Chaired by retired Constitutional Court Justice Sisi Khampepe, the commission seeks to uncover why hundreds of cases, identified by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission in 1995 for possible prosecution, were never pursued.
For many SA, especially families of victims, this marks a long-awaited step toward truth and accountability.
Channel Africa spoke with Lukhanyo Calata, who lost his father, Fort Calata, one of the four anti-apartheid activists from Cradock, popularly known as the Cradock four, that were assassinated by the then government in 1985 is hopeful there will be closure.
“We’re extremely proud that we’re finally here today, that, you know, that we can see, obviously, that our efforts over the years haven’t gone to waste and that, you know, we’re about to have day one of the start of this enquiry.
We’re very proud and we’re hoping, of course, that we will have the outcomes that we’re looking for from this enquiry, that this enquiry will tell us who the people were within government,” he said.
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