TRC Final Report

Volume 4

Chapter 7

Subsection 11

■ APPENDIX: DEATHS IN DETENTION¹⁰

DATE	NAME	PLACE	ATTRIBUTED CAUSE
1.9.63	Bellington Mampe	Worcester	Undisclosed
5.9.63	‘Looksmart’ Ngudle	Pretoria	‘Suicide by hanging’
24.1.64	James Tyitya	Port Elizabeth	‘Suicide by hanging’
9.9.64	Suliman Saloojee	Johannesburg	‘Fell out of window’
	Nengeni Gaga	Transkei	‘Natural causes’
	Pongolosha Hoye	Transkei	‘Suicide by hanging’
	James Hamakwayo	Pretoria	‘Suicide by hanging’
9.10.66	Hangula Shonyeka	Pretoria	‘Suicide’
19.11.66	Leong Yun Pin	Pretoria	‘Suicide by hanging’
30.11.66	Ah Yan	Silverton	‘Suicide by hanging’
9.9.67	Alpheus Maliba	Namibia/N. Transvaal	‘Suicide by hanging’
11.9.68	Jundea B Tubakwe	Pretoria	‘Suicide by hanging’
5.2.69	Nichodimus Kgoathe	Silverton	‘Natural causes’
28.2.69	Solomon Modipane	Silverton	‘Natural causes’
10.3.69	James Lenkoe	Pretoria	‘Suicide by hanging’
1.6.69	Caleb Mayekiso	Port Elizabeth	‘Natural causes’
16.6.69	Michael Shivute	Namibia	‘Suicide’
8.9.69	Jacob Monakgotla	Pretoria	‘Natural causes’
27.9.69	Imam Abdullah Haron	Cape Town	‘Slipped down stairs’; multiple injuries
22.1.69	Mthayeni Cuthsela	Transkei	‘Natural causes’
27.10.71	Ahmed Timol	Johannesburg	‘Suicide by jumping out of window’
19.3.76	Joseph Mdluli	Durban	‘Force to the neck’
25.6.76	William Tshwane	Modderbee	‘Shot while trying to escape’
15.7.76	Mapetla Mohape	East London	‘Suicide by hanging’
2.9.76	Luke Mazwembe	Cape Town	‘Suicide by hanging’
25.9.76	Dumisani Mbatha	Modderbee	‘Natural causes’
28.9.76	Fenuel Mogatusi	Johannesburg	‘Natural causes’
5.10.76	Jacob Mashabane	Johannesburg	‘Suicide by hanging’
9.10.76	Edward Mzolo	Johannesburg	Cause undisclosed
18.11.76	Ernest Mamasile	Transkei	‘Suicide by hanging’
25.11.76	Thabo Mosala	Transkei	‘Natural causes’
11.12.76	Wellington Tshazibane	Johannesburg	‘Suicide by hanging’
15.12.76	George Botha	Port Elizabeth	'Suicide by jumping down stairwell'
9.1.77	Nabaoth Ntshuntsha	Leslie	'Suicide by hanging'
20.1.77	Elmon Malele	Johannesburg	'Natural causes'
9.1.77	Lawrence Ndzanga	Johannesburg	'Natural causes'
15.2.77	Twasifeni Joyi	Transkei	Undisclosed
15.2.77	Mathews Mabelane	Johannesburg	‘Fell out of window’
22.2.77	Samuel Malinga	Pietermaritzburg	‘Natural causes’
26.3.77	Aaron Khoza	Pietermaritzburg	‘Suicide by hanging’
7.7.77	Phakamila Mabija	Kimberley	‘Fell out of window’
2.8.77	Elijah Loza	Cape Town	‘Natural causes’
3.8.77	Hoosen Haffejee	Durban	‘Suicide by hanging’
15.8.77	Bayempini Mbizi	Durban	‘Suicide by hanging’
12.9.77	Stephen Bantu Biko	Port Elizabeth	Head injuries
7.11.77	Sipho Bonaventura Malaza	Krugersdorp	‘Suicide by hanging’
10.7.78	Lungile Tabalaza	Port Elizabeth	‘Suicide by jumping out of window’
10.9.80	Saul Ndzumo	Transkei	‘Natural causes’
17.9.81	Manana Mgqweto	Transkei	Unknown
12.11.81	Tshifiwa Muofhe	Venda	Assault by police
5.2.82	Neil Aggett	Johannesburg	‘Suicide by hanging’
8.8.82	Ernest Dipale	–	‘Suicide by hanging’
8.3.83	Simon Mndawe	Nelspruit	‘Suicide by hanging’
5.7.83	Paris Malatji	Johannesburg	Shot in the head
20.1.84	Samuel Tshikudo	Venda	‘Natural causes’
?.6.84	Mxolisi Sipele	Transkei	Unknown
25.8.84	Ephraim Mthethwa	Durban	‘Suicide by hanging’
6.5.85	Andries Raditsela	Johannesburg	Head injury
24.9.85	Batandwa Ndondo	Transkei	Shot by police
5.4.86	Makompe Kutumela	Lebowa	Police assault
11.4.86	Peter Nchabaleng	Lebowa	Police assault
22.10.86	Xoluso Johannes Jacobs	Upington	‘Suicide by hanging’
26.3.87	Benedict Mashoke	Burgersfort	‘Suicide by hanging’
24.7.87	Eric Mntonga	East London/Ciskei	Police assault
29.7.87	Nobandla Elda Bani	Port Elizabeth	‘Natural causes’
12.1.88	Sithembele Zokwe	Transkei	Shot by police
26.8.88	Alfred Makaleng	Johannesburg	‘Natural causes’
30.1.90	Clayton Sizwe Sithole	Johannesburg	‘Suicide by hanging’
26.3.90	Lucas Tlhotlhomisang	Klerksdorp	‘Natural causes’
1.6.90	Donald Thabela Madisha	Potgietersrus	‘Suicide by hanging’

Note: Only deaths in detention under security legislation are recorded on this list. Hilda Bernstein¹¹ notes that, in February 1977, the Minister of Police stated in Parliament that 130 people had died in police custody during 1976. Of these, thirteen were political detainees held in terms of security legislation.

<cite>10 This list includes such names as are known to the Commission. See also Hilda Bernstein, No 46 - Steve Biko, IDAF, London, 1978; Human Rights Commission, Deaths in Detention: Fact Paper FP7, Johannesburg, August 1990. cite><cite>11 Bernstein (1978) page 150. cite>