On 20 January 2025, twenty-five survivors and families of victims who were forcibly disappeared or killed during South Africa’s fight for democracy filed a court application against the President and the government. They are seeking constitutional damages for the political suppression of the apartheid-era cases referred to the National Prosecuting Authority following the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC).
Following negotiations between the parties, on 29 May 2025, President Ramaphosa formally established a commission of inquiry. It is chaired by retired Constitutional Court Justice Sisi Khampepe, with retired Judge President Frans Diale Kgomo and Advocate Andrea Gabriel SC as commissioners.
