Media Summary: We're coming to the end of our programme. But before we go: the poignant story of a mother, her missing son and the unexpected ... 'They got my hands and my eye but they didn't get my most powerful weapon, my tongue.' This is the story of Michael Lapsley. Jonathan Shapiro is one of South Africa's most respected cartoonists ever. Under the name 'Zapiro,' his work can be seen every ...
Trc Episode 05 Part 06 - Detailed Analysis & Overview
We're coming to the end of our programme. But before we go: the poignant story of a mother, her missing son and the unexpected ... 'They got my hands and my eye but they didn't get my most powerful weapon, my tongue.' This is the story of Michael Lapsley. Jonathan Shapiro is one of South Africa's most respected cartoonists ever. Under the name 'Zapiro,' his work can be seen every ... Repression in the Eastern Cape had always been more severe than elsewhere. The Commission was confronted with more ... The Truth Commission celebrated its first birthday this month. The Commission will only finish its task with a report to the President ... An Amnesty Committee hearing is a legal process, but it is not a court of law. The hordes of attorneys and advocates who have ...
We have seen much truth and many deeply touching scenes of reconciliation between victims, survivors and perpetrators the last ... The Commission has made significant progress towards finding the truth as far as the past actions of the liberation movements, ... After the clampdown of the 1986 state of emergency the battle in KaNyamazane continued. This time however the security forces ... The legal battles between the Truth Commission and police officers will continue this coming week. From the Special Report team, ... There is a danger that truth commissioners and the public could start suffering from torture fatigue. At every sitting of the ... Some amnesty applicants suffer from severe post-traumatic stress disorder,. This results in memory lapses.
Former SADF soldiers make angry statements about amnesty and the Amnesty applications have been received from unexpected quarters. Some of the prominent ANC members who applied for ...
