full_name: May Ledwaba
firstname: May
description: He survived an attempt on his life when an explosive device was thrown into his home in Atteridgeville, Pretoria, by a covert unit of the Northern Transvaal Security Branch on 18 September 1986. His brother was killed, and his mother and another family member were injured. The divisional commander of Northern Transvaal Security Branch and three of his operatives were granted amnesty (AC/2001/136). 