Tutu threat to quit over ANC abuses
Your support helps us to tell the story
From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.
At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.
The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political spectrum. And unlike many other quality news outlets, we choose not to lock Americans out of our reporting and analysis with paywalls. We believe quality journalism should be available to everyone, paid for by those who can afford it.
Your support makes all the difference.Archbishop Desmond Tutu threatened to resign from South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission if the ruling African National Congress refused to seek an amnesty for past human rights abuses.
Archbishop Tutu, a Nobel peace laureate and widely regarded as the country's moral conscience, piled pressure on to President Nelson Mandela's ANC, insisting publicly that it could not unilaterally declare itself blameless in the fight against white rule.
"If this position is accepted as ANC policy, we will then have to look for another chairperson," he said. The Archbishop lambasted the ANC's chief legal adviser, Mathews Phosa, for saying former ANC guerrillas did not need to ask for amnesty for bombings, shootings and other killings because their fight against apartheid was a "just struggle". Durban - Reuter
Join our commenting forum
Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies
Comments