full_name: Busisiwe Ernestine Mhlongo
firstname: Busisiwe Ernestine
description: Was severely beaten by members of the Security Branch at her home in Mpophomeni, KwaZulu, near Howick, Natal, during political violence between ANC and IFP supporters in 1988. The security forces were allegedly brought in to bring calm to the situation, but exacerbated the violence through random assaults on people.