Apartheid Victims Say Ramaphosa Puts Party Before Country.

The article focuses on allegations by victims of apartheid-era crimes that South African President Cyril Ramaphosa sought to protect his party, the African National Congress (ANC), by requesting a judge’s recusal from an inquiry into political interference in prosecutions. The inquiry addresses claims that successive ANC-led governments, including those of former Presidents Thabo Mbeki and Jacob Zuma, failed to pursue cases recommended by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) in the early 2000s. Both Mbeki and Zuma have sought the recusal of Justice Sisi Khampepe, a former TRC commissioner, from the inquiry, which Ramaphosa did not oppose, citing concerns about the impact on victims seeking closure. The dispute centers on accusations of deliberate obstruction of justice and possible secret deals with apartheid-era officials. [Extracted from the article]