Marianne Thamm

A forged memorandum that misled the ANC and that forms part of evidence to the Khampepe inquiry into delayed Truth and Reconciliation Commission prosecutions, reveals a dark chapter in South Africa’s legal history, showcasing the lengths to which some wen... See more

Anton Ackermann, key witness in the probe into delayed apartheid era atrocity prosecutions, testified on Thursday to the Khampepe inquiry that former national police chief Jackie Selebi had been convinced that the advocate had “a compelling case” against ... See more

In a searing indictment of South Africa's post-apartheid leadership, top prosecutor Anton Ackermann detailed a systematic, state-sanctioned campaign to bury Truth and Reconciliation Commission cases, placing former president Thabo Mbeki at the centre of a... See more

On Monday, advocate Bulelani Ngcuka, the first National Director of Public Prosecutions (NDPP) in post-apartheid South Africa, appeared before the inquiry into political interference in Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) cases and set out the fate ... See more

Boksburg Murder and Robbery Unit detective, the late Mike Holmes, hailed for solving the 1993 assassination of South African Communist Party head, Chris Hani, conspired to cover-up the kidnapping and murder of activist Nokuthula Simelane, the Khampepe Inq... See more