full_name: Ntombizethu Gumede
firstname: Ntombizethu
description: Was shot and injured when her home was attacked by named Inkatha supporters in Ekwazini, Ndwedwe, KwaZulu, near Durban, on 8 July 1990 in intensifying political conflict in the area. Ms Gumede was forced to watch while her son was being burnt to death, and was herself shot because she would not stop screaming. Other family members were injured in the attack, and at least one other person was killed.