The Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg has dismissed the bid by former president Jacob Zuma and Thabo Mbeki to have retired Justice Sisi Khampepe recuse herself as chairperson of the commission of inquiry into stalled prosecutions of apartheid-era crimes identified in the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) report.
This means Khampepe will remain as chairperson of the TRC inquiry. The court handed down the judgment on Monday.
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Khampepe’s recusal was supported by President Cyril Ramaphosa, who had initially appointed her.
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