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Pardons ruling a measure of comfort (06.05.2009)

By Faranaaz Parker. At a press conference held in Cape Town yesterday, families of the victims of the 1996 Worcester bombing, in which six people died and 65 were injured, expressed their ...

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Court Clears Way for Prosecution of Cases from Apartheid Era in South Africa (05.05.09)

Comfort Ero, Cape Town A court decision today confirming the obligation of prosecutors in South Africa to investigate cases from the apartheid era, especially those involving persons who have been denied ...

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No thanks to the opposition for brake on special pardons (03.05.09)

By Rebecca Murdoch and Hugo van der Merwe The High Court’s ruling this week interdicting the President from granting pardons in terms of the special dispensation for political pardons raises important questions ...

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Justice must be seen to be done (02.05.2009)

The granting of presidential pardons for political prisioners is on ice for now. Several civil society organisations were granted a temporary interdict by the Pretoria High Court this week, stopping President Kgalema ...

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Freeze on pardons 'a victory' (29.04.2009)

By ILSE DE LANGEJOHANNESBURG - An interim North Gauteng High Court order freezing the granting of presidential pardons for politically motivated apartheid-era crimes was yesterday welcomed as a “massive victory for freedom ...

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Forgiveness under a veil of secrecy. (25.04.2009)

By Jann Turner The special pardons process is failing the victims of the crimes committed by those seeking the pardons, writes JANN TURNER MAY 1 marks the 20th anniversary of the assassination of activist ...

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