Name | Age | Description | |
RICHARDSON, JM | | Was injured when members of MK’s Special Operations Unit detonated an explosive in a car outside the SADF Witwatersrand Command headquarters in Johannesburg on 30 July 1987. At least 68 people were injured. Three MK operatives and one UDF supporter linked to MK were granted amnesty for their roles in this attack (AC/2001/0003 and AC/2000/248). | References |
RIET, Monapula Ishmael | 20 | An ANC supporter who died after being shot by a member of the SAP in Ditlhake, Koffiefontein, OFS, on 16 May 1991, after a community residents’ meeting calling for the building of a new high school. Seventeen other people were injured in the shooting. | References |
RIKABE, Sharon Raymond Lethusang | 23 | As a former secretary of the Moleleki Civic Association, she survived an assassination attempt by a group of self-defence unit (SDU) members in Katlehong, Tvl, on 6 December 1993 when their guns jammed. Following the incident, 11 other ANC supporters were killed, nine execution-style, by SDU members in Moleleki Section, Katlehong, Tvl, on 7 December 1993 during conflict between the local ANCYL, the local civic association and SDU members. The SDU members involved applied for but were denied amnesty. | References |
ROBBERTSE, Isu | | Sustained minor injuries when MK operatives detonated a car bomb using a remote control device outside the Ellis Park rugby stadium, Johannesburg, on 2 July 1988. Two spectators leaving the rugby match were killed and 37 others sustained minor and major injuries. Four operatives from MK’s Special Operations Unit, including its commander, were granted amnesty (AC/2001/161). | References |
ROBERT, K | | Was injured in what became known as the Magoo’s bar bombing in Durban on 14 June 1986. The explosion killed three women and injured at least 74 other people. Seven MK operatives were granted amnesty (AC/2001/128). | References |
ROBERTS, Ben Pakiso | 27 | A FAWU member who was shot and injured by members of the SAP while participating in a labour strike in Viljoenskroon, OFS, on 4 December 1992. Two police vans entered the work premises and police opened fire on striking miners, injuring six. | References |
ROBERTS, Izak | | Was injured when MK operatives detonated an explosive in a car outside the South African Air Force (SAAF) headquarters in Church Street, Pretoria, on 20 May 1983. Twenty-one people were killed and 217 injured. The overall commander of MK’s Special Operations Unit and two MK operatives were granted amnesty (AC/2001/003 and AC/2001/023). See Church Street bombings, Pretoria. | References |
ROBERTS, Molatlhegi Samuel | 18 | An ANC supporter who was shot and injured by AWB members on 9 March 1994 in Mafikeng, Bophuthatswana. He was returning from an ANC rally at a local stadium when the attack took place. | References |
ROBERTSON, JD | | A clergyman and a critic of apartheid who was harassed by members of the Witwatersrand Security Branch between 1982 and 1994. One Witwatersrand Security Branch operative was granted amnesty (AC/2001/005 and AC/2001/184). | References |
ROBINSON, Dawn | | Was injured when MK operatives detonated a limpet mine in a dustbin at the Vanderbijl Square bus terminus, Johannesburg, on 21 September 1988. Nineteen people were injured and a number of vehicles and buildings were damaged. Two MK Special Operations operatives were granted amnesty (AC/2000/056). A late application by a third operative was dismissed. | References |
ROBITS, F | | Was injured in what became known as the Magoo’s bar in Durban on 14 June 1986. The explosion killed three women and injured at least 74 other people. Seven MK operatives were granted amnesty (AC/2001/128). | References |
ROBSINI, Maria Nomthandazo | 22 | Was beaten and suffocated with a tube by a named member of the SAP while under interrogation at Cambridge police station, East London, on 15 April 1986. | References |
RODE, Limini Petros | 38 | An ANC supporter and active in the local residents’ committee who was tortured by members of the Ciskei Police on 8 August 1987 in Mdantsane, Ciskei. | References |
RODGERS, Adrienne Dawn | 19 | Was injured when a limpet mine exploded on a municipal bus in Gardiner Street, Durban, on 30 November 1993. The explosive was being conveyed by APLA operatives to an intended target. When it accidentally exploded, 12 people were killed, including one of the operatives. See APLA attacks. One APLA member and two PASO members were granted amnesty (AC/1998/0076). | References |
ROE, M | | Was injured in what became known as the Magoo’s bar bombing in Durban on 14 June 1986. The explosion killed three women and injured at least 74 other people. Seven MK operatives were granted amnesty (AC/2001/128). | References |
ROEBECK, RAC | | Was injured when members of MK’s Special Operations Unit detonated an explosive in a car outside the SADF Witwatersrand Command headquarters in Johannesburg on 30 July 1987. At least 68 people were injured. Three MK operatives and one UDF supporter linked to MK were granted amnesty for their various roles in this attack (AC/2001/0003 and AC/2000/248). | References |
ROETS, Magrieta | | She suffered an attempt on her life when the Lady Grey police station, OFS, was attacked by APLA operatives in January 1992. The perpetrators fired shots and threw a hand grenade at the station. See APLA attacks. One APLA member was granted amnesty (AC/1998/0057). | References |
ROETS, Nicolaas | | She suffered an attempt on his life when the Lady Grey police station, OFS, was attacked by APLA operatives during January 1992. The perpetrators fired shots and threw a hand grenade at the station. See APLA attacks. One APLA member was granted amnesty (AC/1998/0057). | References |
ROETS, Stephanus | | She suffered an attempt on his life when the Lady Grey police station, OFS, was attacked by APLA operatives during January 1992. The perpetrators fired shots and threw a hand grenade at the station. See APLA attacks. One APLA member was granted amnesty (AC/1998/0057). | References |
ROETS, Susana Catharina | | Was one of eighteen people injured in a limpet mine explosion at a bus stop near the Checkers shopping complex in Silverton, Tvl, on 4 July 1986. Four MK operatives were granted amnesty for the attack (AC/1999/0257). | References |