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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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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 T
| Name | Age | Description | | | TOTWANA, Nompumelelo | 39 | She had her house in Bhambayi, near KwaMashu, Durban, burnt down in fighting between ANC and IFP supporters, the latter allegedly supported by members of the ISU, in June 1993. See Red and Green factions. | References | | TOWEEL, HJ | | 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 | | TOYANA, Andile | 22 | Was detained under the Terrorism Act and beaten while in police custody at King William’s Town, Cape, in 1976. | References | | TOYANA, Nombeko Amelia | 40 | A SANCO member who was tied to her bed and beaten in Khayelitsha, Cape Town, in 1992, by men wearing balaclavas. See balaclava groups. | References | | TOYANA, Zukiswa | | Was severely beaten by men wearing balaclavas in Khayelitsha, Cape Town, in 1992, allegedly because her mother was a SANCO member. See balaclava groups. | References | | TOYI, Velisile Lopy | | Was shot by members of the SAP while he was attending the funeral procession of an unrest victim at Dlepu stadium in Grahamstown, Cape, on 4 April 1985. | References | | TOYISI, Mzwelifa | | A youth activist who was tortured by named members of the Ciskei Police at the Dimbaza police station, Ciskei, on 16 June 1985, along with three of his comrades. They were then detained for three months. | References | | TROJAK, George | | 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 | | TROLLIP, Catharina Elizabetha Magrieta | | Was in the vicinity of a car bomb which exploded outside the NBS building in Witbank, Tvl, on 24 October 1988, causing her to faint. The building was used for commercial purposes, but also housed the Witbank Security Branch offices. Three people were killed and over 20 were injured, mainly civilians. Two MK operatives were granted amnesty for the bombing (AC/2000/055). | References | | TROLLIP, John R | | Was severely injured when APLA operatives threw hand grenades at and opened fire on patrons at the Crazy Beat Disco in Newcastle, Natal, on 14 February 1994. One person was shot dead and several others were injured in the attack. See APLA attacks. Three APLA operatives were granted amnesty (AC/1998/0016). | References | | TROLLIP, T | 18 | 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 | | TROM, Balisani Jackson | | An ANC member from Lady Frere, Transkei, who was shot dead in an attack by SADF Special Forces operatives on several ANC houses and a block of flats in Maseru, Lesotho, on 9 December 1982. Thirty South Africans and 12 citizens of Lesotho were killed in the midnight attack. Mr Trom’s wife and four children survived the attack. | References | | TROMP, Jan | | Was assaulted, hacked and burnt to death by members of the IFP-aligned Khumalo gang in Tokoza, Tvl, on 1 August 1993. | References | | TRUEBODY, Philip | | 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 | | TRUSSELL, Julian Angelo | 21 | Was shot in the foot by members of the SAP in Bosmont, Johannesburg, in 1980 during a stand-off between residents and police during student protests in the area. | References | | TRUTER, Christopher | 15 | Was shot by members of the SAP in Bonteheuwel, Cape Town, on 25 August 1976, and died six days later, during the Soweto uprising. | References | | TSATSANE, Paulina Matsie | 68 | Was severely beaten by members of the Bophuthatswana Police in Phokeng, Bophuthatswana, on 21 March 1991 on her way to a community meeting to discuss conflict between the Bafokeng tribe and the Bophuthatswana government. | References | | TSATSI, Maboe (aka Matshidiso Charles and Gary Nene) | 32 | An MK operative who was shot dead by members of the SAP and the Bophutatswana police on 5 January 1985. | References | | TSATSI, Paseka Emmanuel | | Was injured when police opened fire on a student protest march in Viljoenskroon, OFS, on 19 April 1990. Five protesters were killed and six others injured in the shooting. | References | | TSATSI, Richard | | A member of SADF 21 Batallion who died under mysterious circumstances in Tokoza, Transvaal, in 1994, two years after a friend and colleague in SADF 21 Batallion also died in mysterious circumstances. Mr Tsatsi had allegedly told his colleague’s wife he thought his friend had been kidnapped and that officers in their unit wanted to kill him. Mr Tsatsi was a key witness in the case into his friend’s death. It is alleged that members of the SADF were involved in Mr Tsatsi’s death. | References |
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