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Stalled Apartheid Justice: Inside the NPA’s TRC Dilemma
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2 days agoFormer acting National Director of Public Prosecutions Nomgcobo Jiba revealed stark realities at the ongoing Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) Cases Inquiry in Johannesburg, highlighting a deep‑rooted concern within the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) about the glaring lack of prosecutions stemming from apartheid‑era crimes.
According to Jiba’s testimony, by 2018 prosecutors were increasingly alarmed that decades after the TRC handed cases to the NPA, not a single successful prosecution could be reported. This failure was more than bureaucratic inertia—it struck at the core of justice for families whose loved ones were victims of atrocities like murder and torture during apartheid.
Prosecutors feared that suspects, key witnesses and victims’ relatives were ageing into silence while cases stagnated, prompting internal calls for detailed reporting and urgent intervention to rescue stalled matters. Yet despite this worry, Jiba acknowledged she could not explain why priority TRC cases remained so dormant over the years.
Her candid remarks offer a rare glimpse into institutional frustration and the emotional weight carried by those trying to turn the promise of transitional justice into reality—even when progress has been painfully slow.