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TRC cases inquiry | Bester grilled over questionable apartheid-era files and police audit

Retired police Colonel, Louis Bester, has struggled to account for discrepancies in a police audit of apartheid-era cases, with questions raised about the handling of sensitive Truth and Reconciliation Commission dockets and whether information submitted to the Khampepe Commission was misleading. Lawyer for apartheid victims' families, Advocate Howard Varney, challenged Bester over why some cases were flagged for possible further inquests despite records indicating that prosecutions had already taken place […]

todayOctober 28, 2026 67

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TRC cases inquiry | Mabandla disputes claims she halted prosecutions, points to 2007 report

Former Justice Minister, Brigitte Mabandla, has disputed allegations that she instructed officials to suspend prosecutions of apartheid-era crimes, arguing that a parliamentary report indicates the process had already been halted before she was allegedly involved. Mabandla took the stand at the Khampepe Commission of Inquiry on Wednesday, which is probing allegations of political interference in the prosecution of crimes arising from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) process. The allegations […]

todayOctober 21, 2026 42

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TRC cases inquiry | Mbeki challenges NPA over failure to prosecute nearly 300 cases

Former President Thabo Mbeki has challenged the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) to explain why it failed to investigate and prosecute nearly 300 cases referred to it by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC), insisting that his administration never obstructed the process. Mbeki took the stand at the Khampepe Commission of Inquiry, where he denied allegations that secret talks with former apartheid-era security officials were aimed at shielding them from prosecution. […]

todayOctober 19, 2026 47

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TRC Cases Inquiry | Secret ANC-SADF talks aimed to avert civil war – Kogl

Businessman and former negotiator, Jurgen Kogl, has told the TRC Cases Inquiry that confidential talks between senior African National Congress (ANC) leaders and apartheid-era military figures were aimed at averting potential civil war and resolving outstanding issues from South Africa's transition to democracy. Testifying before the inquiry in Newtown on Friday, Kogl said senior political figures, including Nelson Mandela, Thabo Mbeki and Jacob Zuma, were involved in discussions held at […]

todayOctober 9, 2026 68

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Khampepe to remain at helm of TRC inquiry after ConCourt ruling

Retired Justice, Sisi Khampepe, will remain chairperson of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) Cases Inquiry after a bid to have her recused was dismissed. The Constitutional Court on Monday dismissed former presidents, Jacob Zuma and Thabo Mbeki’s application, in which they argued that Khampepe’s previous roles at the Truth and Reconciliation Commission and the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) created a reasonable apprehension of bias. While the court was divided […]

todayAugust 31, 2026 48

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TRC Cases Inquiry | Political interference, false allegations stalled apartheid-era prosecutions: Macadam

Former Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions, Advocate Chris Macadam, says political interference in apartheid-era prosecutions reached the highest levels of government, with senior police officials and government ministers allegedly obstructing the National Prosecuting Authority's (NPA) efforts to pursue long-delayed cases. Testifying at the TRC Cases Inquiry on Wednesday, Macadam detailed how political manoeuvring, missing dockets and attempts to impose executive control over prosecutions contributed to years of delays in cases […]

todayAugust 26, 2026 83

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TRC Cases Inquiry | Lamola pressed over delays in apartheid-era prosecutions

Former Justice Minister, Ronald Lamola, has faced intense questioning over whether government failed to act decisively on unresolved apartheid-era cases prosecutions. Lamola returned to the TRC Cases Inquiry in Newtown on Monday for cross-examination by human rights lawyer, Advocate Howard Varney, who represents families of the Cradock Four. Varney questioned Lamola on the implications of the landmark Rodriguez judgment, which found that executive decisions had prevented the National Prosecuting Authority […]

todayAugust 24, 2026 58

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TRC Inquiry probes handling of apartheid-era case files

The handling of a massive cache of apartheid-era case files has come under scrutiny at the TRC Cases Inquiry, after a retired senior police officer testified that documents transferred from the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) to the South African Police Service (SAPS) arrived without a formal handover report or inventory. Retired SAPS Colonel, Louis Bester, told the Khampepe Commission on Monday that he was instructed by then Detective Services Commissioner, […]

todayAugust 17, 2026 88

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Justice Minister did not have power to establish TRC inquiry: Lamola

Former Justice Minister, Ronald Lamola, says he could not establish a Commission of Inquiry into alleged political interference in unresolved apartheid-era prosecutions, arguing that the power to do so rests with the President. Testifying before the TRC Cases Inquiry on Tuesday, Lamola said he inherited a justice system in 2019 that was struggling with limited resources and capacity, including a TRC unit making slow progress on outstanding cases. He says […]

todayAugust 11, 2026 62