full_name: Francis Khanyisiwe Mabaso
firstname: Francis Khanyisiwe
description: Was stabbed and shot when IFP supporters attacked her home on 24 March 1993 in Matshana, KwaZulu, near Empangeni, Natal, allegedly because she refused to join the IFP. Ms Mabaso survived the attack, along with her son, aged 18, who was shot and severely injured, and her daughter, aged 4, who was stabbed and severely injured. The family`s home was also set alight in the attack.