Former truth and reconciliation commissioners are entering a court battle to see a former policeman prosecuted
The Cope leader’s claim that the president informed on him during apartheid has
been described as ‘politically bankrupt’
The NPA has denied that it played any role in delaying the prosecution of apartheid-era crimes, but concedes politicians interfered in its decisions
A truth and reconciliation commission has begun to investigate alleged rights abuses during the 22-year-long rule of Yahya Jammeh
The ANC’s well-meaning attempts at redress have failed, which means the issue has yet to be properly addressed
President Cyril Ramaphosa has been urged to release grants for apartheid victims, as recommended by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission
To find peace, the mother and sister of Nokuthula Simelane are asking for her to be presumed dead
This is not comfortable reading, says Sisonke Msimang
Its credibility is at stake and an open, all-encompassing approach needs to be taken
It is an unpopular view, but Fanie du Toit’s evidence and argument shows us a way forward
The National Prosecuting Authority will reopen the inquest into the death of Dr Hoosen Haffejee, who died in police custody in 1977
The stage play Coast,takes you back to Wouter Basson’s court testimony regarding Project Coast that executed the murders of Swapo operatives
Other African countries should not be so quick to blindly copy South Africa’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission model
She was reticent but Zondeni Veronica Sobukwe’s story of her place in the liberation struggle is emerging
The infiltration of the media did not end with the demise of the apartheid government’s Stratcom operation
Winnie’s life could have been different; she reacted to the reality she was born into
No testimony provided in the court and TRC hearings nailed her to the murders she was accused of
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
South Africa’s TRC was not enough to deal with the traumas inflicted by the apartheid state
Last week’s articles should have highlighted women’s role in freeing men from patriarchy
The TRC revealed that sexual assault at the hands of Umkhonto weSizwe operatives was not uncommon, though little has been said since
Protesting students have opened a door to the future and there must be no going back
The Human Rights Commission has dropped allegations of unfair labour practices and poor working conditions against the Eastern Cape’s DA leader.
We can’t reverse the decisions made and playing the blame game for South Africa’s woes is pointless.
Twenty years after the Truth and Reconciliation Commission began its work to heal South Africa, 926 people continue to await a presidential pardon.
South Africa has strayed from its path to prioritise indigenous education, by only partly implementing powerful policies.
We can have more honest conversations about race but we cannot reject forgiveness and its aim of reconciliation, writes Verashni Pillay.
Winnie Madikizela-Mandela’s attempts to claim Nelson Mandela’s Qunu home is another embarrassing incident to add to her growing list of failures.
Nelson Mandela’s departure from office was a blow from which the commission never recovered.
TRC evidence has been brought before Wouter Basson’s unethical conduct hearing at the Health Professions Council of South Africa.
Gillian Schutte’s ‘Dear White People’ letter has caused a little national furore. Most whites have reacted with predictable irritation.
Archbishop Desmond Tutu has received the Unesco/Bilbao human rights prize for contributing towards a "universal culture of human rights".