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Apartheid victims deserved justice, not just reconciliation: Ackerman

Former Priority Crimes Litigation Unit head, Anton Ackerman, has set a confrontational tone at the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) cases inquiry, insisting that victims of apartheid-era atrocities were entitled to justice, not merely reconciliation and that prosecutions should have followed once the commission concluded its work. Testifying on Wednesday before the inquiry chaired by Justice Sisi Khampepe, Ackerman painted a picture of stalled dockets, alleged political interference, and what […]

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Cross-examination of former NPA boss postponed at TRC inquiry

The Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) Cases Inquiry resumed on Monday with a procedural ruling postponing the cross-examination of former National Director of Public Prosecutions Bulelani Ngcuka, despite an earlier directive permitting it. The inquiry, chaired by Justice Sisi Khampepe, is probing allegations of political interference in the prosecution of apartheid-era crimes that were not pursued after the work of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. Ngcuka, who led the National […]

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ConCourt upholds ruling declaring Cholota’s extradition unlawful

The Constitutional Court has upheld the Free State High Court ruling that Ace Magashule's former Personal Assistant (PA), Moroadi Cholota, from the United States was unlawful. However, the Apex court found that this does not deprive South African courts of jurisdiction to prosecute her. Cholota was extradited in 2024 after spending four months in American prisons to face corruption and money-laundering charges linked to the 255-million-rand Free State asbestos case. […]

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