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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 | | | KLEIN, Yuill Peter | | He suffered injuries and damage to property when MK operatives threw a hand grenade through the bedroom window of his home in Durban on 1 May 1986, injuring him and his wife as they lay sleeping. Mr Klein was associated with the Labour Party and was suspected of being a police reservist. Three MK operatives were granted amnesty (AC/2001/128). | References | | KLEINBOOI, David | 40 | Was threatened over the phone by a named perpetrator in Randfontein, Transvaal, on 1 January 1990 for transporting ‘comrades’ to a march in Krugersdorp, during rent boycotts in Toekomsrus. Mr Kleinbooi’s bus was later damaged in a suspected limpet mine attack in Randfontein, which also damaged the houses of two neighbours. | References | | KLEYN, SM | | 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 | | KLEYNHANS, George Christian Frederick | | Was shot and killed by APLA members in an armed attack on the Sentra Hyperserve supermarket at Wesselsbron, Orange Free State (OFS), on 3 July 1993. Five people were killed and four were wounded in the attack. Six APLA members were granted amnesty (AC/2000/250). See APLA attacks. | References | | KLOPPER, L | | 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 | | KNAUS, CE | | 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 weregranted amnesty (AC/2001/003 and AC/2001/023). See Church Street Bombing, Pretoria. | References | | KNEG, Alfred | | 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 hand grenade at the building, but it bounced back into the crowd, killing one person and injuring forty one 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 | | KNOUWDS, Salomon Jacobus | | Was injured in the Silverton bank siege, Pretoria, when three MK operatives held him hostage during a raid on the bank on 25 January 1980. Two civilians and the three attackers were killed in a gunfight after police stormed the bank. Several others were injured. | References | | KOAHO, Lalula | 31 | A UDF supporter who was shot dead, allegedly by members of the SAP in Vosloorus, Transvaal, on 13 April 1986 when police opened fire on mourners at a night vigil. | References | | KOAHO, Moya Kleinbooi | 25 | Was attacked and killed by IFP supporters in Tigane, Hartbeesfontein, Transvaal, on 2 May 1993 during conflict between IFP and ANC supporters. | References | | KOALANE, Tau Felix | | A member of the SAP who was shot and seriously wounded by APLA members at a roadblock in Botshabelo, near Bloemfontein, during July 1993. Two APLA members were granted amnesty (AC/2000/033). See APLA attacks. | References | | KOALI, Allan Khorong Silbalo Bika Ntshebe | 30 | An ANC supporter who was shot dead by SAP members at a house in Empangeni, Natal, in 1985. | References | | KOAPENG, Johannah Refilwe | 27 | An ANC supporter who was assaulted by alleged members of the SAP in Alexandra, Johannesburg, on 22 April 1986. She was beaten with a baseball bat and stabbed in the face and arm during conflict between residents and security forces. | References | | KOBE, Andile Anton | 22 | Was severely assaulted by named Riot Policemen at the police station in George, Cape, on 19 March 1988. After he lost consciousness, the policemen dumped him at a nearby beach. He died the following day after being discovered and taken to hospital. Three policemen were sentenced to prison terms of between seven and twelve years for his killing. | References | | KOBESE, Fikile | 30 | A UDF leader and Motor Assembly & Component Workers' Union of South Africa (MACWUSA) organiser whose home was petrol bombed by unidentified perpetrators in Uitenhage, Cape during 1984. In 1985 he was detained and tortured by named and other members of the Security Branch in Port Elizabeth. He was detained again in 1986 under emergency regulations. | References | | KOBESE, Sandi Grebhe | 23 | A UDF supporter who was assaulted by three named members of the Municipal Police at his home in Fort Beaufort, Cape, in July 1987, during a campaign of opposition to Black Local Authorities in the area. | References | | KOBO, Dorothy Mosetsane | | Was severely injured on 17 June 1992 in the Boipatong massacre in Boipatong, near Vanderbijlpark, Transvaal, which left forty five people dead and twenty seven seriously injured. Thirteen perpetrators were granted amnesty. A further three applications were refused (AC/2000/209). | References | | KOBOKA, Bubele Baden | | A Poqo member who was imprisoned at Robben Island, Cape Town, in 1963 for his involvement in Poqo activities in Paarl, Cape, and later executed in Pretoria on 30 May 1967 along with eight other Poqo members for the alleged involvement in the killing of a white shopkeeper in Paarl. | References | | KOBOLA, Phaladi Phineas | 39 | Was severely beaten and tortured by members of the SADF in Seshego, Lebowa, in 1987 because he was suspected of being an MK operative. | References | | KOBUS, Eric Ralph Gudmanz | 74 | A farmer who was shot and injured in the face when a group of UDF supporters attacked his home at Sunrise farm, Stutterheim, Cape, on 12 February 1990. Five UDF supporters were granted amnesty (AC/1999/0277). | References |
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