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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 M
Name | Age | Description | | MDLETSHE, Vukuthu Florence | 40 | Was shot and injured in Umlazi, Durban, when members of the SAP opened fire from a police van on 19 October 1990 during a period of mass action in the area. | References | MDLETSHE, Zifo | 70 | Was hacked to death by alleged IFP supporters in Umgababa, KwaZulu, near Durban, on 29 March 1992 in ongoing political conflict between IFP and ANC supporters in the area. | References | MDLINZE, Roseline Bongiwe | 44 | She had her home in Emqolombeni, near Port Shepstone, Natal, burnt down in 1991, allegedly because her children were ANC supporters. She was forced to flee the area. | References | MDLIVA, Tobias Mkhosi | | Was shot and beaten with gun butts by members of the SAP in the streets of Daveyton, Transvaal, on 24 March 1991 during March 21 commemorations. A civil action was brought against the Minister of Law and Order for this attack and a criminal case was heard. | References | MDLOLO, Alvina | 48 | Was shot dead by IFP supporters on 27 October 1992 as she fled her home in Wembezi, KwaZulu, near Estcourt, Natal, during continuing political conflict between IFP and ANC supporters in the area. | References | MDLOLO, Mshiyeni | | An IFP supporter who was shot dead by ANC supporters in Estcourt, Natal, on 1 July 1992. | References | MDLOPHANE, Bheka Brian | 25 | An ANC supporter who was stabbed to death by Inkatha supporters in Elufafa, Ixopo, Natal, on 6 June 1990 in intensifying political conflict in the area. | References | MDLUDLUWATHA, Kululekile | 46 | An ANC activist who was shot in the legs by members of the SAP in Crossroads, Cape Town, on 8 July 1993, during conflict sparked by a local leader`s attempt to remove Crossroads residents from Section 2 by force. | References | MDLULI, Alfred Mkize | 50 | Was stabbed to death by Inkatha supporters in his home in Sinathing, KwaZulu, near Pietermaritzburg, in 1989 in intensifying conflict between Inkatha and UDF supporters in the area. | References | MDLULI, Aubrey | | An ANC supporter who was shot dead by members of the SAP in KaNyamazane, KaNgwane, on 15 June 1986. He was with others at a local sportsground, rehearsing freedom songs in preparation for the tenth anniversary of the 1976 Soweto uprising, when the Riot Squad arrived to disperse the crowd, and killed him. Police claimed that they had opened fire because 500 youths were advancing with petrol bombs. | References | MDLULI, Aubrey Mzwakhe | | An ANC supporter who was shot and stabbed to death by Inkatha supporters at his home in Ntuzuma, near Durban, on 18 February 1990 in ongoing political conflict following the release of Nelson Mandela from prison a week earlier. | References | MDLULI, Barry Qethu (aka 'Mark Mashaba') | 20 | An MK member from Ladysmith, Natal, who was detained and tortured by members of ANC security in 1979 in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. A number of ANC members were detained, tortured and killed during a period of anxiety about infiltration by South African agents following the SADF bombing of Nova Catengue camp in 1979. | References | MDLULI, Bekingosi Wellington | | A policeman who was burnt to death by `comrades` in Mhluzi, Middelburg, Transvaal, on 22 November 1990. Policemen were often targeted by political activists because they were seen as agents of apartheid. | References | MDLULI, Bongi | 5 | Was burnt to death in an arson attack on her home in Chesterville, Durban, by named members of the Chesterville A-team on 9 January 1987. Her mother and baby sister were killed in the same attack. | References | MDLULI, Brenda | 1 | Was burnt to death in an arson attack on her home in Chesterville, Durban, by named members of the Chesterville A-team on 9 January 1987. Her mother and sister were killed in the same attack. | References | MDLULI, Busisiwe Blessed | 28 | She had her home burnt down by IFP supporters in Sonkombo, Ndwedwe, KwaZulu, near Durban, on 16 March 1994. See Sonkombo arson attacks. | References | MDLULI, Elizabeth Sizane | | Was shot and injured by members of the SAP outside the magistrate`s court in Kabokweni, KaNgwane, in 1986, during the hearing of a case involving student leaders. | References | MDLULI, Elsie | 46 | She had her home in Ntuzuma, near Durban, burnt down by Inkatha supporters on 18 February 1990, allegedly because her son was an ANC supporter. | References | MDLULI, Elsie Fikile | 40 | Was stabbed and injured by six Inkatha supporters in Sinathing, KwaZulu, near Pietermaritzburg, in intensifying political conflict between Inkatha and UDF supporters in the area in 1989. Her husband was killed in the attack. | References | MDLULI, Ephraim Tsepo | 32 | Was shot by a named member of the SAP in Sakhile, near Standerton, Transvaal, on 17 November 1990, allegedly for violating curfew laws. | References |
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