Thabo Mbeki takes the stand at the Khampepe Commission on blocked apartheid-era prosecutions

Thabo Mbeki takes the stand at the Khampepe Commission on blocked apartheid-era prosecutions

Former President Thabo Mbeki appears before the Khampepe Commission investigating alleged political suppression of apartheid-era prosecutions referred by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. In this briefing: government weighs multibillion-rand fuel relief as nationwide shutdown calls arrive; a projected tax revenue overrun gives Enoch Godongwana fiscal room ahead of the mini-budget; and UCT secures a Google grant to develop an artificial intelligence tool matching therapeutics to African genetics.

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Testimony alleged an informal non-prosecution pact between African National Congress leadership and apartheid generals.

Thabo Mbeki denied executive interference, blaming prosecutorial inertia for halted apartheid-era criminal cases.

Inland petrol prices surged past thirty rand per litre, triggering national shutdown threats from civil groups.

A tax windfall of up to seventy billion rand is narrowing the national budget deficit.

The electoral commission is reprinting ballots to restore one hundred and eighty-one disqualified candidates.

A one-point-six million dollar grant will fund artificial intelligence matching medicines to African genetics.

In this episode
  1. 01Intro1 min
  2. 02Thabo Mbeki takes the stand at the Khampepe Commission on blocked apartheid-era prosecutions: The Evidence and The Accusations3 min
  3. 03Thabo Mbeki takes the stand at the Khampepe Commission on blocked apartheid-era prosecutions: The Legal Battle and What Follows2 min
  4. 04Government weighs multibillion-rand fuel relief as shutdown day arrives1 min
  5. 05Tax windfall of up to R70bn gives Godongwana room ahead of Wednesday's mini-budget1 min
  6. 06Where things stand1 min
  7. 07UCT wins Google grant to build AI tool matching medicines to African genetics2 min
  8. 08Outro1 min
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