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Victims of apartheid-era violations urge Mbeki and ex-minister to await TRC commission

Families of apartheid-era victims are pursuing legal action against the government, seeking accountability for its failure to prosecute cases referred by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, as they fight for justice and recognition of their suffering.

Cape Times News
Loyiso Sidimba|Published

Victims of apartheid-era violations urge Mbeki and ex-minister to await TRC commission

Families of apartheid-era victims are pursuing legal action against the government, seeking accountability for its failure to prosecute cases referred by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, as they fight for justice and recognition of their suffering.

News South Africa
Loyiso Sidimba|Published

Understanding misinformation and malinformation in South Africa

The trend of South Africans swallowing whole any information, regardless of whether it is accurate or not, that is posted on social media platform is rife.

Daily News Opinion
Sheetal Bhoola|Published

House of Truth: SA’s tech future is more like a tech fantasy

The skills. Or rather, the complete and utter lack of them. The vast majority of our graduates come out of university with a piece of paper and zero clue how to do the job they trained for. Practical experience? Nope. Digital fluency? Forget it. There’s a chasm between what the economy needs and what we’re producing. And somehow, we keep acting surprised every year when youth unemployment rises like clockwork.

Saturday Star News
Ryan Fortune|Published

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.

Cape Times News
Loyiso Sidimba|Published

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.

News South Africa
Loyiso Sidimba|Published

House of Truth

The truth of the matter is that white Americans, after having nearly wiped out all the Native Americans, never quite got over the outcome of the Civil War, which made it illegal for one person to own another.

Saturday Star News
Ryan Fortune|Published