MAKHUBELA, Joseph

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An ANC supporter who was shot dead by IFP-aligned hostel-dwellers in Swanieville, Krugersdorp, Transvaal, on 12 May 1991. About one hundred and fifteen shacks were set alight, twenty seven people were killed and twenty five vehicles were burnt in retaliation for the expulsion of IFP supporters from Swanieville informal settlement. Twelve people were charged with crimes ranging from murder to arson but were acquitted due to lack of evidence.