Reflecting on 25 Years of Democracy: Recent Episodes
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In this episode of the TRC Series, we fast-forward to Present-day South Africa where the ongoing court case over former anti-apartheid activist Ahmed Timol’s murder is set to become a watershed matter owing to an application to grant a complicit former police officer a stay in prosecution.
International Human Rights Advocate Yasmin Sooka says it was an expectation that the 300 cases handed over to the NPA would be prosecuted. She says one can only deduce from the revelations in the affidavits submitted in these cases, and the continued reluctance to prosecute other cases – that the National Prosecuting Authority is compromised in matters relating to apartheid-era crimes
In 1986 all hell broke loose on three areas near Old Crossroads in the Wynberg district of Cape Town, the struggle zones were a hive of underground operations and anti-apartheid activity.
The Truth and Reconciliation Commission began its work in December 1995 and ended six years later. It was chaired by Archbishop Desmond Tutu with Dr. Alex Boraine as the vice chair.In this series, KayaFM looks at the quest for justice 25 years into democracy and what has arguably been a betrayal of the landmark process which saw over 20 000 people give submissions.
Trade Unions in South Africa were perceived as a response to racial disunity, with the earliest unions formed in the early 1900s. From the beginning, unions were pivotal in fighting for fair treatment and human rights in the work place for its members.
In this episode, Patricia reflects on the past and speaks of the importance of living in a democracy.
In this episode, we focus on Sibongile Mkhabela’s journey. The former Student Activist was one of the driving forces behind the nation-wide June 16th 1976 revolt.
This episode of Reflecting on 25 Years of Democracy focusses on black consciousness as a school of thought in South Africa today.