Marianne Thamm

Robyn Lichter was 11 years old in 1967 when the 56-seater Springbok Flight 406 "Rietbok", the plane carrying her father, Joseph Blankfield, mysteriously plunged into the ocean off Kayser's Beach, East London, killing all 25 people on board. Apart from her... See more

Apart from her father, said Lichter, now 70, testifying at the Khampepe Commission of Inquiry into post-Truth and Reconciliation Commission prosecution delays, on board was Professor Johannes Petrus van Schalkwyk Bruwer, a 52-year-old academic and acting ... See more

Former presidents Thabo Mbeki and Jacob Zuma will have to appear before retired judge Sisi Khampepe after the Constitutional Court on Monday dismissed their application for her recusal. Khampepe is leading the inquiry into outstanding issues arising from ... See more

Finally, we thought, the truth about Operation Mayibuye – a multimillion-rand rogue operation within the State Security Agency (SSA) that was weaponised to neutralise political opposition to former President Jacob Zuma while serving as a conduit for untra... See more

The Khampepe Commission of inquiry into possible political interference in post-Truth and Reconciliation (TRC) prosecutions has heard that Jan Wagener, legal representative for former apartheid generals, claimed to have “a list of informers” that would ex... See more