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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 | | | MURRAY, Mervyn | | A member of the SAP who was assaulted by ANC Youth League members when they occupied the police station at Dysselsdorp, Cape, on 22 June 1991. One ANCYL member applied for and was granted amnesty (AC/1999/0301). | References | | MUSA, Mzindle | | Was shot and severely injured by IFP supporters who attacked the home of friends he was visiting at Murchison, near Port Shepstone, Natal, on 31 May 1991, allegedly because his friends were thought to be ANC supporters. | References | | MUSAKU, Michael | | Was severely beaten by militant ANC youths in Khutsong, Carletonville, Tvl, on 2 February 1990. Mr Musaku`s employer was suspected of collaborating with the police by allowing them to drive his vehicles during attacks on the community. Those perceived as police collaborators were severely punished. | References | | MUSANDIWA, Ndwakhulu Elias | 21 | Was severely assaulted by hostel-dwellers on 24 August 1976 at the Mzimhlope train station, Soweto, Johannesburg, in the wake of the Soweto uprising. The State encouraged hostel-dwellers to attack members of the community who adhered to a stayaway called to protest the continued violence against protesting students. Mr Musandiwa lost his hand as a result of his injuries. | References | | MUSI, Zandisile John | | A COSAS member who was the sole survivor of an explosion detonated by named Vlakplaas operatives in a mine shaft in Kagiso, Tvl, on 15 February 1982. He and three others believed they were to undergo training in the use of hand grenades, a ploy used later with increasing frequency by Security Forces. The perpetrators applied for amnesty. | References | | MUSINDANE, (first name not given) | | A constable in the SAP who was killed when MK operatives opened fire on and threw hand grenades at the Orlando police station in Soweto, Johannesburg, on 2 November 1979. Three MK operatives were granted amnesty for the attack (AC/2000/195). | References | | MUTHELESI, (first name not given) | | A member of the Bophuthatswana security forces who was shot and injured in an armed attack by MK operatives on the Braklaagte military base, Bophuthatswana, on 31 July 1990. Four of his colleagues were killed and another was injured. Three MK operatives were granted amnesty (AC/2001/254). | References | | MUTHWA, Bamu Janet | 67 | She had her house in Inanda, near KwaMashu, Durban, burnt down by ANC supporters on 9 December 1989 in intensifying political conflict in the area. | References | | MUTHWA, Dinga Joshua | | An IFP supporter who was stabbed to death at Mpumalanga, KwaZulu, near Durban, on 26 November 1992 in ongoing conflict between ANC and IFP supporters in the area. | References | | MUTHWA, Mildred Duduzile | 48 | She had her home destroyed in an arson attack in Bhambayi, near KwaMashu, Durban, in ongoing political conflict between the `Red` and `Green` factions during 1993. | References | | MUTIMBA, Naftal Manuel | 38 | Was severely injured when he was stabbed and thrown off a train in Katlehong, Transvaal, on 19 November 1991. The East Rand was a key site of train violence with the track from Katlehong to Kwesine station becoming the line with the highest risk in South Africa. | References | | MUTIZWA, Andrew | | A Zimbabwean citizen who was injured when a letter bomb addressed to Father Michael Lapsley exploded in Harare, Zimbabwe in April 1990. Mr Mutizwa was visiting Fr Lapsley at the time of the explosion. Fr Lapsley suffered severe injuries in this attempted killing which the Commission determined was a South African security force operation. | References | | MUTSI, Sipho Phillip | 18 | A regional organiser for COSAS who was arrested at a bus stop in Odendaalsrus, Orange Free State (OFS), on 4 May 1985. He died in detention the following day, having been severely beaten by named members of the SAP. | References | | MUTWA, Elias Sipho | 28 | An ANC supporter who had his house in Folweni, KwaZulu, near Umlazi, Durban, burnt down by IFP supporters in 1991. | References | | MUTWA, Francisca | 44 | She had her house burnt down by Inkatha supporters in Mpumalanga, KwaZulu, near Durban, on 30 December 1988 in intensifying political conflict between UDF and Inkatha supporters in the area. | References | | MUTWA, Mirriam Thandekile | 42 | She had her house burnt down by Inkatha supporters at Ashdown, KwaZulu, near Pietermaritzburg, during political conflict in the area in 1987. Inkatha was conducting a recruitment drive at the time. | References | | MUTWA, Samson Sipho | 50 | Was stabbed by Inkatha supporters at Ashdown, KwaZulu, near Pietermaritz-burg, during political conflict in the area in 1987. Inkatha was conducting a recruitment drive at the time. | References | | MUTWA, Sibonelo | 16 | An ANC supporter who was shot dead by members of the SAP at Mpumalanga, KwaZulu, near Durban, on 30 December 1988, when police opened fire on violent conflict between UDF and Inkatha supporters in the area. Twelve houses were burnt down in the conflict, and two people died when police opened fire. | References | | MUWANZA, Caroline | 20 | Was severely beaten by IFP supporters in August 1990 in Mzimhlope, Soweto, Johannesburg, during conflict between IFP and ANC supporters. | References | | MUZOLA, Tendani | | Suffered severe damage to house and property as a result of a car-bomb explosion in Gaborone, Botswana, on 22 April 1987. See Gaborone car bomb. The head of the Security Branch and four Northern and Western Transvaal Security Branch operatives were granted amnesty for this operation (AC/2000/214). | References |
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