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NPA ready to proceed with Cradock Four inquest, MPs told
The Cradock Four inquest is finally set to commence next month, as MPs demand accountability and justice for the victims of apartheid-era crimes.
Poetic Licence
There are no headlines for the forgotten, only the skeletons the state buried and forgot. No monuments for those who disappeared without a trace. No museum walls hold their names. These are the victims of apartheid whose blood soaked into the soil long before the TRC was ever formed; those who were abducted, tortured, and buried in unmarked graves, whose families were left with nothing but silence.
NPA claims original inquest into Albert Luthuli's death was flawed
The National Prosecuting Authority reopens the inquest into Albert Luthuli's death, alleging that the original findings were predetermined and influenced by apartheid-era justice systems
Thabo Mbeki: 'Our character is beyond price' in R167m TRC legal battle
Former president Thabo Mbeki and ex-Justice Minister Brigitte Mabandla are fighting to clear their names in a landmark R167 million lawsuit brought by apartheid victims. The pair, who claim the allegations of political interference in TRC prosecutions are 'highly defamatory', warn that false findings could expose them to personal liability and damage their constitutional rights.
Thabo Mbeki: 'Our character is beyond price' in R167m TRC legal battle
Former president Thabo Mbeki and ex-Justice Minister Brigitte Mabandla are fighting to clear their names in a landmark R167 million lawsuit brought by apartheid victims. The pair, who claim the allegations of political interference in TRC prosecutions are 'highly defamatory', warn that false findings could expose them to personal liability and damage their constitutional rights. The case centres on why hundreds of apartheid-era crimes were never prosecuted despite TRC referrals.