Zuma Foundation calls Khampepe ruling a ‘narrow loss’ as fight shifts to Saps and JSC
The Jacob Zuma Foundation has described the Constitutional Court’s split ruling on retired Justice Sisi Khampepe’s recusal as a “narrow loss”, saying the 4‑4 divide reflects the seriousness of the former president’s concerns – and warning that the matter now escalates to criminal and judicial complaints.
Zuma and another former president, Thabo Mbeki, failed in their latest attempt to have Khampepe removed as chairperson of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) cases inquiry after the ConCourt dismissed their review application on Monday, 31 August 2026.
Legal challenge The legal challenge followed a ruling by the Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg that dismissed Zuma and Mbeki’s bid to have Khampepe recused from a commission of inquiry established to probe the political suppression of investigations and prosecutions of apartheid-era crimes outlined in the TRC report.
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