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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 R
| Name | Age | Description | | | ROGERS, Richard | 48 | Was beaten with an iron rod by members of the SADF 32 Battalion on 8 April 1992 in his shack in Phola Park, Tokoza, Transvaal . Members of 32 Battalion raided Phola Park after claiming they were fired on by residents of the area. The SADF were in the area to act as ‘peacekeepers’ between IFP-supporting hostel-dwellers and ANC-supporting residents. | References | | ROJI, Fusante Stanley | 68 | Survived an attempted murder when attackers opened fire on his home in King William’s Town, Cape, in 1992. | References | | ROLIHLAHLA, Nyanisile | 32 | Was shot by members of the security forces in Whittlesea, Ciskei, in July 1991, while participating in a march organised by ANC-affiliated organisations. | References | | RONOTI, Mqawelana Henry | 40 | Was tortured by members of the SAP on 1 January 1963 in Kronstad prison, Burgersdorp, Cape, allegedly because he was suspected of being a member of the PAC. | References | | RONOTI, Nogcinumzi | | An ANC supporter who lost his home in an arson attack by members of the PAC in Mount Fletcher, Transkei, during 1993. | References | | ROODT, Martin | | Was shot and injured by members of the SAP in Elsies River, Cape Town, on 17 June 1980, during a two-day stayaway commemorating the start of the Soweto uprising. His wife, Edith Lewis, was shot dead that day and his son also injured. | References | | ROOI, Guybon Jomo | 26 | An ANC member who was shot and axed with a panga by men wearing balaclavas in Site B, Khayelitsha, Cape Town, on 19 July 1991. After his discharge from hospital he lost all his belongings when his residence in Site C was burnt down during an arson and shooting attack that left a friend dead. See balaclava groups. | References | | ROOPLALL, Sanjay | 15 | Was stabbed during political riots in Phoenix, Durban, on 13 August 1985. With two other family members, he was then taken to nearby Amatikwe, where all three were burnt to death. IFP supporters were carrying out a series of sustained attacks on Indian families and traders in Phoenix at the time, following the killing of UDF leader Victoria Mxenge in Umlazi on 1 August. Forty-seven shops were looted and razed by fire. Five hundred Indian families fled from the area. | References | | ROOS, Cornelia | | Was killed when the car in which she and her family were travelling detonated a landmine planted by MK operatives on a road in Karino, Nelspruit, Transvaal , on 17 August 1986. One of her sons was also killed and two others were seriously injured. The attack formed part of ‘Operation Cetshwayo’, an MK landmine campaign in the Eastern Transvaal. Three MK operatives were granted amnesty (AC/2000/111). See ANC land mine campaign. | References | | ROOS, Corrie | 18 months | Was seriously injured when the car in which he and his family were travelling detonated a landmine planted by MK operatives on a road in Karino, Nelspruit, Transvaal , on 17 August 1986. His mother and brother were killed and another brother was seriously injured. The attack formed part of‘Operation Cetshwayo’, an MK landmine campaign in the Eastern Transvaal . Three MK operatives were granted amnesty (AC/2000/111). See ANC land mine campaign. | References | | ROOS, Johan | | Was seriously injured when the car in which he and his family were travelling detonated a landmine planted by MK operatives on a road in Karino, Nelspruit, Transvaal , on 17 August 1986. His mother and brother were killed, and another brother was seriously injured. The attack formed part of ‘Operation Cetshwayo’, an MK landmine campaign in the Eastern Transvaal. Three MK operatives were granted amnesty (AC/2000/111). See ANC land mine campaign. | References | | ROOS, Johannes Jacobus | 8 | Was fatally wounded in August 1986 in Nelspruit, Tvl, when the car he was travelling in detonated a landmine planted by MK operatives. The landmines were planted as part of an ANC campaign aimed at the SADF and commandos in rural areas. The campaign was abandoned due to the high number of civilian casualties. | References | | ROSE, William | | Was shot dead by members of the SAP in Ravensmead, Cape, on 17 June 1980. Mr Rose was one of several people shot dead and injured during a period of unrest. | References | | ROSENBERG, SA | | A lance corporal in the SADF who 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. | References | | ROSENBERG, SA | | A lance corporal in the SADF who 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 bombing, Pretoria. | References | | ROSENOKO, Malehana | 50 | She had her house burnt down by an IFP supporter during political conflict between the ‘Red’ and ‘Green’ factions in Bhambayi, near KwaMashu, Durban, in 1993. | References | | ROSENOKO, Malehana | 50 | She had her house burnt down by an IFP supporter during political conflict between the ‘Red’ and ‘Green’ factions in Bhambayi, near KwaMashu, Durban, in 1993. | References | | ROSSOUW , Albertus | | A sergeant in the SAP who was injured when his police patrol vehicle detonated a landmine planted by MK operatives, on the road between Barberton and Josefsdal, Transvaal, on 14 December 1986. The attack formed part of ‘Operation Cetshwayo’, an MK landmine campaign in the Eastern Transvaal . Three MK operatives were granted amnesty (AC/2000/111). See ANC landmine campaign. | References | | ROSSOUW, Albertus | | A sergeant in the SAP who was injured when his police patrol vehicle detonated a landmine planted by MK operatives, on the road between Barberton and Josefsdal, Tvl, on 14 December 1986. The attack formed part of ‘Operation Cetshwayo’, an MK landmine campaign in the Eastern Tvl. Three MK operatives were granted amnesty (AC/2000/111). See ANC landmine campaign. | References | | ROSSOUW, Michael Antonie | | A member of the SAP who was shot and wounded on 13 July 1993 when the vehicle in which he was travelling was fired on at Heilbron, Tvl. See APLA attacks. Three APLA members were granted amnesty (AC/1999/0002). | References |
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