South Africa’s Inquiry Into Apartheid-Era Crimes Stalled Amid Legal Maneuvers—What Does This Mean for Justice?

South Africa’s latest attempt to reckon with its apartheid past has hit a significant roadblock, as an official inquiry into alleged interference by Black-led governments in apartheid-era crime investigations was postponed on its very first day. This delay exposes a troubling pattern of evasion that risks deepening the wounds left by decades of injustice.Why Delay When Justice Is Overdue?President Cyril Ramaphosa ordered this inquiry in April following relentless pressure from families of apartheid victims demanding prosecutions that have yet to materialize. The fact that an investigation meant to deliver truth and justice faces immediate legal objections begs the question: whose...