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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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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 | | | KIRTLEY, Wayne Lawrence | | A rifleman in the SADF who was killed when MK operatives detonated an explosive in a car outside the South African Air Forc e (SAAF) headquarters in Church Street, Pretoria, on 20 May 1983. Twenty one people were killed and two hundred and seventeen were 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 | | KIVA, Vumisile | | A PAC member who was detained for thirty days in 1963 in Langa, Cape Town. He was later sentenced to three years’ imprisonment on Robben Island, after which he was placed under house arrest for two years. | References | | KIVITI, Mxolisi Desmond | 17 | A PAC supporter who was arrested and tortured by named members of the Security Branch during a protest against the banning of organisations in King William’s Town, Cape, on 10 April 1963. | References | | KLAAS, Buyisile Nicholus | 14 | A UDF supporter who was blinded with a knife and then stabbed to death by named AmaAfrika members during political conflict in Uitenhage, Cape, on 23 July 1987. See AmaAfrika. | References | | KLAAS, Livingstone Pawulezi | 42 | Was shot in the leg 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 were 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 | | KLAAS, Mbuyiseli Sidwell | 22 | A UDF supporter who was stabbed and injured by AmaAfrika members during political conflict in KwaNobuhle, Uitenhage, Cape, on 22 July 1987. See AmaAfrika. | References | | KLAAS, Phumelelo | | Was beaten on his arrest, together with many other residents in Zolani, Ashton, Cape, on 4 November 1985, by named Amasolomzi vigilantes and SAP. Mr Klaas was later sentenced to a prison sentence for public violence. See Amasolomzi. | References | | KLAAS, Sililo Joseph | 18 | Was detained, beaten and tortured by named members of the SAP on numerous occasions between 1986 and 1989 in Botshabelo, near Bloemfontein. Mr Klaas, a student activist, was involved in demonstrations to protest against the incorporation of Botshabelo into QwaQwa. | References | | KLAAS, Thembisile John | 21 | Was assaulted and detained for four days on 21 March 1985 in Langa, Uitenhage, Cape, during the Langa shootings, when members of the SAP police opened fire on mourners marching to a funeral. At least twenty people were killed and many more were injured in the shooting. | References | | KLAAS, Vuyelwa | 4 | Was shot in the leg by members of the Municipal Police during political unrest in Grahamstown, Cape, in 1983. | References | | KLAASEN, Boetman Matanzi | 45 | Was detained by members of the SAP during political unrest in Aberdeen, Cape, in 1985. | References | | KLAASEN, Johanna Aleta | 17 | Was injured when a bomb placed by members of the ANC exploded in Johannesburg on 30 July 1987. | References | | KLAASEN, Nombulelo Mina | 18 | Was shot in the eye by members of the SAP in 1960 in Port Elizabeth. | References | | KLAASSEN, Andile Amos | 19 | He died after being shot by a named member of the SAP in Beaufort West, Cape, on 25 October 1985. He was shot during a weekend of protest by residents who were angered at a court inquest finding which cleared the SAP of criminal responsibility for killing a local UDF activist in January that year. | References | | KLAASTE, Aubrey | | Was arrested with ten other friends on 16 June 1986 in Carnarvon, Cape, for wearing black ties commemorating those who died in the Soweto uprising. He was repeatedly beaten by named members of the SAP at the police station and detained for seventy two days under emergency regulations at Carnarvon and then at Victor Verster prison, Paarl, Cape. See police brutality. | References | | KLAASTE, Gerald | 19 | Was severely beaten and detained for seventy twi days from 16 June 1986 in Carnarvon, Cape. He was one of eight people arrested under emergency legislation after a commemoration of the Soweto uprising. In detention, he was tortured by three named police officers and refused medical attention. | References | | KLAASTE, Rubin | 19 | Was severely beaten and detained for seventy two days from 16 June 1986 in Carnarvon, Cape. He was one of eight people arrested under emergency legislation after a commemoration of the Soweto uprising. In detention, he was tortured by three named police officers and refused medical attention. | References | | KLACKERS, Anne Elizabeth | | Was assaulted and threatened with a knife by a group of UDF supporters during a robbery at her farmshop in Stutterheim, Cape, on 19 February 1990. Three UDF supporters applied for and were refused amnesty (AC/1999/0277). | References | | KLEIN, Brenda Marjory | | She suffered injuries and damage to property when MK operatives threw a hand g renade through the bedroom window of her home in Durban on 1 May 1986, injuring her and her husband as they lay sleeping. Ms Klein’s husband was associated with the Labour Party and was suspected of being a police reservist. Three MK operatives were granted amnesty (AC/2001/128). | References | | KLEIN, C | | 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 |
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