Nokuthula Simelane
latest news & developments
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
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
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
Timol ruling ‘just the beginning’
By disavowing a 46-year-old lie, the court offers a chance at justice for many more
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.
Slow trek to justice mars TRC’s legacy
The work for reconciliation is not yet done. There are certain key components that remain outstanding.
Compromised cadres cripple NPA directors
Two news stories highlight ongoing political meddling that subverts the rule of law.
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.