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Truth And Reconciliation Commission

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
To reckon with Winnie’s ghost
Article
/ 30 November 2018

To reckon with Winnie’s ghost

This is not comfortable reading, says Sisonke Msimang

By Jane Rosenthal
News media needs to save face
Article
/ 2 November 2018

News media needs to save face

Its credibility is at stake and an open, all-encompassing approach needs to be taken

By Ylva Rodny-Gumede
Someone is defending SA’s transition
Article
/ 12 October 2018

Someone is defending SA’s transition

It is an unpopular view, but Fanie du Toit’s evidence and argument shows us a way forward

By Point Author
Quest for truth paramount for Haffejee family
Article
/ 1 October 2018

Quest for truth paramount for Haffejee family

The National Prosecuting Authority will reopen the inquest into the death of Dr Hoosen Haffejee, who died in police custody in 1977

By Raeesa Pather
New play unearths apartheid doctor Basson’s trial
Article
/ 14 September 2018

New play unearths apartheid doctor Basson’s trial

The stage play Coast,takes you back to Wouter Basson’s court testimony regarding Project Coast that executed the murders of Swapo operatives

By Kwanele Sosibo
Misleading myth of truth commissions
Article
/ 7 September 2018

Misleading myth of truth commissions

Other African countries should not be so quick to blindly copy South Africa’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission model

By Gabrielle Lynch
A quiet partner in revolution
Article
/ 24 August 2018

A quiet partner in revolution

She was reticent but Zondeni Veronica Sobukwe’s story of her place in the liberation struggle is emerging

By Kwanele Sosibo
State spies are ever with us
Article
/ 20 April 2018

State spies are ever with us

The infiltration of the media did not end with the demise of the apartheid government’s Stratcom operation

By Paddy Harper
The tale of Nomzamo in Azania
Article
/ 13 April 2018

The tale of Nomzamo in Azania

Winnie’s life could have been different; she reacted to the reality she was born into

By TO Molefe
Stompie burnt into Winnie legacy
Article
/ 6 April 2018

Stompie burnt into Winnie legacy

No testimony provided in the court and TRC hearings nailed her to the murders she was accused of

By Athandiwe Saba
An inquiry into state capture is good but criminal trials must not be impeded
Article
/ 16 January 2018

An inquiry into state capture is good but criminal trials must not be impeded

The success of the commission will depend, in part, on its terms of reference — in the meantime, criminals must not be allowed to escape justice

By Serjeant At The and Bar Author
Justice fundamental to dealing with the effects of mass trauma
Article
/ 7 November 2017

Justice fundamental to dealing with the effects of mass trauma

South Africa’s TRC was not enough to deal with the traumas inflicted by the apartheid state

By Staff Reporter
Gender struggle was intrinsic to SA’s liberation
Article
/ 3 November 2017

Gender struggle was intrinsic to SA’s liberation

Last week’s articles should have highlighted women’s role in freeing men from patriarchy

By Judy Seidman
The deafening silence on rape in MK camps lingers
Article
/ 27 October 2017

The deafening silence on rape in MK camps lingers

The TRC revealed that sexual assault at the hands of Umkhonto weSizwe operatives was not uncommon, though little has been said since

By Raeesa Pather
A liberation reimagined takes root
Analysis
/ 22 December 2016

A liberation reimagined takes root

Protesting students have opened a door to the future and there must be no going back

By Raeesa Pather
SAHRC drops investigation of Athol Trollip family
Article
/ 29 March 2016

SAHRC drops investigation of Athol Trollip family

The Human Rights Commission has dropped allegations of unfair labour practices and poor working conditions against the Eastern Cape’s DA leader.

By News 24
The past is done, live life forward
Analysis
/ 2 July 2015

The past is done, live life forward

We can’t reverse the decisions made and playing the blame game for South Africa’s woes is pointless.

By Staff Reporter
Political prisoners and victims still waiting for TRC closure
Article
/ 5 March 2015

Political prisoners and victims still waiting for TRC closure

Twenty years after the Truth and Reconciliation Commission began its work to heal South Africa, 926 people continue to await a presidential pardon.

By Phillip De Wet
The African vision has lost its focus
Article
/ 6 February 2015

The African vision has lost its focus

South Africa has strayed from its path to prioritise indigenous education, by only partly implementing powerful policies.

By Neo Lekgotla
Don’t leave forgiveness out of SA’s race debate
Article
/ 27 January 2015

Don’t leave forgiveness out of SA’s race debate

We can have more honest conversations about race but we cannot reject forgiveness and its aim of reconciliation, writes Verashni Pillay.

By Verashni Pillay
Five times Winnie Mandela has let us down
Article
/ 21 October 2014

Five times Winnie Mandela has let us down

Winnie Madikizela-Mandela’s attempts to claim Nelson Mandela’s Qunu home is another embarrassing incident to add to her growing list of failures.

By Verashni Pillay
Tutu: ‘Unfinished business’ of the TRC’s healing
Article
/ 24 April 2014

Tutu: ‘Unfinished business’ of the TRC’s healing

Nelson Mandela’s departure from office was a blow from which the commission never recovered.

By Staff Reporter
Wouter Basson: TRC evidence brought to HPCSA hearing
Article
/ 16 July 2013

Wouter Basson: TRC evidence brought to HPCSA hearing

TRC evidence has been brought before Wouter Basson’s unethical conduct hearing at the Health Professions Council of South Africa.

By Staff Reporter
There’s no unlearning whiteness, despite what ‘anti-racists’ say
Analysis
/ 11 January 2013

There’s no unlearning whiteness, despite what ‘anti-racists’ say

Gillian Schutte’s ‘Dear White People’ letter has caused a little national furore. Most whites have reacted with predictable irritation.

By Athi Nangamso
Desmond Tutu takes Unesco human rights prize
Article
/ 11 December 2012

Desmond Tutu takes Unesco human rights prize

Archbishop Desmond Tutu has received the Unesco/Bilbao human rights prize for contributing towards a "universal culture of human rights".

By Sapa Afp
Reparations still on the back foot
Article
/ 16 November 2012

Reparations still on the back foot

In 2013 a fund for the victims of apartheid will have more cash than it did when it was created as it continues to accumulate interest.

By Phillip De Wet
Sugarcoated realities rear their ugly heads in SA
Analysis
/ 10 July 2012

Sugarcoated realities rear their ugly heads in SA

Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu coined the term in 1994,
but 18 years on, the "rainbow nation" is battling entrenched social and economic divisions.

By Sibongile Khumalo
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Article
/ 17 June 2011

September ‘shot for nuke secrets’

Aziz Pahad, has stated that anti-apartheid activist Dulcie September was assassinated 23 years ago because of her knowledge of nuclear military trade.

By Ilham Rawoot
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Article
/ 15 May 2011

Apartheid victims to receive TRC pay-outs

Government will pay out millions of rands to compensate victims of apartheid-era atrocities, a media report said on Sunday.

By Staff Reporter
Don’t blame teachers for failure
Article
/ 8 April 2011

Don’t blame teachers for failure

Blaming and shaming South Africa’s schoolteachers will do nothing to heal the country’s dysfunctional education system.

By Barbara Dale Jones
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Article
/ 22 October 2010

Murderers on list of prisoners up for pardon

Not all offenders meet the "political crimes" requirement of the presidential dispensation.

By Tarryn Harbour
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