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Santos warns against the comfort of silence
Delivering the 24th Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture in Cape Town, Nobel laureate Juan Manuel Santos warned that government silence in the face of injustice erodes international law…
Eugene de Kock blames NPA for failure to prosecute apartheid-era crimes
Testifying at the Khampepe Commission, former Vlakplaas commander Eugene de Kock accused the National Prosecuting Authority of criminal negligence for failing to seek his…
Eugene ‘Prime Evil’ de Kock testifies at Khampepe Commission
Former Vlakplaas commander Eugene de Kock is testifying before the Khampepe Commission, shedding light on apartheid death squads and the failure to prosecute unresolved crimes.
The voice we lost: Forty years without Samora Machel
Four decades after the tragic Mbuzini plane crash that killed Samora Machel, Mozambique reflects on the enduring promise of independence, regional liberation, and the…
“The NPA should take full responsibility for failing TRC victims and families.”
Former president Thabo Mbeki has denied claims of political interference in Truth and Reconciliation Commission cases, arguing that the National Prosecuting Authority must take…
‘Complete fabrication’: Mbeki rejects secret amnesty deal claims
Former president Thabo Mbeki has strongly denied allegations of secret talks with apartheid-era generals to secure amnesty, calling the claims a complete fabrication during his…
Pebco Three inquest reopens search for justice 41 years after activists’ killings
The Gqeberha High Court will hear the inquest into the 1985 abduction and murder of the Pebco Three, marking a crucial step forward for families pursuing justice for…
More than Mandela’s wife: Nomzamo’s own fight
An exploration of Winnie Madikizela-Mandela’s life and resistance against apartheid, highlighting how black women's domestic, social, and political labour shaped South African…
Biko and the undone liberation of Blacks
Decades after Steve Biko was killed in apartheid police custody, the reopened inquest highlights not only the state-sanctioned violence of Room 619, but also democratic South…
Dr Wouter Basson, please tell us who poisoned Siphiwo Mtimkulu
As apartheid chemical warfare head Wouter Basson fills theatre seats, an unresolved question lingers about the 1981 thallium poisoning of activist Siphiwo Mtimkulu and its…
Cele tears into apartheid operatives
Former police commissioner and minister Bheki Cele testified before the Khampepe Commission investigating delayed TRC cases, facing questions on missing anti-apartheid activists…
Justice Minister Lamola Applauded for TRC Cases Role
Former Justice Minister Ronald Lamola testified at the TRC Cases Inquiry, addressing progress made in prosecuting apartheid-era crimes, budget constraints, and the…
Justice must always be blind, says Jeff Radebe
ANC veteran and former Justice Minister Jeff Radebe testified before the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) Cases Inquiry, asserting that justice must always be blind. He…
Phahlane distances himself from TRC cases
Former acting National Commissioner of the South African Police Service (SAPS), Lieutenant General Kgomotso Phahlane, testified before the TRC Cases Inquiry in Johannesburg,…
Former Scorpions head returns to hot seat
Former senior executives from the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) and former Ministers of Justice and Constitutional Development appeared before the Truth and Reconciliation…