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Khampepe to remain TRC inquiry chair after court dismisses removal bid

The Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) Inquiry has welcomed the Gauteng High Court's dismissal of former Presidents Thabo Mbeki and Jacob Zuma's application to remove retired Constitutional Court, Justice Sisi Khampepe, as chair of the commission. Mbeki and Zuma filed separate objections, arguing that Khampepe’s previous roles in the TRC Amnesty Committee and National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) raised concerns about her impartiality.  They also alleged that she colluded with the […]

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TRC cases inquiry | Pikoli testimony reveals why Cradock Four justice stalled

More than three decades after the brutal killing of the Cradock Four, testimony before the Khampepe Commission of Inquiry has laid bare a troubling picture of political fears, missing evidence and institutional resistance that stalled efforts to prosecute apartheid-era crimes. Former National Director of Public Prosecutions, Vusi Pikoli, told the inquiry he shares the view of victims’ families that the case involving the slain anti-apartheid activists was not meaningfully pursued […]

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Khampepe Inquiry delayed amid calls for evidence leader’s recusal

The long-awaited Khampepe Commission of Inquiry — established to probe allegations of political interference in the prosecution of apartheid-era crimes — has been delayed by two weeks. The hearings, scheduled to begin on Monday morning at the Sci-Bono Discovery Centre in Newtown, were abruptly halted after several legal representatives questioned the appointment of evidence leader, Advocate Ishmael Semenya, calling for his recusal. Advocate Kgomotso Moroka, from the Department of Justice […]

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