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Content
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 MAK-MAM
| Name | Age | Description | | | MALAZA, Vele | | Was severely beaten in detention on 10 September 1976 at Breyten, Transvaal. He was arrested on suspicion of having burnt down three factories. | References | | MALAZA, Winnie | | Was severely beaten by Imbokodo members in KwaNdebele, in 1986 during protests over the proposed independence of KwaNdebele. See Imbokodo. | References | | MALEBANE, Achapfane | | Was injured when Security Branch members detonated an explosive device at the Why Not Club, Vanderbijl Square, Johannesburg, on 21 September 1988. The club was targeted because it was allegedly frequented by ANC supporters. Four members of the Witwatersrand Security Branch, including the divisional commander and his deputy, and one Vlakplaas operative were granted amnesty for the operation (AC/2001/046). | References | | MALEBE, Jimmy Johannes | 19 | A member of the SAP who was severely injured when MK operatives attacked the Wonderboompoort police station, Pretoria, on 26 December 1981 as part of the ANC military campaign. Three of the perpetrators were executed for the attack. One MK operative was granted amnesty (AC/2000/195). | References | | MALEBESE, Sabata Samson | | A SANCO member who suffered damage to his home in Ficksburg, Orange Free State (OFS), on 3 August 1993, when it was stoned by ANC supporters. There was conflict between local branches of the ANC and SANCO at the time. | References | | MALEBO, Louisa Manku | 44 | A Bophuthatswana PPP secretary who was arrested in May 1988 and June 1989 by named members of the Bophuthatswana Police and placed in solitary confinement at Tlhabane, Bophuthatswana. The Bophuthatswana Police frequently detained political activists during June 16 commemorations. | References | | MALEBO, Sekgopi | | He suffered damage to property when his home in Mangaung, Bloemfontein, was petrol-bombed by members of the Orange Free State Security Branch, in the 1980s. They allegedly believed him to be a UDF supporter. A Security Branch operative was granted amnesty (AC/1999/0026). | References | | MALEDZA, Zaba | | An ANC member who died while in prison in an ANC camp in Angola in 1984. Although suicide could not be ruled out, negligence due to poor detention facilities also contributed to his death. One ANC camp commander was granted amnesty for negligence in the death (AC/2000/149). | References | | MALEETE, Maruping Mishack | 34 | A FAWU member who was injured in a hand grenade attack on a bus he was travelling on by named members of the rival UWUSA union at Ratanda, near Heidelberg, Johannesburg, on 28 September 1992. One passenger died and many others were injured in this incident. | References | | MALEFAHLE, Alfred | | He lost his shop when it was demolished by members of the SAP in Moutse, KwaNdebele, in January 1986 during violent conflict over incorporation into KwaNdebele. | References | | MALEFAHLO, Makwape | 64 | Was hacked and burnt to death by `comrades` in Moutse, KwaNdebele, on 7 September 1986 during conflict over incorporation into KwaNdebele. | References | | MALEFAHLO, Moseme Solomon | 84 | Was severely beaten by Ndebele-speaking men in Siyabuswa community hall, KwaNdebele, on 20 December 1985 because he resisted the scheduled incorporation of Moutse into KwaNdebele later that month. | References | | MALEFAHLO, Selele Peter | 21 | Was severely beaten by members of the Bophuthatswana Defence Force while attending a community meeting in GaRankuwa, Bophuthatswana, in March 1986. | References | | MALEFAHLO, Simon | | Was arrested in 1969 by Rosebank police under Pass Laws at Killarney, Johannesburg, and transferred to Modderbee prison, Benoni. He has not been seen since. | References | | MALEFANE, Adam | 37 | Was shot and severely injured by members of the SAP during the Sharpeville massacre in Sharpeville, Vereeniging, Transvaal, on 21 March 1960. | References | | MALEFANE, Captain Petrus | 27 | Was shot dead by a local supporter of the Lingelethu West Town Council on 25 October 1990. At least eight people were killed that day by police and supporters of the town council, during and after a mass march to express community opposition to the council. A named perpetrator serving a prison sentence for the killing was refused amnesty. | References | | MALEHO, Puseletso Zephora | | Was shot by members of the SAP during the Sharpeville massacre in Sharpeville, Vereeniging, Transvaal, on 21 March 1960. See Sharpeville massacre. | References | | MALEKA, Alfred | | Was shot and stabbed to death in Pimville, Soweto, Johannesburg, on 12 April 1992 when IFP supporters attacked the ANC-supporting Fred Clarke informal settlement. | References | | MALEKA, Anna Thoko | 40 | Was shot and stabbed by armed men who boarded a Soweto-bound train at Jeppe station and began attacking as the train passed George Goch station, on 13 September 1990. The attackers killed about twenty six people and wounded forty five others. See train violence. | References | | MALEKA, Monge Joubert | | A police informer who was abducted outside the Johannesburg COSATU offices by COSATU members who suspected him of spying. He was held against his will, assaulted, and paraded at a press conference as a police spy. Three COSATU officials were granted amnesty for the abduction (AC/2000/116). | References |
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