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Nokuthula Simelane

Police refusal to pay legal costs of former officers means some apartheid-era cases cannot be closed
Opinion
/ 8 December 2022

Police refusal to pay legal costs of former officers means some apartheid-era cases cannot be closed

The families of slain student activists have been waiting an agonising 40 years for justice and closure

By Zaid Kimmie
Can the NPA save face on unresolved apartheid deaths?
Article
/ 20 June 2019

Can the NPA save face on unresolved apartheid deaths?

Doors have opened for the Timol, Simelane and Aggett families but doubts still linger about the NPA’s behaviour and culpability

By Tymon Smith
Family loses hope MK fighter is alive
Article
/ 7 December 2018

Family loses hope MK fighter is alive

To find peace, the mother and sister of Nokuthula Simelane are asking for her to be presumed dead

By Raeesa Pather
Timol ruling ‘just the beginning’
Article
/ 13 October 2017

Timol ruling ‘just the beginning’

By disavowing a 46-year-old lie, the court offers a chance at justice for many more

By Raeesa Pather
NPA to prosecute police officers for death of Nokuthula Simelane
Article
/ 11 February 2016

NPA to prosecute police officers for death of Nokuthula Simelane

Simelane went missing more than three decades ago and her family want to know where the apartheid-era police buried her body.

By Athandiwe Saba
Slow trek to justice mars TRC’s legacy
Analysis
/ 3 October 2015

Slow trek to justice mars TRC’s legacy

The work for reconciliation is not yet done. There are certain key components that remain outstanding.

By George Bizos
Compromised cadres cripple NPA directors
Article
/ 28 May 2015

Compromised cadres cripple NPA directors

Two news stories highlight ongoing political meddling that subverts the rule of law.

By Staff Reporter
Mayor demands inquest into sister’s 1983 death
Article
/ 21 May 2015

Mayor demands inquest into sister’s 1983 death

TRC records show that Umkhonto weSizwe member Nokuthula Simelane was tortured on a North West farm and believed killed.

By Sarah Evans

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