{
  "id": 9624203,
  "title": "TRC ROULETTE : I saw nothing, heard nothing, former justice minister Jeff Radebe tells TRC inquiry",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/trc-roulette-i-saw-nothing-heard-nothing-former-justice-minister-jeff",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-24T20:46:40.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Maverick",
    "slug": "daily-maverick",
    "url": "https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-09-24-i-saw-nothing-heard-nothing-former-justice-minister-jeff-radebe-tells-inquiry/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Former Justice Minister Jeff Radebe testified before the Khampepe Commission that he was unaware of any informal agreements or formal processes aimed at halting apartheid-era prosecutions during his tenure as minister from 2009 to 2014. Radebe, who chaired the high-level Justice, Crime Prevention and Security Cabinet cluster during the early 2000s, emphasized that his focus was primarily on the economic cluster. He testified that he was only aware of formal state negotiations and the statutory TRC process. Radebe also recounted his involvement in Umkhonto weSizwe operations and his subsequent application for amnesty, which he received. He explained that the ANC's approach to handling apartheid-era crimes involved both formal state processes and \"informal negotiations\" alongside legislative and executive policy initiatives. The inquiry highlighted several delayed prosecutions, including the Pebco Three case, where former apartheid-era Security Branch members were responsible for the abduction, murder, and burning of three Black Civic Organisations members in 1985. Despite opposition from the families, the perpetrators were initially denied amnesty and later charged in 2004, but legal proceedings were stalled. Radebe admitted he could recall no specific executive intervention to address the delays, citing his cluster's vast portfolio and focus on major structural reforms.",
  "summary": "Former justice minister Jeff Radebe tells the Khampepe Commission he knew nothing about alleged deals halting apartheid-era prosecutions and recalls no intervention over delayed cases.",
  "key_points": [
    "Radebe focused on economic cluster, not justice cluster",
    "ANC handled apartheid-era crimes through formal state processes and informal negotiations"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}