TRC Commission Postponed After Legal Storm Over Evidence Leader

10/11/2025 10 min
TRC Commission Postponed After Legal Storm Over Evidence Leader

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Episode Synopsis

The Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s new inquiry into apartheid-era crimes
stumbled this week, proceedings were abruptly postponed to November 26, following objections to evidence leader Advocate Ishmael Semenya. Lawyers for the Justice Department and the NPA questioned Semenya’s impartiality, pointing to his past prosecutorial involvement. Retired Judge Sisi Khampepe, who chairs the
Commission, had no choice but to delay the hearings. Phemelo speaks to Legal
Expert Mpumelelo Zikalala for insight into what this means for the long-awaited Kayafm

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