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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 K
| Name | Age | Description | | | KALIPA, Patekile Albert | | A PAC supporter who was severely beaten by ‘comrades’ in Peddie, Ciskei, on 15 June 1993, while on his way back from driving PAC members to a 16 June commemoration. His vehicle was set alight and he was interrogated about PAC activities. | References | | KALLIPA, Wandile | | An ANC member who was injured in an explosion on 5 July 1979 in Maseru, Lesotho, when a parcel containing an explosive device was opened. Five other people were injured in the incident. | References | | KALO, Moris | 34 | Was severely beaten by members of the Bophuthatswana Police in Taung, Bophuthatswana, on 10 December 1992. Mr Kalo was arrested for resisting President Mangope’s government. | References | | KALOLO, Zwelixolile | | Was shot and wounded by members of the SAP in Daveyton, Transvaal, on 24 March 1991. The IFP was due to hold a rally that day. | References | | KAMA, Lindani | 20 | Was shot in the hand by members of the Ciskei Defence Force (CDF) in Bisho, Ciskei, on 7 September 1992 during an ANC protest march to demand free political activity in Ciskei. Thirty people were killed and two hundred people injured in what became known as the Bisho massacre. Two members of the former CDF were refused amnesty for the shooting (AC/2000/122). | References | | KAMA, Lulamile Lindani | 20 | Was shot in the hand by member of the Ciskei Defence Force (CDF) in Bisho, Ciskei, on 7 September 1992 during an ANC protest march to demand free political activity in Ciskei. Thirty people were killed and two hundred people were injured in what became known as Bisho massacre. Two members of the former CDF were refused amnesty for the shooting (AC/2000/122). | References | | KAMA, Sonwabo | 15 | Was shot dead by members of the SAP in Langa, Uitenhage, Cape, on 21 March 1985 when police opened fire on mourners marching to a funeral. At least twenty people were killed and many injured in the shooting. See Langa shootings. | References | | KAMA, Vusumzi Aaron | 20 | A UDF supporter and student activist who was detained on 11 June 1986 in Kayamandi, Stellenbosch, Cape and interrogated by police at gunpoint. He was then detained for three months under emergency regulations in Victor Verster prison, Paarl. See police brutality. | References | | KAMA, Xolani | 18 | Was shot in the back by members of the SAP in Fort Beaufort, Cape, on 24 March 1992, for allegedly throwing a stone at a police vehicle during unrest. | References | | KAMATI, Siphiwo Given | 15 | Was shot and tortured by members of the SAP in Queenstown, Cape, in 1985, for attending a mass meeting. | References | | KAMATI, Thamsanqa | 19 | Was shot dead by members of the SAP while he was attending a community meeting in Queenstown, Cape, in July 1985. | References | | KAMAVUSO-MBATHA, Khosi | | Was arrested, detained and tortured, along with her husband and their three year old son in Dube, Soweto, Johannesburg, on 22 October 1981. | References | | KAMBULA, Begi Maria Magdelina | 46 | Her house was lost in an arson attack by Inkatha supporters during political conflict at Ntuzuma, near Durban, in October 1989. | References | | KAMBULE, Thamsanqa David Owen | 12 | Was arrested and detained at Middelburg police station, Transvaal, in June 1976, where he was tortured until he signed a confession. He was charged with burning down a school. Thamsanqa and his fellow detainees were found not guilty. | References | | KAMTENI, Malakhiwe Joseph | 22 | A UDF supporter who was assaulted and stabbed by AmaAfrika members in October 1989 in Uitenhage, Cape. Mr Kamteni also lost his home in an arson attack during the UDF-AmaAfrika conflict in the area. | References | | KAMTENI, Nontente | 22 | A PAC supporter who was shot in the hand while trying to stop police from arresting innocent people in Queenstown, Cape, on 15 December 1962. Mr Kamteni was himself arrested, and sentenced to twenty years’ imprisonment on Robben Island for sabotage. Upon his release, at the age of forty one, he was banned for five years. | References | | KANA, Mnonoleli Samson | 19 | An ANC member from New Brighton, Port Elizabeth who was shot dead in an attack by SADF Special Forces operatives on several ANC houses and a block of flats in Maseru, Lesotho, on 9 December 1982. Thirty South Africans and twelve citizens of Lesotho were killed in the midnight attack. | References | | KANA, Samson | | Was shot dead on 9 December 1982 in an attack by SADF Special Forces operatives on several ANC houses and a block of flats on Maseru, Lesotho. Thirty South Africans and twelve citizens of Lesotho were killed in the midnight attack. | References | | KANANA, George Ouman | 25 | An ANC activist who was detained in June 1985 in Jansenville, Cape. In detention, he was tortured by named SAP members and Special Constables. He was charged with the ‘necklace’ killing of a police informer, convicted, and sentenced to three and a half years’ imprisonment. | References | | KANAPI, Molahlehi Andries | | He disappeared from Soweto, Johannesburg, in June 1976 during the Soweto uprising. He has not been seen since. | References |
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