Govt will reflect on TRC’s work in addressing the past’s injustices, says Ntshavheni

JOHANNESBURG - The government says it will reflect on the work of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) in addressing the injustices of the past.

This came after Friday’s deportation of Janusz Walus, the Polish national who assassinated anti-apartheid leader Chris Hani in 1993.

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As South Africa commemorates Reconciliation Month, Walus’s freedom has opened a wound for many who have bemoaned the convicted killer’s liberation.

Minister in The Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni also called on the courts not to offer leniency to those accused of racism.

“This December, Reconciliation Month, we are all going to reflect on our role of building a just and equal South Africa and deal decisively with the scourges of racism that continue to rear their heads, and hope the courts will also do the convictions that are concomitant to the crime so that the families that lose loved ones do not feel undone.”