Lukhanyo Calata

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Justice: President Cyril Ramaphosa has ordered a commission of inquiry into ANC governments’ role in possibly delaying investigations.

New inquiry into whether prosecutions of apartheid-era crimes were blocked

Successive ANC-led governments have been criticised by some for prioritising national reconciliation ahead of justice for victims

Gerald Imray

Lukhanyo Calata accused the post-apartheid state of betraying the constitutional rights of victims and survivors of the atrocities by suppressing cases referred to the NPA by the TRC. (File photo)

Ramaphosa will no longer oppose application on TRC cases

The president has withdrawn his notice to oppose a landmark case led by the son of Fort Calata

Emsie Ferreira

Members of the ANC give testimony in Cape Town about human rights abuses committed during apartheid. (File photograph by Gallo Images/ Oryx Media Archive).

CYRIL RAMAPHOSA

Families of apartheid victims demand inquiry into suppression of TRC cases

The relatives want to know if the failure to prosecute was orchestrated to protect past and present political elites

Paddy Harper