South Africa’s Constitutional Court dismisses a request by former presidents Jacob Zuma and Thabo Mbeki to have Justice Sisi Khampepe removed from involvement in a Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) inquiry. Multiple outlets report the ruling as an outright loss for the two applicants.
The requests are linked to allegations that Justice Khampepe is biased or has a conflict of interest, prompting calls for her recusal from the TRC-related process. The outlets describe the court’s decision consistently, while differing only in emphasis and phrasing around the parties’ motivations and the fact that the bid is rejected.
