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The Bitter Aloe Project 8

Nobandla Nontitetwa Elda Bani

Bani

Nobandla Nontitetwa Elda

She died in North End Prison, Port Elizabeth, on 29 July 1987, allegedly as a result of being denied access to diabetic medication by a named prison warder. She had been detained and tortured for her activities as a street committee member in her area. Despite her deteriorating health, she was kept in solitary confinement during her last days.

Female

Lesiba Johannes Banoko

Banoko

Lesiba Johannes

His house was burnt down by supporters of Chief BK Matlala in GaMatlala, Lebowa, on 2 February 1980, because he resisted the proposed independence of Lebowa.

Male

Hendry Pico Bantobetse

Bantobetse

Hendry Pico

Was severely beaten with batons by members of the Bophutha-tswana Police, in Taung, Bophuthatswana, while attending a mass meeting in September 1988.

Unknown

Butana Stephen Bantom

Bantom

Butana Stephen

Was beaten to death by members of the SAP and the security forces in KwaNobuhle, Uitenhage, Cape, on 17 December 1984, while attending a vigil for the family member of a UDF leader who had died in an arson attack.

Unknown

Constance Bontle Bapela

Bapela

Constance Bontle

A COSAS and Alexandra Youth Congress member who was tortured while in detention in Johannesburg Prison, in 1986. Ms Bapela was detained at Sun City Prison under emergency regulations during 1985 and was only released in 1988. Ms Bapela and other activists launched a protest demanding to be charged or released.

Female

Kopeng Obed Bapela

Bapela

Kopeng Obed

An ANC member from Alexandra, Johannesburg, who was detained in Johannesburg by members of the SAP on 1 January 1982. Along with several others, he was charged with sedition. After a long trial, he was acquitted. On 31 December 1988 the house where he was staying was petrol-bombed.

Male

Matule Bapela

Bapela

Matule

Was doused with petrol and set alight by residents of Marishane village, in Nebo, Lebowa, on 20 August 1992. One ANC member, who claimed Ms Bapela was suspected of witchcraft, was refused amnesty for the incident (AC/2000/112).

Female

Pieter Johan Barbas

Barbas

Pieter Johan

A passing motorist who was shot, killed and robbed of his vehicle by MK operatives in Krugersdorp, Transvaal, on 27 September 1991. The MK operatives were escaping arrest after being stopped at a roadblock by traffic officers. Several traffic officers were injured. Three MK operatives were granted amnesty for the incident (AC/1998/0091).

Male

Adrianna Barbosa

Barbosa

Adrianna

Was injured when MK operatives detonated a limpet mine in a dustbin at the Vanderbijl Square bus terminus, Johannesburg, on 21 September 1988. Nineteen people were injured and a number of vehicles and buildings were damaged. Two MK Special Operations operatives were granted amnesty (AC/2000/056). A late application by a third operative was dismissed.

Unknown

Brian Peter Barends

Barends

Brian Peter

A member of the BMW who was detained for seventeen days in October 1987 in Pollsmoor prison, Cape Town. During his detention he was interrogated, severely beaten and sexually assaulted by members of a special police Unrest Investigation Unit.

Male

Charoldine Barker

Barker

Charoldine

Was seriously injured in Paarl, Cape, on 28 July 1980 when police fired teargas and rubber bullets at the protesters. In the chaos that followed, Charoldine, who was watching the protest, was knocked off a wall and trampled on, resulting in a broken hip.

Unknown

Douglas Hilton Barker

Barker

Douglas Hilton

Was present when a limpet mine, planted by MK operatives, exploded during lunchtime at the Wimpy restaurant in Benoni, Tvl, on 30 July 1988. One woman was killed and at least 66 people were injured. Four MK operatives were granted amnesty for the planning and execution of the attack (AC/1999/0294).

Unknown

Cassius Kukie Barnabus

Barnabus

Cassius Kukie

Was shot dead by Basotho paramilitary force members at Qacha’s Nek, Lesotho, close to the Lesotho- Transkei border, in March 1985. He was from East London. Five other APLA members died in this incident, which occurred at a time of increased LLA activity in the area, aimed at destabilising the pro-ANC government of Chief Leabua Jonathan. The Basotho security forces claimed they had mistaken the APLA unit for LLA members. APLA and the LLA were closely connected at the time.

Male

Christiaan Ignatius Barnado

Barnado

Christiaan Ignatius

He suffered serious injuries and was partially blinded 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 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.

Male

Frederick Jakobus Barnard

Barnard

Frederick Jakobus

Was injured when members of MK’s Special Operations Unit detonated an explosive in a car outside the SADF Witwatersrand Command headquarters in Johannesburg, on 30 July 1987. At least sixty eight people were injured. Three MK operatives and one UDF supporter, linked to MK, were granted amnesty for their various roles in this attack (AC/2001/0003 and AC/2000/248). See Church Street Bombing, Pretoria.

Unknown

Ce Barnes

Barnes

CE

A sergeant in the SADF who was injured when MK operatives detonated an explosive in a car outside the South African Air Force (SAAF) head-quarters in Church Street, Pretoria, on 20 May 1983. Twenty one people were killed and two hundred and seventeen 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.

Unknown

Leslie Alfred Barnes

Barnes

Leslie Alfred

Was seriously injured in a limpet mine attack by APLA members at the Buffalo Springs Spur restaurant in Queenstown, Cape, on 3 December 1992. See APLA attacks.

Unknown

Roseline Baron

Baron

Roseline

Was shot and injured by named members of the SAP in Bellville, Cape Town, on 29 August 1985. The policemen hid in a garden and then leapt out, shooting indiscriminately at both protesters and bystanders. One person was killed and two seriously injured in the shooting.

Unknown

Bradley Barrow

Barrow

Bradley

A UDF supporter and member of the BMW, was detained for three weeks in Pollsmoor prison, Cape Town. While under interrogation, he was beaten by a named member of a special police Unrest Investigation Unit. Numerous public violence charges against the perpetrator were later withdrawn.

Male

Mogamat Nurudien Bartlett

Bartlett

Mogamat Nurudien

He lost an eye, three fingers and sustained severe burns in a limpet mine explosion outside the Bonteheuwel rent office, Cape Town, on 28 September 1988, when he picked up a milk carton containing a mine, positioned there by members of MK’s Ashley Kriel Detachment. Three MK operatives were granted amnesty (AC/2001/048).

Male

James Allan Petros Barton

Barton

James Allan Petros

Was injured and permanently disabled after a bomb exploded near a taxi rank in Pretoria on 11 August 1990. Onlookers assaulted him with bottles and fruit in the mistaken belief that he had planted the bomb.

Male

Samuel Bas

Bas

Samuel

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 72 days under emergency regulations at Carnarvon and then at Victor Verster prison, Paarl, Cape. See police brutality.

Male

Mhlangabezi Basa

Basa

Mhlangabezi

Was severely beaten, allegedly by SADF members, at an army base in Tokoza, Transvaal, on 21 September 1992. Mr Basa was reportedly detained after members of the SADF searched his car but failed to find weapons.

Male

Petros Charlie Base

Base

Petros Charlie

An ANC supporter who was stabbed to death by named IFP supporters, in Ndaleni, Richmond, Natal, on 23 June 1991. Two others were killed in the attack. The perpetrators were found guilty in a court of law.

Unknown

Shoni Base

Base

Shoni

An ANC supporter who had his home near Richmond, Natal, burnt down by IFP supporters on 12 April 1994 in political conflict during the run-up to the April 1994 elections.

Male

Vanish Base

Base

Vanish

An ANC supporter who had her home at Gengeshe, Richmond, Natal, burnt down by IFP supporters on 4 April 1992.

Female

Monwabisi Livingstone Bashe

Bashe

Monwabisi Livingstone

Was disabled in September 1979 after being beaten by members of the SAP during his detention at Hillbrow police station, Johannesburg. Mr Bashe was detained for three months.

Male

Mzikayise Bashe

Bashe

Mzikayise

Was shot dead by members of the Ciskei Police at a night vigil for a fellow student in Mdantsane, Ciskei, in September, 1985. Two others were killed in the attack.

Unknown

Charlie Basi

Basi

Charlie

An ANC supporter who was killed when IFP supporters and Caprivi trainees carried out attacks on ANC supporters in Richmond, Natal, between 21 and 23 June 1991. One perpetrator was granted amnesty (AC/1999/217). See Richmond attacks.

Unknown

Khanyisile Basi

Basi

Khanyisile

An ANC supporter who was shot dead in Umlazi, Durban, on 7 September 1992, when a crowd of IFP supporters from Unit 17 attacked residents in the adjacent Uganda settlement.

Unknown

Mdedelwa Basi

Basi

Mdedelwa

An IFP supporter who was shot dead by other IFP supporters on 16 November 1990 at Wembezi, KwaZulu, near Estcourt, Natal, because he was thought to be an informer for the ANC.

Male

Michael Mandlenkosi Basi

Basi

Michael Mandlenkosi

An ANC supporter who was shot in the leg by members of the Bophuthatswana Police in front of his house in Vergenoeg, Upington, Cape, on 27 May 1993. Mr Basi had just returned from an ANC meeting.

Male

Mkhanyiselwa Basi

Basi

Mkhanyiselwa

An IFP supporter who disappeared from Gengeshe, Richmond, Natal, during ongoing conflict between ANC and IFP supporters in April 1992.

Unknown

Phakamisa John Basi

Basi

Phakamisa John

Was shot dead in ongoing conflict between IFP and ANC supporters at Ndaleni, Richmond, Natal, on 30 September 1991. His home was burnt down during the incident.

Male

Xolani Joseph Basi

Basi

Xolani Joseph

An ANC supporter who died after being shot and stabbed by IFP supporters near Richmond, Natal, on 9 September 1992.

Unknown

Mike Price Basopu

Basopu

Mike Price

A SAAWU member who suffered severe ill-treatment while he was detained under emergency regulations in Fort Glamorgan prison, East London, in June 1986, allegedly because of his involvement in political protests. See police brutality.

Male

Maria Basson

Basson

Maria

Was shot and injured by a named SAP member in Kakamas, Cape, on 13 February 1988. The perpetrator opened fire on residents outside a house being raided by police. Two children were shot dead and 13 people injured.

Unknown

Niklaas Basson

Basson

Niklaas

Was arrested in Ashton, Cape, on 17 June 1986, and severely beaten with a sjambok by named members of the SAP while being interrogated in Worcester police station, Cape. He was then detained for three months under emergency regulations. See police brutality.

Male

Shelly Erica Basson

Basson

Shelly Erica

Was killed and her body mutilated by ANC supporters in Kutloanong, Odendaalsrus, Orange Free State, on 29 September 1990. Four ANC supporters were refused amnesty for the attack (AC/97/0007 and AC/97/0027). See Kutloanong mob attack.

Female

Olga Dagmar Basterman

Basterman

Olga Dagmar

An ANC supporter who had her house burnt down by IFP supporters in Ixopo, Natal, in June 1993.

Female

Lizo Desmond Bata

Bata

Lizo Desmond

Was killed when members of the CDF threw an explosive device into his house at Tyutyu, Bisho, Ciskei, on 19 October 1992. The target of this attack was reportedly Mr Bata’s brother, an ANC supporter, who was not in the house at the time.

Male

Buti Solati Batani

Batani

Buti Solati

Was shot and injured in a drive-by shooting while waiting for a bus in Tembisa, Transvaal, in 1993. Three people died and several others were injured in the attack during violence between IFP and ANC supporters in the area.

Unknown

Mzwanele Batatu

Batatu

Mzwanele

An ANC supporter who had his home destroyed in an attack by PAC supporters during political conflict in Lady Frere, Transkei, on 24 March 1994.

Male

Hendrik Batwali

Batwali

Hendrik

An ANC supporter who was detained and severely beaten by members of the SAP in Philipstown, Cape, on 16 December 1985. He had been detained allegedly because he was wearing a political T-shirt.

Male

Buyile Patrick Batyi

Batyi

Buyile Patrick

Was shot dead by members of the SAP in Langa, Uitenhage, Cape, on 21 March 1985 when police opened fire on mourners marching to a funeral. At least 20 people were killed and many injured in the shooting. See Langa shootings.

Unknown

Nomayeza Nolungile Regina Batyi

Batyi

Nomayeza Nolungile Regina

Had to flee with her family after a crowd threw a petrol bomb through a window of her home at Queenstown, Cape, during a consumer boycott in 1985. Her son had been accused of being a collaborator.

Female

Vuyisile Batyi

Batyi

Vuyisile

Was shot and severely injured by named members of the SAP at Queenstown, Cape, on 19 November 1985, while handing himself over to police. Two days earlier, police and residents had clashed at a meeting at the Nonzwakazi Methodist Church. Police opened fire, killing at least 11 people and injuring many more. On 27 November, Mr Batyi was arrested while in hospital and charged with public violence. See Queenstown shootings.

Male

Vuyo Batyi

Batyi

Vuyo

He died after he was ‘necklaced’ during a consumer boycott in Queenstown, Cape, in 1986. The named perpetrators had allegedly accused a member of his family of being a collaborator.

Male

Crc Bauer

Bauer

CRC

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 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.

Unknown

Mncedisi Bavuma

Bavuma

Mncedisi

Was severely beaten by members of the Ciskei Police near Egerton railway station, Mdantsane, Ciskei, in August 1983, during the Mdantsane bus boycott.

Unknown

Noyedwa Bawana

Bawana

Noyedwa

Was shot and injured by SAP members near Crossroads, Cape Town, in February 1987.

Unknown

Barnard Sydney Baxter

Baxter

Barnard Sydney

A local farmer who was shot dead by an MK operative near Mount Ayliff, Transkei, on 3 November 1993. The MK operative was granted amnesty for the incident (AC/2000/002).

Unknown

Christopher Mvumeni Bayana

Bayana

Christopher Mvumeni

Lost his left eye when he was shot by members of the SAP on 19 October 1993 in Diepkloof, Soweto, Johannesburg. He had been locked outside the school gate with other latecomers and had started stoning an approaching furniture truck.

Male

Peter Johannes Bayes

Bayes

Peter Johannes

He sustained minor injuries when MK operatives detonated a car bomb using a remote control device outside the Ellis Park rugby stadium, Johannesburg, on 2 July 1988. Two spectators leaving the rugby match were killed and thirty seven others sustained minor and major injuries. Four operatives from MK’s Special Operations Unit, including its commander, were granted amnesty (AC/2001/161).

Male

Nomayazi Yaliwe Bayisa

Bayisa

Nomayazi Yaliwe

An ANC supporter who had her home at Umlazi, Durban, set alight by IFP supporters in December 1991.

Female

Nomayazi Yaliwe Bayisa

Bayisa

Nomayazi Yaliwe

An ANC supporter who had her home at Umlazi, Durban, set alight by IFP supporters in December 1991.

Female

Nomakula Maria Bayo (Makhawula)

Bayo (makhawula)

Nomakula Maria

Was severely injured when a bomb, planted by members of the AVF, exploded in Wesselsbron, Orange Free State, on 15 November 1993, during a right-wing campaign to force the government to acknowledge their struggle for the creation of a volkstaat. Four perpetrators were granted amnesty (AC/1999/0001)

Unknown

Mvuzo Bazi

Bazi

Mvuzo

A member of the Stutterheim Youth Congress who was detained and tortured by named members of the SAP during a consumer boycott in King William ’s Town, Cape, on 27 December 1985. He was charged with murder, but the case against him was withdrawn.

Male

Noluthando Stella Bazi

Bazi

Noluthando Stella

Was shot and injured by men wearing balaclavas in Khayelitsha, Cape Town, in November 1991, reportedly during conflict between ANC supporters and local councillors. Several others were also injured in the attack. See balaclava groups.

Unknown

Brian John Bazley

Bazley

Brian John

Was shot dead by a named IFP supporter on 24 April 1993 at KwaQanyaza, near Port Shepstone, Natal, because he was thought to be an ANC supporter and was working in an IFP area. His family home was destroyed in the attack.

Male

Dora Nombulelo Bazley

Bazley

Dora Nombulelo

She lost her home and property in an attack by named IFP supporters at KwaQanyaza, near Port Shepstone, Natal, on 24 April 1993. Ms Bazley’s son, who was thought to be an ANC supporter, was shot dead in the attack.

Female

Norman Beaton

Beaton

Norman

A civilian who was killed and then robbed of his firearm by members of APLA in an ambush of his vehicle at New Brighton, Port Elizabeth, during March 1991. One APLA member was granted amnesty (AC/1999/0309). See APLA attacks.

Male

Matoane George Bebentse

Bebentse

Matoane George

Was severely injured in an arson attack by supporters of Chief Tshjawa in Maboloko, Bophuthatswana, during political conflict between supporters of Chief Tshjawa and his rival Chief Lion in 1976.

Male

Tamara Nomakula Bebeto

Bebeto

Tamara Nomakula

A UDF supporter who was shot by a member of the Security Branch during the consumer boycott in KwaZakele, Port Elizabeth, in May 1986. As a result of the shooting, she is paralysed.

Female

Gregory Beck

Beck

Gregory

A member of the Municipal Police who was shot by UDF supporters in Soweto, Johannesburg, on 22 April 1988 while executing warrants for rent defaulters.

Unknown

Randolph Alexander Beck

Beck

Randolph Alexander

Was severely beaten and kicked by 12 members of the SAP who made racist comments while arresting him in Johannesburg for alleged reckless driving on 16 May 1993.

Male

Jonny Henry Bees

Bees

Jonny Henry

A UDF activist who was detained, interrogated and severely tortured by named members of the SAP at Willowmore police station, Cape, in June 1986.

Unknown

Jonny Henry Bees

Bees

Jonny Henry

A UDF activist who was detained, interrogated and severely tortured by named members of the SAP at Willowmore police station, Cape, in June 1986.

Unknown

Tg Beeslaar

Beeslaar

TG

A sergeant in the ISU who suffered injuries when he and 12 other policemen were attacked by self-defence unit (SDU) members whilst on foot patrol in Khayelitsha, Cape Town, on 22 July 1992. Six policemen were injured in the exchange of fire. Two SDU members applied for and were granted amnesty for the incident (AC/1997/0029).

Male

George Beeslaer

Beeslaer

George

A member of the SAP who suffered an attempt on his life when he and his colleagues attempted to stop a vehicle occupied by an MK unit in Nyanga, Cape Town, on 7 July 1990. An MK operative in the vehicle opened fire, killing one policeman. One MK operative was granted amnesty for the incident (AC/1999/0331).

Male

Henry George Beeton

Beeton

Henry George

Was stoned and stabbed to death by a crowd of protesters on 11 August 1980 while driving near Crossroads, Cape Town. A second motorist was also attacked and killed that afternoon, during protests related to a bus boycott. Six people were convicted of the killings and sentenced to lengthy prison sentences. One of those convicted, an ANC supporter, was granted amnesty for the killing (AC/99/0298).

Unknown

Hukubele Speelman Befile

Befile

Hukubele Speelman

Had his home destroyed in an arson attack by UDF supporters at Kwa-Nobuhle, Uitenhage, Cape, in February 1986. The crowd was reportedly searching for his son, a PAC supporter, whom they believed had killed a UDF supporter.

Male

Kaliman Jackson Kelman Befile

Befile

Kaliman Jackson Kelman

Had his home and business destroyed in arson attacks by UDF supporters in KwaNobuhle, Uitenhage, Cape, in February 1986. The perpetrators accused him of killing a UDF supporter. In 1990 he again lost his home in an arson attack in Langa, Uitenhage, Cape, allegedly because of his leadership role in conflict between the UDF and AmaAfrika supporters.

Male

Zonke Edward Befile

Befile

Zonke Edward

A PAC supporter who was shot dead by UDF supporters during political conflict in Uitenhage, Cape, on 17 November 1987.

Unknown

Bereng Barry Bekebeke

Bekebeke

Bereng Barry

A COSAS member who was severely beaten after his arrest by named SAP members in Upington, Cape, on 13 November 1985. He was again arrested and beaten in December. One of the Upington 26, Mr Bekebeke, spent long periods in custody while on trial before receiving a suspended sentence.

Male

Justice Bekebeke

Bekebeke

Justice

A youth activist who was severely beaten by named SAP members for several days after his arrest on 20 November 1985, after which he was charged, with 25 others, for the crowd killing of a member of the Municipal Police. One of the Upington 26, Mr Bekebeke was sentenced to death with 13 others and spent two years on death row until his sentence was commuted to a prison term. He was released as a political prisoner in 1992. He were granted amnesty for the killing of Sethwale, the municipal policeman.

Male

Alfred Emmanuel Bekwa

Bekwa

Alfred Emmanuel

Was hacked to death by two named Inkatha supporters at Molweni, KwaZulu, near Durban, on 19 July 1988, in intensifying political conflict in the area.

Unknown

Lundi Irvin Bekwa

Bekwa

Lundi Irvin

A UDF supporter from East London who died in the aftermath of student protest at the University of Zululand at Ongoye, KwaZulu, near Empangeni, Natal, on 30 October 1983. Five hundred armed Inkatha supporters and students clashed with other protesting students after Chief MG Buthelezi, then Chancellor, tried to organise a commemoration ceremony in honour of King Cetshewayo.

Unknown

Mfanafuthi Bekwa

Bekwa

Mfanafuthi

An ANC supporter who was detained and tortured in Westville Prison, near Durban, in 1985. The Bekwa family suffered continuous police harassment after one member of the family went into exile in 1974.

Unknown

Ntombizakhe Constance Bekwa

Bekwa

Ntombizakhe Constance

An ANC supporter who was subjected to continuous police harassment in KwaMashu, Durban, from 1974, after her brother went into exile.

Female

Thulani Justice Bekwa

Bekwa

Thulani Justice

An ANC supporter who was repeatedly intimidated and harassed at KwaMashu, Durban, in 1990 by other ANC supporters who suspected him of ‘spying’ for the police.

Male

Zalisile Langa Bekwa

Bekwa

Zalisile Langa

An MK operative who was shot and injured by SADF Special Forces operatives on 9 December 1982 in Maseru, Lesotho. Thirty South Africans and twelve citizens of Lesotho were killed in the midnight attack on several ANC houses and a block of flats.

Unknown

Sibiya Jeremia Belaweni

Belaweni

Sibiya Jeremia

He lost a leg after being shot by members of the SAP in Jouberton, Klerksdorp, Transvaal, on 5 March 1986. Six months later, Mr Belaweni was charged with public violence and sentenced to two years’ imprisonment.

Male

Georgina Nomzamo Bele

Bele

Georgina Nomzamo

Was harassed by members of the SAP at Bizana, Transkei, in March 1960, after they had arrested her husband, whom they accused of leading the Pondoland revolt.

Female

Headman Phakamile Bele

Bele

Headman Phakamile

An ANC supporter who was tortured in police cells in Mount Fletcher, Transkei, in March 1960, while being interrogated about Nonqulwana meetings during the Pondoland revolt.

Unknown

Nothimba Bele

Bele

Nothimba

An ANC supporter who was detained at Bizana, Transkei, in June 1960, during the Pondoland revolt.

Unknown

Nyangilizwe Bele

Bele

Nyangilizwe

Disappeared from his home in Bizana, Transkei, in 1960, during the Pondoland revolt.

Male

Templeton Mangaliso Belebane

Belebane

Templeton Mangaliso

Was attacked, beaten with spiked sjamboks and thrown from a moving train by IFP supporters between Phomolong and Mzimphlophe stations in Soweto, Johannesburg, in June 1991. See train violence.

Unknown

Michael Frederick Belelie

Belelie

Michael Frederick

Was stabbed and burnt to death by ANC supporters in Kutloanong, Odendaalsrus, Orange Free State (OFS) on 29 September 1990. Four ANC supporters were refused amnesty for the attack (AC/97/0007 and AC/97/0027). See Kutloanong mob attack.

Unknown

Phumzile Gladwell Belesi

Belesi

Phumzile Gladwell

A UDF supporter who died after being run over by an armoured police vehicle in Khayelitsha, Uitenhage, Cape, on 28 December 1989. Mr Belesi was fleeing from police during conflict with AmaAfrika supporters when he was hit.

Male

Neville Beling

Beling

Neville

Was shot and injured when APLA members carried out an attack on the Highgate Hotel, East London, on 1 May 1993. Five people were killed and several others injured. See APLA attacks.

Unknown

Felicity Catherine Bellingan

Bellingan

Felicity Catherine

An employee at Nedbank in Caledon Street, Uitenhage, Cape, suffered severe trauma when she was taken hostage and used as a human shield by APLA operatives during a foiled bank robbery on 4 January 1994. Two perpetrators were granted amnesty for the armed robbery and kidnapping (AC/2000/125). See APLA attacks.

Female

Solomon Pitso Belo

Belo

Solomon Pitso

An ANC supporter who was shot dead when police opened fire on a student protest march in Viljoenskroon, Orange Free State, on 19 April 1990. Four other ANC supporters were killed and seven injured in the shooting.

Unknown

Bhekumuzi Erick Bembe

Bembe

Bhekumuzi Erick

An ANC supporter who was shot and severely injured by members of the SAP at a protest meeting against rent increases in Siyathuthuka, Belfast, Transvaal, on 4 January 1986.

Unknown

Zukiswa Eunice Beme

Beme

Zukiswa Eunice

Was severely beaten by members of the SAP at Sterkspruit, Transkei, on 1 January 1990 during a consumer boycott and campaign of opposition to the chiefs.

Unknown

Irma Elfreda Bencini

Bencini

Irma Elfreda

Was killed when two MK operatives detonated a bomb in a shopping centre on 23 December 1985, in Amanzimtoti, near Durban, 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 61. One of the operatives was sentenced to death and later hanged.

Unknown

Johan (Raban) David Beneke

Beneke

Johan (Raban) David

Was injured in a hand grenade explosion on 25 May 1993 in Kimberley, Cape, during an ANC protest march to the Bophuthatswana consulate. Two MK operatives threw a hand grenade at the building which bounced back into the crowd, killing one person and injuring 41 others. Two ANC members were wrongly convicted of the killing. Four MK operatives and ANC members, two of whom denied guilt, were refused amnesty (AC/2000/053 and AC/2000/241).

Unknown

Elphie Fanigo Benge

Benge

Elphie Fanigo

A UDF supporter who was attacked with a pickaxe by vigilantes outside his home in Nyanga, Cape Town, on 31 December 1985. He suffered severe head injuries. His wife and son were also beaten in the attack.

Male

Mpumelelo Benge

Benge

Mpumelelo

A CAYCO member who was severely beaten by vigilantes near Nyanga, Cape Town, on 31 December 1985. His mother and father were also beaten in the attack.

Male

Nomahlubi Sophia Benge

Benge

Nomahlubi Sophia

A UWO member who was severely beaten by vigilantes at her home in Nyanga, Cape Town, on 31 December 1985. Her husband and son were also injured in the attack.

Female