Human Rights
When a police van hit and killed our child
This is a shortened transcript of a witness testimony given at the Khayelitsha Commission last week.
Transcript from Khayelitsha Commission of Inquiry
News | 3 February 2014
Witness alleges police accepted bribe in murder case
While testifying today at the Khayelitsha Commission, a witness stated she believes the officer investigating the murder of her son accepted a bribe to stop his investigation.
Adam Armstrong
News | 30 January 2014
Brave women and burnt-out cops
Funeka Soldaat told the Khayelitsha Commission of Inquiry how she had been raped by a group of young men because she is a lesbian. She testified that she is a survivor of "corrective rape".
Adam Armstrong
News | 29 January 2014
The week in political activism
This week we cover Corruption Watch, the Khayelitsha Commission of Inquiry and protests over the National Student Financial Aid Scheme.
Brent Meersman
News | 29 January 2014
Principals describe hardships of running schools in Khayelitsha
Principals of two Khayelitsha schools gave testimony at the Khayelitsha Commission yesterday. They explained how crime affected their institutions.
Adam Armstrong
News | 29 January 2014
“Police do not care” - chilling testimony at Khayelitsha Commission
Malwande Msongelwa found her brother dead at a bus-stop near her house. He had been stabbed. She called the emergency number, 10111. There was no response.
Adam Armstrong
News | 28 January 2014
Commissioner klaps SAPS for inefficiency
At the Khayelitsha Commission of Inquiry, the morning got off to a rocky start for the SAPS legal counsel with Chairperson Justice Kate O’Regan again verbally reprimanding them.
Adam Armstrong
News | 27 January 2014
Most of Khayelitsha is policeable
At the Khayelitsha Commission of Inquiry, Phumeza Mlungwana has given evidence.
Adam Armstrong
News | 27 January 2014
Harrowing testimony about vigilante killing
This morning the Khayelitsha Commission of Inquiry heard disturbing accounts of vigilante justice.
Adam Armstrong
News | 24 January 2014