkei, during 1962 for attending an unlawful Poqo meeting. She was convicted on political charges and sentenced to two years’ imprisonment. Her baby was born in prison without medical supervision. Five months later she was released and placed under house arrest for five years. | References |
VININDWA, Violet Nofikile | 33 | A PAC supporter who was detained in Mqanduli, Transkei, during 1962 for attending an unlawful Poqo meeting. She was convicted on political charges and sentenced to two years’ imprisonment. Her baby was born in prison without medical supervision. Five months later she was released and placed under house arrest for five years. | References |
VISAGIE, Cleoton Darryl | 16 | A student activist and member of the BMW in Bonteheuwel, Cape Town, who was detained for fourteen days in November 1985 and severely beaten by members of the SAP. He was detained again in May 1987 and was severely tortured at the Ravensmead police station. He experienced further beatings in 1988 for his continued involvement in student protests. | References |
VISAGIE, Dewald Jacobus | | A constable in the SAP who sustained shrapnel injuries when armed MK operatives attacked the Wonderboompoort police station, Pretoria, on 26 December 1981. One MK operative was granted amnesty (AC/2000/195). | References |
VISAGIE, Getrude | 57 | An ANC supporter whose house in Empangeni, Natal, was destroyed by IFP supporters on 29 March 1992. She had left her house to sleep in the hills after receiving death threats a month earlier. When she returned to her home, she found it destroyed. | References |
VISAGIE, Johannes Hendrick | | A member of the SAP who was injured by MK operatives while in Edendale Hospital near Pietermaritzburg on 4 May 1986. One person was killed and Mr Visagie and three others were injured in crossfire between the operatives and police when the operatives raided the hospital to free a member of their MK unit who was being held there. Four MK operatives were granted amnesty (AC/2001/128). | References |
VISSER, Jacobs Raymond | 29 | A UDF supporter who was beaten in detention by members of the SAP in Willowmore, Cape, on 17 June 1986, allegedly because he was accused of instigating violence in the area. | References |
VISSER, Malcolm | | A civilian who was injured when APLA operatives opened fire in the Steaks restaurant in Claremont, Cape Town, on 26 December 1992. Five people were injured in the attack. One APLA member was granted amnesty (AC/1998/0103). See APLA attacks. | References |
VLEI, Dan Zamile | 31 | A UDF supporter who was detained and beaten by members of the SAP during conflict between UDF supporters and the AmaAfrika in Uitenhage, Cape, on 21 June 1990. | References |
VOGEL, Clasina Johanna Salomina | 37 | Was severely injured in a bomb blast at Johannesburg station on 24 July 1964. The named perpetrator, a member of the African Resistance Movement (ARM) was sentenced to death. Two people died in the attack. | References |
VOGEL, HPI | | 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 |
VOGEL, HPI | | 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 217 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 |
VON WILLIGH, Gideon Retief | | He 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 thirty seven others sustained minor and major injuries. Four operatives from MK’s Special Operations Unit, including its commander, were granted amnesty (AC/2001/161). | References |
VON WILLIGH, Gideon Retief | | 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 |