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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 | | | BERA, Ndumiso | | Was shot dead at the Manganese Metal Company in Randfontein, Transvaal, on 6 May 1991, during political conflict between the IFP and the ANC in Kagiso, Transvaal. | References | | BERENG, Selebaleng Martha | 12 | Was shot and injured by members of the AWB on 12 December 1993 at an illegal roadblock set up outside Ventersdorp, Transvaal. Four people, including two children, were killed in the attack. One AWB member was granted amnesty; eight other applications were refused (AC/1999/0045). See Rodora roadblock killings. | References | | BERRANGE, Vernon | | A banned lawyer and exile who was subjected to constant surveillance and harassment by the Witwatersrand Security Branch during 1981 when he returned to South Africa from Swaziland for medical treatment. A Security Branch operative was granted amnesty (AC/2001/230). | References | | BERRY, Fikile Matywana | 17 | A UDF activist who was shot and beaten by members of the SAP on 2 May 1985, and kept in hospital under police guard at Kwa-Nobuhle, Uitenhage, Cape. | References | | BERRY, Jacob Joseph | 37 | Was dismissed from work in Uitenhage, Cape, on 25 April 1985, after testifying before the Kannemeyer Commission of Enquiry into the Langa shootings that had taken place on 21 March 1985. Mr Berry, who was an ambulance driver, gave evidence about how police prevented him from helping the wounded at the scene of the shootings. | References | | BESANA, Sibongile | 18 | An ANC supporter who was one of two people burnt to death when attackers, aligned to a local Crossroads leader, set fire to the house in which she was sleeping in Crossroads, Cape Town, on 7 February 1990. There was conflict in Crossroads between those who wished to join the ANC and the named local leader who opposed this. | References | | BESSIE, Buti James | 13 | Was shot dead by members of the SAP at Sharpeville, Vereeniging, Transvaal, on 21 March 1960. See Sharpeville Massacre. | References | | BEST, Temba Douglas | 31 | A UDF supporter who was shot dead in a shoot-out with members of the SAP in Veeplaas, near Port Elizabeth, on 26 May 1987. | References | | BESTER, CB | | 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 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 | | BESTER, Reginald Johnny | | A UDF supporter who was detained on charges of arson in Graaff-Reinet, Cape, in 1986. | References | | BETE, Anele Justice | 23 | Was beaten to death with iron bars by members of the UDF-supporting AmaButho on a soccer field at Fingo Village, Grahamstown, Cape, on 6 March 1983. Bete's brother was a member of the SAP. See AmaButho. | References | | BETE, Vuyani Richard | 24 | He survived a shooting by members of the UDF-supporting Amabutho in Grahamstown, Cape, on 31 December 1985. Mr Bete’s car was burnt in the attack. His brother was a member of the SAP. | References | | BETHANU, Dan | | 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 handgrenade at the building which bounced back into the crowd, killing one person and injuring 41 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 | | BEULA, Matu David | 57 | A Duncan Village street committee member who was poisoned while in detention in Fort Glamorgan prison, East London, in June 1986. | References | | BEULA, Thembile Matshaya | 21 | Was shot dead by members of the SADF during intense public unrest in Duncan Village, East London, on 13 August 1985. | References | | BEUZANA, Ntombekhaya Beauty | | A UDF supporter who was arrested in June 1986 and detained for three months under emergency regulations in George, Cape. | References | | BEVU, Zenzile Dan | 20 | An SACP supporter who was shot and injured by Ciskei Police during protests in Dimbaza, Ciskei, on 3 September 1985. | References | | BEWU, Gilbert Quntswana | | An ANC supporter who was shot dead by members of the SAP who opened fire on a meeting of the local Hill Committee at Flagstaff, Transkei, in November 1960. Four others were injured in the incident. See Pondoland revolt. | References | | BEZUIDENHOUT, Isaac | 32 | Was shot dead by members of the Riot Squad in Mossel Bay, Cape, on 10 September 1976, when police opened fire on protesting residents during the Soweto uprising. | References | | BHALALA, Mranqwa | | A member of the ANC and the Hill Committee of Bizana who was tortured in detention and lost his home in 1960 during the Pondoland revolt. See Pondoland revolt. | References |
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