By Simon Nare
President Cyril Ramaphosa on Tuesday launched housing assistance reparations for victims identified by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission at Sonkombo Sports Field in Ndwedwe, KwaZulu-Natal.
The launch marked the implementation of regulations enabling apartheid-era victims, verified through the TRC process, to receive state-funded housing support.
“We are marking this milestone almost exactly 30 years after the first public hearing of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission was held in East London on April 15, 1996,” Ramaphosa said.
“We remain determined to ensure that the work of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission is completed.”
He said Ndwedwe holds significant historical importance, having been among the areas in KwaZulu-Natal hardest hit by political violence in the late 1980s and early 1990s, with widespread displacement, destruction of property and loss of life.
Ramaphosa said the TRC’s final report recommended measures to restore the dignity of victims, including targeted housing support in
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