Sophie Mahlangu
Sophie
Was beaten with sticks and sjamboks  in Moutse, KwaNdebele, on 1 January 1986 by Imbokodo members. Ms Mahlangu was put in a room with others where the floor had been deliberately soaped to make it slippery and they were then sjambokked  and beaten where they fell. Between 200 and 360 individuals were abducted and assaulted for about 36 hours. The attacks, led by named KwaNdebele government officials, were designed to suppress resistance to incorporation into KwaNdebele.