Whereas the South African public has politically come through a process of Truth and Reconciliation in the post-apartheid democratic dispensation, the church in its public responsibility has to ask itself what the implication of this political process is for our society. Did the TRC process achieve...
This article presents some of the key findings of the Southern African Reconciliation Project (SARP). The SARP was a collaborative research project involving five Southern African NGOs in Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, and Zimbabwe. It examined how the concept of reconciliation was under...
The South African legal holiday known as the Day of Reconciliation was established on December 16, 1838, in commemoration of the victory of the Voortrekkers over Dingane (also spelled Dingaan) and the Zulus. It was formerly called Day of the Covenant. The "covenant" it refers to is the ...
MTHATHA, South Africa, Dec. 16 (Xinhua) -- President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Sunday the just and equitable resolution of the land question is crucial to reconciliation in South Africa. Land reform is inextricably tied to nation building and is key to furthering reconciliation in the country, ...
Holidays in South Africa 2025 Holidays in South Africa 2026 Is Day of Reconciliation a Public Holiday? Day of Reconciliation is a public holiday. It is a day off for the general population, and schools and most businesses are closed. Day of Reconciliation Observances Showing: Year Weekday Dat...
Peace and Reconciliation Day holiday celebration and observances in Mozambique Calendar. When is & how many days until Peace and Reconciliation Day in 2024?
December 16th is also the founding date of Umkhonto We Sizwe, the armed wing of the African National Congress, co-founded by Nelson Mandela in 1961 in the wake of the Sharpeville massacre. With the advent of democracy in South Africa, December 16th retained its status as a public holiday ...
The Effectiveness of South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission This article empirically assesses the effectiveness of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) of South Africa as perceived by three ethnic groups in... Jay,A.,Vora,... - 《Journal of Black Studies》 被引量: 19发表:...
The current article looks into the role that the legal profession, i.e. the judiciary, the bar and the non-governmental organisations, has played in the notorious case of the South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC). It draws on the systems analysis of political life by David ...
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishˌTruth and Reconciliˈation Comˌmission, the(abbrev.the TRC)inSouthAfrica, a group of people that waschosenby thegovernmentto find out thetruthaboutcrimescommitted(commit) during the time ofapartheid, in order to help the people of South Africa...