Sisi Khampepe served as Chairperson of the TRC Cases Inquiry, prompting Thabo Mbeki to cite conflicts of interest in her role.
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Updated Oct 19
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What happened
Sisi Khampepe served as Chairperson of the TRC Cases Inquiry, prompting Thabo Mbeki to cite conflicts of interest in her role.
Who's involved
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Part of
A commission of inquiry has been established to investigate interference in its work, facing challenges to its process and the impartiality of its chairperson.Also in this story
- The leading inquiry into outstanding issues of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission was reviewed by the constitutional court on August 31, 2026, including Sisi Khampepe's recusal application.
- Sisi Khampepe's bid to be removed as commission chair was dismissed by the court, addressing challenges raised by Jacob Zuma.
- The constitutional court reviewed the inquiry into the Truth and Reconciliation Commission cases on August 31, 2026.
The entities involved
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Sisi Khampepe
lawyer and judge
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Truth and Reconciliation Commission
South Korean governmental body investigating Korean historical incidents between 1910–1993 (from the beginning of Japanese colonial rule until the end of authoritarian rule)
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Thabo Mbeki
President of South Africa from 1999 to 2008
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Related events
- The Truth and Reconciliation Commission intended to cooperate with the National Prosecuting Authority on justice, while Mbeki's political dispensation impacted the TRC's findings.
- Multiple commissions were established by Ramaphosa and Mbeki to investigate TRC crimes, while Zuma and Maduna participated in the forum.
- Thabo Mbeki is scheduled to testify before the Truth and Reconciliation Commission.
- Both former presidents Thabo Mbeki and Jacob Zuma have faced judicial inquiry.