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Content
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 T
| Name | Age | Description | | | TSHEGARE, Philemon | 21 | A Jouberton Youth Congress member who was severely tortured by members of the SAP in Stilfontein, Transvaal, on 8 June 1986 after an arson attack on the houses of local councillors and police officers. | References | | TSHEGARE, Pula Barry Hercules David | | Was arrested at Bloemfontein in 1990 while on his way to a mass rally. He was sentenced to a six-year prison term on a charge of robbery. He believes he was victimised because of his political activities. | References | | TSHEHLA, Nkgekgethi John | 42 | Was shot and injured by named perpetrators in Sekhukhuneland, Lebowa, on 23 December 1989 during conflict between Chief Rhyne Sekhukhune and Chief KK Sekhukhune. | References | | TSHEKOESELE, Kagiso James | 20 | An ANC supporter who was severely beaten by members of the Bophuthatswana Police in Taung, Bophuthatswana, on 10 December 1992. The Bophuthatswana government was allegedly making a concerted effort at the time to discourage any support for the ANC in the area. | References | | TSHELANE, David Baruti | 60 | Was subjected to electric shock torture by members of the Bophutha-tswana Police while in detention in Zeerust, Transvaal, in June 1989. He was detained for nine months during the Wilwedagt boycott about a border dispute between the government and residents. | References | | TSHEMESE, Fanisile | 20 | An ANC supporter who was kicked and assaulted by members of the SAP until he lost consciousness, during a consumer boycott in Komga, Cape, in 1990. | References | | TSHEMESE, Geelboy Vakele | | Died after being hacked with an axe and then ‘necklaced’ by UDF supporters in Philipstown, Cape, on 22 December 1985. The killing happened shortly after Mr Tshemese’s son, a Municipal Policeman, had shot a woman dead. | References | | TSHEMESE, Kenneth Mhleli | | Was shot and injured by a member of the Ciskei Police near Berlin, Cape, during August 1987. He and a friend were returning from work when police allegedly told them to run and then fired shots at them. | References | | TSHEMESE, Lena | | She survived the stoning and bombing of her home in Philipstown, Cape, on 22 December 1985, in which a relative was hacked and burnt to death. The attack took place after another relative, a Municipal Policeman, had shot a woman dead. | References | | TSHEMESE, Silingo Simon | | A Municipal Policeman who was hacked with an axe on his neck and stabbed at his family home in Philipstown, Cape, on 22 December 1985, by residents angered by his fatal shooting of a female resident earlier that day. Mr Tshemese’s father was hacked and burnt to death in the attack. | References | | TSHEMESE, Witness | 62 | A businessman who was shot and injured by alleged ANC members during the burning of his shop at Khayelitsha, Cape Town, in February 1991, during political conflict. | References | | TSHENUWANI, Simon | | Was detained by members of the Venda Police in 1980 and kept in cells in Sibasa, Masisi, and Louis Trichardt, Transvaal, Mr Tshenuwani was politically active and was allegedly detained for refusing to become an informer. | References | | TSHEONI, S | | 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 | | TSHEPO, Ramokoni | 61 | She had her home burnt down on 2 February 1980 at GaMatlala, Lebowa, by supporters of Chief BK Matlala because she resisted Lebowa’s proposed independence from South Africa. | References | | TSHETU, Nceba Wellington | 31 | A PAC member who was detained in Paarl, Cape, in 1964, and was tortured by named members of the SAP. He was then imprisoned on Robben Island where he was beaten while doing hard labour. | References | | TSHEZI, Bhungweni | | Was severely beaten with a rifle-butt by members of the SAP in Bizana, Transkei, in March 1960 during the Pondoland revolt. He died from his injuries. See Pondoland revolt. | References | | TSHEZI, Siyabulela | | Was shot dead, allegedly by a named IFP supporter, in Tokoza, Transvaal, on 3 December 1990 because the family was Xhosa-speaking. This incident occurred during intense conflict when political affiliation was often associated with ethnic identity. | References | | TSHEZI, Thombeka | 22 | Was shot dead by a named IFP supporter in her home in Tokoza, Transvaal , on 3 December 1990. Her brother was also killed and her father injured in the attack. The family was allegedly attacked because they were Xhosa-speaking. Political conflict on the East Rand led to the polarisation of the community into IFP- and ANC-supporting areas. After Inkatha’s launch as a political party, ethnic identity overlapped increasingly with political affiliation. | References | | TSHEZI, Tondo | 76 | An ANC supporter who had his house burnt down and livestock stolen by IFP supporters in Esimozomeni, Richmond, Natal, in 1990 in intense political conflict following the unbanning of political organisations in February that year. | References | | TSHEZI, Tozama | 57 | Was shot and injured in Tokoza, Transvaal, on 3 December 1990 by a group of IFP-supporting hostel-dwellers, one of whom is named. Mr Tshezi’s son and daughter were killed in the attack. Nineteen people died in Tokoza during intense political conflict that day. | References |
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