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David Forbes

David Forbes is an independent filmmaker, writer, artist, photographer, tour guide and political and social commentator. The views expressed here are his own.

Latest Work

Families of apartheid-era victims take Ramaphosa, ministers to court over ‘suppressed’ TRC cases

JUSTICE DELAYED

23 January 2025

Families of apartheid-era victims take Ramaphosa, ministers to court over ‘suppressed’ TRC cases

By David Forbes

8 min

Thabo Mbeki’s claim that ‘we never interfered’ in prosecuting TRC cases ignores the facts

APARTHEID PROSECUTIONS ANALYSIS

27 March 2024

Thabo Mbeki’s claim that ‘we never interfered’ in prosecuting TRC cases ignores the facts

By David Forbes

14 min

Veterans seeking apartheid reparations finally force meeting with minister, but come away with nothing – again

GALELA CAMPAIGN

11 May 2022

Veterans seeking apartheid reparations finally force meeting with minister, but come away with nothing – again

By David Forbes

5 min

Former apartheid-era Security Branch officers charged with crimes against humanity

WHEELS OF JUSTICE

24 November 2021

Former apartheid-era Security Branch officers charged with crimes against humanity

By David Forbes

5 min

OPINIONISTA

23 November 2021

FW de Klerk was the biggest risk-taker of them all, gambling the future of South Africa to create a legacy for himself

By David Forbes

7 min

OPINIONISTA

27 October 2021

Alec Baldwin’s fatal shooting of Halyna Hutchins was an accident waiting to happen

By David Forbes

6 min

Marikana: The unfolding of a never-ending tragedy

DM168 COMMEMORATION

14 August 2021

Marikana: The unfolding of a never-ending tragedy

By David Forbes

12 min

The secret ‘Pact of Forgetting’ and the suppression of post-TRC prosecutions

D168 POLITRIX

24 July 2021

The secret ‘Pact of Forgetting’ and the suppression of post-TRC prosecutions

By David Forbes

5 min

Death in apartheid detention: Verdict eagerly awaited after Neil Aggett inquest ends

DM168 REFLECTION

12 July 2021

Death in apartheid detention: Verdict eagerly awaited after Neil Aggett inquest ends

By David Forbes

7 min

Apartheid perpetrators: Security cop fails to obtain a stay of prosecution for the murder of Ahmed Timol

DAILY MAVERICK 168

29 June 2021

Apartheid perpetrators: Security cop fails to obtain a stay of prosecution for the murder of Ahmed Timol

By David Forbes

6 min

Arts sector in crisis as money goes missing and leadership flounders

STAGE FRIGHT

19 June 2021

Arts sector in crisis as money goes missing and leadership flounders

By David Forbes

6 min

Post-TRC prosecutions: ANC’s 'silent abuse' is a betrayal of the struggle against apartheid and its martyrs

DAILY MAVERICK 168

3 June 2021

Post-TRC prosecutions: ANC’s 'silent abuse' is a betrayal of the struggle against apartheid and its martyrs

By David Forbes

11 min

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Latest Work

Families of apartheid-era victims take Ramaphosa, ministers to court over ‘suppressed’ TRC cases

Thabo Mbeki’s claim that ‘we never interfered’ in prosecuting TRC cases ignores the facts

Veterans seeking apartheid reparations finally force meeting with minister, but come away with nothing – again

Former apartheid-era Security Branch officers charged with crimes against humanity

FW de Klerk was the biggest risk-taker of them all, gambling the future of South Africa to create a legacy for himself

Alec Baldwin’s fatal shooting of Halyna Hutchins was an accident waiting to happen

Marikana: The unfolding of a never-ending tragedy

The secret ‘Pact of Forgetting’ and the suppression of post-TRC prosecutions

Death in apartheid detention: Verdict eagerly awaited after Neil Aggett inquest ends

Apartheid perpetrators: Security cop fails to obtain a stay of prosecution for the murder of Ahmed Timol

Arts sector in crisis as money goes missing and leadership flounders

Post-TRC prosecutions: ANC’s 'silent abuse' is a betrayal of the struggle against apartheid and its martyrs