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NAME / AGE / AFFILIATION

DATE

PLACE DETAINED / DIED

OFFICIAL / ALLEGED CAUSE

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Port Elizabeth, North End Cells

BIKO, Steve Bantu, 31, BC, BPC

BOTHA, George, 30, ANC

Port Elizabeth, Sanlam Bldg.

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CUTSHELA/CUTHSELA, Mthayeni, APDUSA

Pondoland. Death occurred at Umtata Hospital, Transkei

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Shot dead by police after he allegedly tried to prime a hand grenade from an arms cache to which he had led the police

DIPALE, Ernest Moabi, 21, ANC

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HAFFEJEE, Dr Hoosen Mia, 26 ANC

Brighton Beach Police Station, Durban

HAMAKWAYO, James

HARON, Imam Abdullah, 45, Cape Muslim leader

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Pretoria, Silverton Police Stat; Death occurred at HF Verwoerd Hospital, Pretoria

KHOZA, Aaron, 35

Krugersdorp, then transferred to Pietermaritzburg where he died

KHOZA, Amos, 18

Fell seven storeys from a flat where he was allegedly escorting police to identify the place where he had made contact with an ANC member

KOBE, Andile, 22

Beaten for at least 30 minutes by police in front of eyewitnesses

KOROTSOANE, Tatlheho, 28

Reported to have been in security detention but police denied this/ Undisclosed

KRIEL, Ashley, 20, Bontheuvel student activist

KUTUMELA, Lucky, 25, Journalist / AZAPO / MWASA

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MABELANE, Matthews, 23, member of Soweto SRC

MABIJA, Phakamile Harry, 27, Church warden of the Anglican parish of St James, Kimberley

MADIBA/MALIBA, Alpheus

MADISHA, Donald Thabela, 30

MAKALENG, Alfred, 27

Nylstroom, died Johannesburg Hospital

MALATJE, Pares Molefi, (Paris Malatji), 23, SA Youth Revolutionary Council

MALAZA, Bonaventura Sipho, 18

MALELE, Elmon, 52

Johannesburg, died at Princess Nursing Home

MALINGA, Samuel, 45

Natural causes- Pietermaritzburg, died pulmonary embolism

MAMASILA, Ernest, 35

MAPUMOLO, Matthews, ANC

Abducted to SA by armed men who had shot and wounded him, he later died

MARULE, Simon, 20

Boksberg/Benoni Hospital

MARUME, Ndiko

Died inside a police van while being transported to Sasolburg police station

MASEKO, Samson, 19

Died of injuries after being in police custody

MASHABANE, Zungwane Jacob, 22, Student Univ of Zululand

MASHEGO, Johannes

Police state he collapsed during interrogation, but relatives reported extensive bruising and swollen face upon identifying victim’s body

MASHOKE, Benedict, 20

Burgersfort Police Station

MASUNYANE, Anthony

MATALASI, Sifundile, 27

MAYEKISO, Caleb

Port Elizabeth police cells

MAZWEMBE, Luke, 32, Western Province Workers' Advice Bureau & SASO

MBATHA, Dumisani, 16, Soweto student

Johannesburg, Modder B Prison. Death occurred at Far East Rand Hospital

MBETHENI, Dinana, 21

Found in cell hanging from an electric wire tied to a bar

MBOTYA, Mbuyiselo, 35, KWT Youth League/UDF

MDLULI, Joseph, 50, ANC

Injury to neck after application of force or falling against chair

MGQWETO, Manana, 60 Transkei Opposition Democratic Progressive Party

MNDAWE, Tembuyise Simon, ANC

MNTONGA, Eric, 35, IDASA / SAAWU

MODIPANE, Soloman, Bakwena-ba Mokgopa tribesman

Pretoria, Silverton Police Stat. Death occurred at HF Verwoerd Hospital, Pretoria

MOGALE, Meshack, 16

Allegedly kicked and sjambokked by police after arrest at a night vigil for unrest victim

MOGATUSI, Fenuel, 22, Soweto student

MOGOTSI, Joseph, Teacher

Assaulted after police forced his car off the road

MOHAPI, Mapetla, 25, former official of SASO & the BPC

MOKOENA, Sonnyboy, 24

MOLELEKE, Jacob, 16

MONAKGOTLA, Jacob

MOSALA, Thabo, over 60, chairman of tribal council of Chief Neo Sibi and leader of Sotho minority in Transkei

MTHETHWA, Ephraim Thamsanqa, 22

MUGGELS, Mzwandile, 20, Karoo Youth Congress

MUTSI, Sipho, 20, COSAS

Head injuries sustained while in custody

MVULANE, Bheki, 18

Brain injuries sustained during torture

MZIZI, Bayempin, 62

Brighton Beach Police Station, Durban

MZOLO, Edward, 40

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NCHABELENG, Peter, 59, President of Northern Transvaal UDF

NDONDO, Batandwa, 22, SRC, UNITRA

NDZANDZE, Loyiso, 20, KWT Youth League

NDZANGA, Lawrence, 52, former sec of SARHWU and Nat Exec Comm member of SACTU

NDZUMO, Saul, former Minister of the Interior, Transkei

NGALO, Johannes, 26

Found dead in cell due to serious internal injuries

NGOMANE, Eric, 22, Student

Police claim he was shot dead while trying to escape

NGWENYA, Abel, 31

Natural causes-epileptic fit, but pathologist indicated violence

NOBHADULA, Mzukisi

North End Prison, Port Elizabeth

NYOKA, Caiphus, Student leader

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RAMALEPE, Ngwako, President of SRC - Modjadji Teacher Training College

RUITERS, Kevin, 22

Mother found that his face had been badly bashed

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SHIVUTE, Michael

Ondangwa police cells

SHONYEKA, Hangula

SITHOLE, Clayton Sizwe, 20

Johannesburg, John Vorster Square

SPOGTER, Johannes, 13

STUURMAN, Mlungise, 18

Interrogated and then killed by 2 'unrest unit' members who were later sentenced to death for his murder

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TABALAZA, Lungile, 19

Sanlam Bldg., Port Elizabeth

TIMOL, Ahmed, 30

Johannesburg, John Vorster Square

TLHOTLOMISANG, Lucas, 37

TSHAZIBANE, Wellington Mlungisi, 30

TSHWANE, William, Soweto student

TUBAKWA / TUBAKWE, JB

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Unknown youth, 17

Allegedly jumped from Casspir in an attempt to escape from custody

An unidentified man died at an undisclosed time of an undisclosed cause at an undisclosed place in late 1968 or early 1969. In answer to a question regarding the number of people who had died in detention, the Minister of Police stated in Parliament on 28 January 1969 that "an unknown man died on an unknown date of a cause unknown."

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YAN, Ah, 63

Pretoria, Silverton Police Station

Pretoria, Leeuwkop Prison

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