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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 Z
| Name | Age | Description | | | ZONDO, Muzi | 26 | Was assaulted by KwaZulu Police members at her home in KwaMakhutha, Amanzimtoti, near Durban, in June 1987. Police were searching for guns in this UDF-aligned area. Her sister was also assaulted. | References | | ZONDO, Nomakhemesi | 76 | Her house was burnt down by IFP supporters in Sonkombo, Ndwedwe, KwaZulu, near Durban, on 16 March 1994. See Sonkombo arson attacks. | References | | ZONDO, Nomusa Lydia | 21 | Was assaulted by KwaZulu Police members at her home in KwaMakhutha, Amanzimtoti, near Durban, in June 1987. Police were searching for guns in this UDF-aligned area. Her sister was also assaulted. | References | | ZONDO, Ntombiyecala | 61 | Her house in the Ntuze area, KwaZulu, near Empangeni, Natal, was petrol bombed on 9 October 1993 in continuing conflict between IFP and ANC supporters. | References | | ZONDO, Patrick Sifiso | 29 | An MK operative who was severely beaten and assaulted by Internal Stability Unit (ISU) members in Lamontville, Durban, on 3 December 1993, because they suspected him of having a hidden arms cache. His elderly mother was also beaten in the attack. | References | | ZONDO, Prince Ntshingila | 41 | An IFP supporter who was stabbed by ANC supporters in KwaThema, Transvaal, on 19 July 1990. | References | | ZONDO, Qaphea Blessing | | A UDF supporter who was shot dead by members of the SAP in Inanda, near KwaMashu, Durban, on 12 December 1989. | References | | ZONDO, Rabi Moses | 55 | His house was burnt down in Evaton, Transvaal, on 3 September 1984, during the Vaal uprising. He was accused of being a police informer. See Vaal uprising. | References | | ZONDO, Sandile | | Was shot and injured by members of the SAP in Inanda, near KwaMashu, Durban, on 13 March 1990. | References | | ZONDO, Sizani Idah | 36 | An ANC supporter whose house was burnt down by IFP supporters in Sonkombo, Ndwedwe, KwaZulu, near Durban, on 16 March 1994. See Sonkombo arson attacks. | References | | ZONDO, Thanduxolo Patrick | 31 | A member of an ANC-aligned self-defence unit who was shot dead by IFP supporters in Pioneer Park, near Orlando East, Soweto, Johannesburg, on 26 July 1993 while trying to save people trapped in a burning shack. Many hostel-dwellers who refused to become IFP members sought refuge in nearby informal settlements but they retained their cultural and political links with the IFP which resulted in conflict within these settlements. | References | | ZONDO, Winnie | 33 | A member of the Federation of Transvaal Women who was detained in Moroka, Soweto, Johannesburg, and tortured by members of the SAP to force her to confess to arson and murder during January 1986. Her brother had been killed and an old woman suspected of instigating his death was killed in a revenge attack. After Ms Zondo’s alleged confession, her brother and sister were also detained. She was eventually sentenced to ten years’ imprisonment and released in April 1991 under the indemnity. | References | | ZONDWAYO, Mahalio Mary | 30 | Was severely beaten by members of the SAP in Sharpeville, Vereeniging, Transvaal, during the Sharpeville massacre on 21 March 1960. See Sharpeville massacre. | References | | ZONKE, Thomas | | An ANC supporter who was detained and beaten by members of the SAP in Worcester, Cape, in April 1960, after a night of intensive demonstrations against the pass laws. | References | | ZONO, Nobantu | 34 | A UDF supporter who lost her home and possessions in an arson attack by Witdoeke vigilantes in KTC, Cape Town, on 9 June 1986, during the mass destruction of UDF-supporting squatter camps by the vigilantes, acting with the tacit approval and aid of the security forces. Over sixty people were killed and twenty thousand homes were destroyed in the attacks. | References | | ZONO, Simon | 19 | Was shot dead by a named member of the SAP in Noupoort, Cape, on 24 September 1985. | References | | ZONO, Xoliswa Eunice | 33 | A UDF supporter who sustained burn injuries when members of the SAP threw a teargas canister at crowds attending a mass funeral in Zwide, Port Elizabeth, on 22 April 1986. Ms Zono was a marshal at the funeral. | References | | ZOTE, Edgar Ngqokweni | 29 | An ANC underground activist who was beaten and tortured by the helicopter method by named members of the Transkei Police in Umtata, Transkei, on 9 August 1986. Police were allegedly attempting to force him to make a confession. He was detained for five months at Elliotdale prison and transferred to Wellington prison where he was kept for two months. He was released in 1987. | References | | ZOTE, Magcina Xhamela | 32 | An MK operative who was tortured by members of the Security Police in Ngangelizwe police station, Mqanduli, Transkei, on 5 September 1986, and subsequently detained in Mqanduli prison until February 1987. He was suspected of being involved in an attack on a police station but was released without charge in February 1987. Police confiscated two of his motor vehicles and, after suing for damages, he was paid compensation for one of them. | References | | ZOTHE, Edgar Ngqokweni | 18 | An ANC supporter who was detained and tortured by members of the Transkei Security Branch in Umtata, Transkei, following an MK attack on the Madeira Street police station, Umtata, on 29 July 1986. One Transkei Security Branch operative was granted amnesty for the torture (AC/2000/076). | References |
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