The Machiavellian shadow: Former top prosecutor testifies how Thabo Mbeki thwarted post-TRC justice
Daily Maverick | 05.03.2026 05:00
Prosecutor Anton Ackermann, who is recovering from a recent heart attack, testified virtually from Cape Town at the Khampepe inquiry into Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) prosecution delays on Wednesday, telling commissioners that the seeds for decades-long delays were sown by former president Thabo Mbeki in a “landmark” speech he delivered on 15 April 2003.
