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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 | | | RADEBE, Khesaya | | Was severely beaten by members of the SAP supported by IFP supporters in June 1992 in Tokoza, Transvaal, because her grandson was believed to be an MK operative. | References | | RADEBE, Lawrence | 19 | A self-defence unit (SDU) member who was tortured and shot dead on 19 November 1993 in Tokoza, Transvaal, allegedly by members of the ISU. The attack occurred while Mr Radebe was guarding a house for the local SDU. See self-defence units (SDU). | References | | RADEBE, Linda Aaron | | A member of an ANC-aligned self-defence unit (SDU) who was shot dead by members of the SAP and SADF in Tokoza, Transvaal, on 7 November 1993. See self-defence units (SDU). | References | | RADEBE, Lydia Malefo | 50 | Was assaulted by members of the SAP in Bloemfontein, duirng 1993. She was wrongly suspected of being in possession of an illegal firearm. | References | | RADEBE, Manana Janet | 50 | She had her home at Port Shepstone, Natal, burnt down by unidentified perpetrators during political conflict between ANC and IFP supporters in August 1991. Her husband and son had been killed two months earlier, allegedly because they were ANC supporters | References | | RADEBE, Mandlenkosi Steven | 21 | An ANC supporter who was shot and fatally wounded by Inkatha supporters at Inanda, near KwaMashu, Durban, in February 1990. | References | | RADEBE, Manelo | | Was shot dead in Tokoza, Transvaal, on 19 November 1993 by members of the ‘Joshua Squad’, a police unit deployed in the area because of conflict between ANC and IFP supporters. The ‘Joshua Squad’ operated on a shoot-to-kill policy because it could not secure convictions against self-defence units. Three people died and one person was wounded in the incident. | References | | RADEBE, Martha | | Was injured and suffered damage to property during the Boipatong massacre by IFP supporters in Boipatong, near Vanderbijlpark, Transvaal, on 17 June 1992, which left forty five people dead and twenty seven seriously injured. Thirteen perpetrators were granted amnesty; a further three applications were refused (AC/2000/209). | References | | RADEBE, Michael Mvula Jekeje | 18 | Was injured in a shooting by members of the SAP in Jabulani, Soweto, Johannesburg, on 14 September 1990. | References | | RADEBE, Michael Mzwandile | 18 | Was injured and partially paralysed in November 1985 after being shot by members of the Bophuthatswana Police in Winterveld, Transvaal, during a mass meeting to protest against the homeland government. | References | | RADEBE, Mongezi | 32 | A member of the Sharpeville Civic Association who was arrested during a protest march against high rents in Sharpeville, Vereeniging, Transvaal, on 3 October 1984. He was charged with public incitement and fined R500. | References | | RADEBE, Mosele Andronica | 45 | She had her property damaged by members of the SAP on 24 January 1992 at Sharpeville, Vereeniging, Transvaal, during conflict between IFP and ANC supporters in the area. | References | | RADEBE, Mzwandile | 24 | An ANC supporter who was shot dead on 25 August 1993 in Nancefield, Soweto, Johannesburg, during political conflict on the Rand. | References | | RADEBE, Mzwandile | | An MK operative who was one of four people killed in two ambushes by Eastern Transvaal Security Branch and Vlakplaas operatives on 14 August 1986. One ambush was near Nerston, Tvl, the other on the Swazi side of the border. Eleven Eastern Transvaal Security Branch and Vlakplaas operatives, including the commanders of Ermelo Security Branch and of Vlakplaas , were granted amnesty for the killing of the MK operatives (AC/2001/148). | References | | RADEBE, Namtungwa Jane | 48 | An IFP supporter who was repeatedly harassed, intimidated and threatened during 1992 at Woodyglen, Mpumalanga, KwaZulu, near Durban, because she refused to pay protection fees to IFP supporters. Her house was later vandalised and destroyed, and she was forced to leave the area. | References | | RADEBE, Nelisiwe | 30 | She had to flee her home on 23 March 1990 in Vulisaka, KwaZulu, near Pietermaritzburg, because of political violence. Two days later, Inkatha supporters launched a series of attacks on ANC supporters in this area, in what became known as the seven-day war. | References | | RADEBE, Nhlanhla | 20 | An ANC supporter who was shot dead by IFP supporters in Ntuzuma, near Durban, in March 1994 in political violence between hostel-dwellers and township residents. | References | | RADEBE, Nhlanhla Ernest | 19 | Was shot dead on 25 April 1992 in Vosloorus, Tvl, by the occupants of a white car driving through the township. Seven people were killed that night. This was the forerunner of drive-by shootings that became a characteristic of conflict on the East Rand in later years. The perpetrators, who allegedly included members of security forces, aimed at sowing terror in East Rand communities. | References | | RADEBE, Nkonzo Vitalice | 24 | He died on 18 June 1989 when he was shot, stabbed, and had his throat cut by Inkatha supporters at Adams Mission, near Durban. He was perceived by the perpetrators to be a UDF supporter. | References | | RADEBE, Nkosinathi | 12 | Was shot dead by members of the SAP on 11 July 1985 at his home in Tsakane, Brakpan, Tvl, during the state of emergency. | References |
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