Overview
- Former president Thabo Mbeki is scheduled to give evidence to the Khampepe TRC Cases Inquiry on Monday and Tuesday, 19 and 20 October, as the commission probes decisions made while he was head of state.
- Jacob Zuma’s planned appearance on 22 October has been postponed after a hospital stay and no new date has been set, leaving a key witness outstanding for the inquiry.
- President Cyril Ramaphosa extended the commission’s term to 18 December 2026 to allow more time to investigate whether political interference halted or delayed police and National Prosecuting Authority action.
- Civic group AfriForum has asked to cross-examine Mbeki through advocate Gerrie Nel, accusing him of actions that blocked prosecutions in specific apartheid-era incidents including the 1985 Musina landmine attack.
- The commission faces growing time pressure, outstanding material from government departments, and the legal backdrop that saw Mbeki and Zuma fail to disqualify Justice Sisi Khampepe, while families of victims await answers and possible accountability.