The High Court in Pretoria has dismissed, with costs, President Cyril Ramaphosa and the government’s application to halt a constitutional damages case against them.
The case centres on government’s alleged role in obstructing the investigation and prosecution of apartheid-era crimes that were referred by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) to the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA).
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Families of Victims Demand Long-Awaited Justice
Families and survivors of apartheid-era human rights abuses brought the matter forward, arguing they had been denied justice for more than two decades. Ramaphosa and the State requested a stay of proceedings until the outcome of the TRC Cases Inquiry.
However, the court, in its 3 October 2025 ruling, held that these families have a right to see their case finally resolved after such a long wait.
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In a strongly worded judgement, the court noted the irony of the State’s actions, stating: it was “ironic that the government, which is the sole cause of this delay, is seeking the court to sanction yet another delay without pointing to any tangible benefit that will be achieved by the delay.”
Concluding its ruling, the court said it was not in the interests of justice to grant a stay of proceedings.
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