Victims of apartheid-related violence and atrocities will spend another black Christmas this year as they wait in vain for reparation and compensation. This is despite the fact that the President’s Fund — established in 2003 under President Thabo Mbeki and ring-fenced to compensate apartheid victims and has since accumulated over R1bn — lie in government coffers unused. The fund was established in terms of the Promotion of National Unity and Reconciliation Act, also commonly known as the TRC Act. According to the compensation arrangement of TRC, if you sustained minor injuries during torture or violence during this period, you were to receive R17,000 per year. Those who sustained major injuries qualified for R24,000 per annum. Many apartheid victims – some identified by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) to receive compensation – have not received a cent, more than 20 years after the (TRC) process completed its work. Victims say many of their peers and comrades have died ...
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