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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 B
| Name | Age | Description | | | BAYES, Peter Johannes | | 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 | | BAYISA, Nomayazi Yaliwe | 46 | An ANC supporter who had her home at Umlazi, Durban, set alight by IFP supporters in December 1991. | References | | BAYISA, Nomayazi Yaliwe | 46 | An ANC supporter who had her home at Umlazi, Durban, set alight by IFP supporters in December 1991. | References | | BAYO (MAKHAWULA), Nomakula Maria | 39 | Was severely injured when a bomb, planted by members of the AVF, exploded in Wesselsbron, Orange Free State, on 15 November 1993, during a right-wing campaign to force the government to acknowledge their struggle for the creation of a volkstaat. Four perpetrators were granted amnesty (AC/1999/0001) | References | | BAZI, Mvuzo | 20 | A member of the Stutterheim Youth Congress who was detained and tortured by named members of the SAP during a consumer boycott in King William ’s Town, Cape, on 27 December 1985. He was charged with murder, but the case against him was withdrawn. | References | | BAZI, Noluthando Stella | 18 | Was shot and injured by men wearing balaclavas in Khayelitsha, Cape Town, in November 1991, reportedly during conflict between ANC supporters and local councillors. Several others were also injured in the attack. See balaclava groups. | References | | BAZLEY, Brian John | 26 | Was shot dead by a named IFP supporter on 24 April 1993 at KwaQanyaza, near Port Shepstone, Natal, because he was thought to be an ANC supporter and was working in an IFP area. His family home was destroyed in the attack. | References | | BAZLEY, Dora Nombulelo | 57 | She lost her home and property in an attack by named IFP supporters at KwaQanyaza, near Port Shepstone, Natal, on 24 April 1993. Ms Bazley’s son, who was thought to be an ANC supporter, was shot dead in the attack. | References | | BEATON, Norman | | A civilian who was killed and then robbed of his firearm by members of APLA in an ambush of his vehicle at New Brighton, Port Elizabeth, during March 1991. One APLA member was granted amnesty (AC/1999/0309). See APLA attacks. | References | | BEBENTSE, Matoane George | 59 | Was severely injured in an arson attack by supporters of Chief Tshjawa in Maboloko, Bophuthatswana, during political conflict between supporters of Chief Tshjawa and his rival Chief Lion in 1976. | References | | BEBETO, Tamara Nomakula | 25 | A UDF supporter who was shot by a member of the Security Branch during the consumer boycott in KwaZakele, Port Elizabeth, in May 1986. As a result of the shooting, she is paralysed. | References | | BECK, Gregory | | A member of the Municipal Police who was shot by UDF supporters in Soweto, Johannesburg, on 22 April 1988 while executing warrants for rent defaulters. | References | | BECK, Randolph Alexander | 28 | Was severely beaten and kicked by 12 members of the SAP who made racist comments while arresting him in Johannesburg for alleged reckless driving on 16 May 1993. | References | | BEES, Jonny Henry | 27 | A UDF activist who was detained, interrogated and severely tortured by named members of the SAP at Willowmore police station, Cape, in June 1986. | References | | BEES, Jonny Henry | 27 | A UDF activist who was detained, interrogated and severely tortured by named members of the SAP at Willowmore police station, Cape, in June 1986. | References | | BEESLAAR, TG | | A sergeant in the ISU who suffered injuries when he and 12 other policemen were attacked by self-defence unit (SDU) members whilst on foot patrol in Khayelitsha, Cape Town, on 22 July 1992. Six policemen were injured in the exchange of fire. Two SDU members applied for and were granted amnesty for the incident (AC/1997/0029). | References | | BEESLAER, George | | A member of the SAP who suffered an attempt on his life when he and his colleagues attempted to stop a vehicle occupied by an MK unit in Nyanga, Cape Town, on 7 July 1990. An MK operative in the vehicle opened fire, killing one policeman. One MK operative was granted amnesty for the incident (AC/1999/0331). | References | | BEETON, Henry George | 59 | Was stoned and stabbed to death by a crowd of protesters on 11 August 1980 while driving near Crossroads, Cape Town. A second motorist was also attacked and killed that afternoon, during protests related to a bus boycott. Six people were convicted of the killings and sentenced to lengthy prison sentences. One of those convicted, an ANC supporter, was granted amnesty for the killing (AC/99/0298). | References | | BEFILE, Hukubele Speelman | 67 | Had his home destroyed in an arson attack by UDF supporters at Kwa-Nobuhle, Uitenhage, Cape, in February 1986. The crowd was reportedly searching for his son, a PAC supporter, whom they believed had killed a UDF supporter. | References | | BEFILE, Kaliman Jackson Kelman | 38 | Had his home and business destroyed in arson attacks by UDF supporters in KwaNobuhle, Uitenhage, Cape, in February 1986. The perpetrators accused him of killing a UDF supporter. In 1990 he again lost his home in an arson attack in Langa, Uitenhage, Cape, allegedly because of his leadership role in conflict between the UDF and AmaAfrika supporters. | References |
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