TRC inquiry hopes victims come forward to suggest how commission should be run

JOHANNESBURG - The inquiry into Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) cases said it hopes to have victims come forward to suggest how the commission should run its business.

On Tuesday, retired Constitutional Court Justice Sisi Khampepe and her fellow commissioner gave their first briefing.

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President Cyril Ramaphosa set up the inquiry to investigate allegations of interference and efforts to stop the prosecution of TRC cases.

Over 20 years since the TRC wrapped up, almost all 300 apartheid era cases referred to the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) for prosecution have not made progress.

Khampepe said the inquiry into the TRC was tasked with uncovering the facts about the alleged interference that stopped the prosecution of truth and reconciliation cases.

"We are also tasked with making recommendations about what measures should be taken against those that we may find were responsible for impeding the attainment of justice for the victims and their families."

While the commission was promulgated in May and officially started its work in August, it’s yet to confirm where its headquarters will be.

South Africans have been invited to a pre-meeting hearing that will be held in the next three weeks to determine how the commission should be run.