Mantwa Lydia Kuape
Mantwa Lydia
A UDF activist who was shot dead by members of the SAP, allegedly in an ambush, in Katlehong, Transvaal, on 25 July 1986. Prior to her death Ms Kuape was repeatedly visited by members of the security forces who accused her of hiding weapons and ammunition. Ms Kuape’s brother was an MK member in exile at the time of her death.