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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 N
| Name | Age | Description | | | NKOSI, Lindiwe | | A member of the IFP Women’s League and the wife of a leader of the Black Cats who was killed by members of an ANC self-defence unit (SDU) in Wesselton, Ermelo, Transvaal, in March 1992. Her husband was also killed and her sister injured in the attack. Five SDU members were granted amnesty for the attack (AC/98/0121). | References | | NKOSI, Lucky France | | Was shot dead by members of the Inkatha-supporting Black Cats while standing on the pavement at Phumula Section, Mpumalanga, KwaZulu, near Durban, on 24 July 1990, during a rent boycott in the township. | References | | NKOSI, Lucky Sipho | 19 | An SRC member who was severely assaulted, together with two of his friends, by members of the SAP in Pretoria, on 19 March 1986, when they were accused of being involved in the killing of policemen in Soshanguve. Mr Nkosi was left unconscious and was hospitalised for two weeks. | References | | NKOSI, Lungile Lawrence | | Was stabbed to death and thrown from a moving train by IFP supporters between New Canada and Faraday stations in Johannesburg, on 28 November 1991. Between 1990 and 1993, 572 people died in train violence initiated by groups opposed to a democratic transition. | References | | NKOSI, Mabendla Azariah | 30 | A PAC member who was severely tortured while in detention in 1964 in Johannesburg, for mobilising people for the PAC. He was charged with sabotage and found guilty. | References | | NKOSI, Madala | 46 | Was arrested by a member of the SAP at Nelspruit, Transvaal, on 11 January 1984 and imprisoned for a year. He was arrested because he was involved in trying to stop the Inyandza National Movement from electing a chief in Jeppe’s Reef. | References | | NKOSI, Mandlane Eric | 50 | Was shot and wounded when Inkatha-aligned Black Cats attacked his home in Ermelo, Tvl, in 1987, during a clash between members of the gang and UDF supporters in the area. His son, aged 14, was also wounded. | References | | NKOSI, Maphindi Portia | 8 | Was shot and injured as she tried to flee her home in Katlehong, Tvl, after it had been petrol-bombed on 12 August 1993, allegedly by IFP supporters. The incident occurred during ongoing political conflict in the area. | References | | NKOSI, Maria Matshidiso | | Was shot and severely injured by alleged members of the SAP in Duduza, Nigel, Tvl, on 16 June 1976, the first day of the Soweto uprising. Ms Nkosi was seven months pregnant at the time and later gave birth to a partially blind and mentally retarded baby. | References | | NKOSI, Martha | | Was shot in KwaGuga, near Witbank, Transvaal, while attending a parents’ meeting at the municipal park on 25 June 1985. Police allegedly shot randomly into the group because they considered community meetings to be political gatherings. | References | | NKOSI, Masentsho Popie | 33 | An ANC supporter who was repeatedly beaten and kicked by named members of the SAP in Tembisa, Tvl, in 1979. Police were looking for her ANC activist son. | References | | NKOSI, Mbhekwa Solomon | | Was shot by a named perpetrator in Mhluzi, Middelburg, Tvl, in a drive-by shooting on 19 February 1992. | References | | NKOSI, Mbonji | 40 | An Insika Party supporter who was beaten, forced to drink petrol and then burnt to death by Insika Party supporters in Sakhile, Standerton, Transvaal, in 1986 because he was suspected of murder during conflict between the Insika Party and the Inyandza National Movement | References | | NKOSI, Mbuyiseni | | Was shot and wounded when ANC security guards opened fire from the ANC headquarters at Shell House, Johannesburg, on a crowd of IFP marchers, on 28 March 1994. At least nine marchers were killed and around 100 injured. Ten ANC security guards were granted amnesty (AC/2000/142). | References | | NKOSI, Mfanafuthi Abel | 35 | An ANC supporter who was shot and injured in Katlehong, Tvl, on 23 July 1993 during ongoing political conflict on the East Rand. | References | | NKOSI, Moses Enoch | 12 | Was shot and injured in the leg, allegedly by IFP supporters, while returning from a funeral in Vosloorus, Tvl, on 12 April 1994. Police were reportedly present but did not intervene. | References | | NKOSI, Mpojo Friedie | | An IFP supporter who was shot dead by ANC supporters at Mpophomeni, KwaZulu, near Howick, Natal, on 11 February 1992. | References | | NKOSI, Msesethi Witkop | 62 | Had his hands and feet tied with wire and was then ‘necklaced’ in the street near Shongwe Mission, Komatipoort, Transvaal, during 1986. Young ANC supporters allegedly held a meeting and then ‘necklaced’ Mr Nkosi after accusing him of witchcraft. | References | | NKOSI, Muzikababa Alpheos | 9 | Was shot in the eye with buckshot in Zola, Eastern Cape, on 23 September 1976. The incident occurred in the wake of the Soweto uprising. Muzikababa was blinded as a result of the shooting. | References | | NKOSI, Nana Florence | 44 | Was abducted, raped and killed by alleged Inkatha supporters during political conflict at KwaMashu, Durban, on 5 February 1990. Ms Nkosi had gone to visit her friend at Siyanda, a place considered an IFP stronghold, and did return home. Her decomposed body was found under a tree six days later. | References |
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