Apartheid
Former National Prosecuting Authority head Shaun Abrahams told the Khampepe Commission that TRC-related prosecutions started during his tenure and denied any political interference or personal failure in handling apartheid-era cases.
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The Khampepe Commission of Inquiry into delays in Truth and Reconciliation Commission prosecutions has heard testimony on threats faced by investigators and progress made in handling cases. Advocate Shubnum Singh detailed active interference, including phone hacks and surveillance by persons of interest. Former NPA head Shamila Batohi outlined strategies to fast-track the cases.
Three elderly former apartheid-era officials testified at the third inquest into the 1985 murders of the Cradock Four, vehemently denying any role in the killings. The inquest, held in Gqeberha, revisits the brutal deaths of anti-apartheid activists Matthew Goniwe, Fort Calata, Sicelo Mhlauli, and Sparrow Mkonto. Families continue seeking justice decades after the apartheid police hit squad carried out the attack.
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Former apartheid-era spy Craig Williamson has denied any role in the 1985 murders of the Cradock Four during testimony at an inquest in Gqeberha. He dismissed allegations from a late Security Branch officer as absurd and reiterated that his operations focused outside South Africa. The inquest continues with other former officials expected to testify.