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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 V
| Name | Age | Description | | | VAN WYK, Leon | | Was arrested with ten other friends in Carnarvon, Cape, on 16 June 1986, for wearing black ties commemorating those who died in the Soweto uprising. He was repeatedly beaten by named members of the SAP at the police station and detained for seventy two days under emergency regulations at Carnarvon and then at Victor Verster prison, Paarl, Cape. See police brutality. | References | | VAN WYK, Pedro | 18 | A UDF activist who was tortured and severely beaten while in detention by a named member of the SAP in Beaufort West, Cape, in 1983 during political protests against the Tricameral Parliament elections. Mr Van Wyk was detained in Williston, Cape, for three months in 1989 where he was assaulted by members of the SAP at various Karoo police stations. In July 1990 he was again assaulted by policemen and detained for a month. | References | | VAN WYK, Reinee | | 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 two hundred and seventeen were 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 | | VAN WYK, Rintjie Ousie | 26 | Was shot and injured by members of the Bophuthatswana Police in Mmabatho, Bophuthatswana, during an attempted invasion of the homeland by right-wing extremists on 12 March 1994. See right-wing attacks. | References | | VAN WYK, Sarah | 21 | Was shot and killed by named members of the Riot Squad in Bellville, Cape Town, on 29 August 1985. The policemen hid in a garden and then leapt out, opening fire on protesters and bystanders alike. Several women were also seriously injured in the shooting that took place in the aftermath of the Pollsmoor march. See Pollsmoor march. | References | | VAN WYK, T | | 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 seventy four other people. Seven MK operatives were granted amnesty (AC/2001/128). | References | | VAN WYK, Thelma | 27 | Was shot and severely injured by a named member of the SAP in Mossel Bay, Cape, on 10 September 1976. Two people were shot dead and many others injured that day when police opened fire on student protesters after the Soweto uprising had spread to the South Cape. See Soweto uprising. | References | | VAN WYK, Willem Arie | 2 | Was killed when two MK operatives detonated a bomb in a shopping centre at Amanzimtoti, near Durban, on 23 December 1985, in retaliation for a South African security forces attack two weeks earlier on ANC members in Lesotho, in which nine people had been killed. The explosion in Amanzimtoti killed five people and injured sixty one. One of the operatives was sentenced to death and later hanged. | References | | VAN ZYL JONKER, G | | Was injured when MK operatives from the ‘Dolphin Unit’ detonated a limpet mine at the Security Branch offices in Roodepoort, Transvaal, on 17 August 1984. Five members of the Security Branch and several civilians were injured in the blast. Two MK operatives were granted amnesty (AC/2001/0003). | References | | VAN ZYL, JP | | 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 two hundred and seventeen were 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 | | VANDA, Ngwenduna | 35 | An MK operative who was shot dead by members of the Transkei Police near the Telle Bridge, Transkei, on 21 December 1986. | References | | VANDA, Pampton Pumelele Cecil | 34 | Was issued with a banning order in May 1982 in Butterworth, Transkei, restricting him to the Nqamakwe area for three years. In November 1977, Mr Vanda had been kept in solitary confinement in Idutywa, Transkei, and in December 1986 he was assaulted in detention by members of the Transkei Police and SAP in the Transkei. | References | | VANDEYAR, Rajeegopal Pakiry | 30 | Was tortured in detention in Johannesburg in 1963. Mr Vandeyar had been politically active since 1945 and was involved in the formation of MK. He was convicted of sabotage and spent ten years on Robben Island. On his release he was served with a banning order. | References | | VANDOYI, Wilson | 34 | Was shot and injured by members of the SAP during protests in Duncan Village, East London, on 28 November 1986. See Duncan Village. | References | | VANI, Mzwamadoda Eric | 20 | A UDF supporter who was shot in the eye by members of the SAP while he was on his way to work in Fort Beaufort, Cape, on 9 July 1985. Mr Vani was detained on 21 July 1985. | References | | VANSTADEN, Ntsoaki Rosy | 47 | Was shot by IFP supporters in Emdeni South, Soweto, Johannesburg, on 6 April 1991 after attending a nearby IFP rally. Soweto was tense during this time following violent clashes between IFP and ANC supporters. | References | | VANTO, Mbuyiselo | 41 | An ANC member who was shot and injured by named perpetrators associated with a local Crossroads leader on 4 July 1991 in Crossroads, Cape Town. He lost his home in an arson attack on 12 April 1993 during attempts by the same local Crossroads leader to remove Section 2 residents by force. | References | | VANTYU, Petros | | An ANC supporter who was shot by members of the Ciskei Defence Force (CDF) in Bisho, Ciskei, on 7 September 1992 during an ANC protest march to demand free political activity in Ciskei. Thirty people were killed and two hundred people were injured in what became known as the Bisho massacre. Two members of the former CDF were refused amnesty for the shooting (AC/2000/122) | References | | VAPI, Nicholas Mongameli | 18 | A COSAS activist who died on 3 April 1986, a few days after being assaulted by members of the SAP while he was on his way from Uitenhage, Cape, to a political meeting in Port Elizabeth. | References | | VARA, Lulamile Eric | 43 | An ANC member who was arrested on 13 February 1963 in Cape Town and sentenced to three years’ imprisonment on Robben Island, where he was severely beaten by prison warders and became mentally disturbed. He was served with a banning order upon his release, but he died in hospital three months later. | References |
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