REVIEW APPLICATION: CHAIRPERSON’S RECUSAL

RE: JACOB GEDLEYIHLEKISA ZUMA// THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE COMMISSION:

COMMISSIONER SISI KHAMPEPE & OTHERS –

CASE NO: 2026/ 026936

LATEST:

The application brought on behalf of former President Thabo Mbeki to the Constitutional Court.

1. Conditional Application for Leave to Appeal; and
2. Conditional Request for Consent in terms of section 47(1) of the Superior Courts Act 10 of 2013.
3. The annexures are as follows:

           ANNEXURES TMM 1-9

           ANNEXURE TMM10

          ANNEXURES TMM 11-14

          ANNEXURES TMM 15-20

          ANNEXURES TMM 21-28

          ANNEXURES TMM 29-32

          ANNEXURE TMM 33

          ANNEXURES TMM 34-43

   First Applicant’s Urgent Application for Leave to Appeal – 07.04.2026

MEDIA REPORTS:

Zuma heads to ConCourt after Khampepe inquiry bid is dismissed 

THE WITNESS: 08/04/2026  Lethu Nxumalo 

https://witness.co.za/news/2026/04/08/zuma-heads-to-concourt-after-khampepe-inquiry-bid-is-dismissed/

Zuma escalates Khampepe recusal fight to Constitutional Court 

Joburg (etc) 08 April 2026 By  zaghrah

https://www.joburgetc.com/news/zuma-khampepe-constitutional-court/

Zuma takes Khampepe recusal battle to Constitutional Court 

CITIZEN: 08 April 2026 by Faizel Patel

https://www.citizen.co.za/news/south-africa/courts/zuma-takes-khampepe-recusal-battle-constitutional-court/

Zuma, Mbeki take Khampepe removal fight to ConCourt 

ENCA: 08 April 2026 

https://www.enca.com/news-top-stories/zuma-mbeki-take-khampepe-removal-fight-concourt

TESTIMONIES:

1. 07 April 2026          Adv Mpshe
2. 08 April 2026          Adv Ntsebeza (POSTPONED)
3. 09 April 2026          I Cajee and
4. 10 April 2026          R Lalla

TRANSCRIPTS:

1. Judicial Commission of Inquiry into TRC- DAY 28 07-04-26
2. Judicial Commission of Inquiry into TRC- DAY 29 09-04-26
3. Judicial Commission of Inquiry into TRC- DAY 30 10-04-26

UPCOMING TIMETABLE:

1. 13 APRIL 2026         –      ADJOURNED
2. 14 APRIL 2026         –      FORMER MAJOR GENERAL (DR) JACOBS        

                                                       INDEX BUNDLE 1 – PC JACOBS AFFIDAVIT 

                                                       BUNDLE 1 PC Jacobs – Sworn affidavit (1)    

                                                      Supplementary affidavit – PC Jacobs

       3. 15 APRIL 2026          –     ADV BATOHI

       4. 16 APRIL 2026          –     ADV SINGH

        5. 17 APRIL 2026           –    ADV MHAGA 

MEDIA REPORTS:

‘Don’t interfere with the law’: Ramaphosa urged to address TRC prosecution delays

IOL:  13 April 2027 by Karabo Ngoepe

https://iol.co.za/news/politics/2026-04-13-dont-interfere-with-the-law-ramaphosa-urged-to-address-trc-prosecution-delays/

TRC Cases Inquiry | Former Top Cop Rejects Cover-Up Claims 

Y-FM 10 April 2026

http://TRC Cases Inquiry | Former Top Cop Rejects Cover-Up Claims

CALATA GROUP SEEKING TO CROSS EXAMINE RAYMAN LALLA AT TRC CASES INQUIRY 

ENCA: 10 April 2026

https://www.enca.com/news-top-stories/calata-group-seeking-cross-examine-rayman-lalla-trc-cases-inquiry

Emotional plea for justice: Ahmed Timol’s nephew calls for action on TRC cases 

ONGOING TRAUMA 

IOL: Karabo Ngoepe|P 10 April 2026

https://iol.co.za/thepost/news/2026-04-10-emotional-plea-for-justice-ahmed-timols-nephew-calls-for-action-on-trc-cases/

Timol family demands action from Ramaphosa on TRC delays 

CAPE TIMES: 10 April 2026 by Karabo Ngoepe

https://www.magzter.com/stories/newspaper/Cape-Times/TIMOL-FAMILY-DEMANDS-ACTION-FROM-RAMAPHOSA-ON-TRC-DELAYS

‘Step in, don’t interfere’: Timol family calls on Ramaphosa as TRC delays drag on 

STAR: 09April 2026 by Karabo Ngoepe

https://thestar.co.za/saturday-star/2026-04-09-step-in-dont-interfere-timol-family-calls-on-ramaphosa-as-trc-delays-drag-on/

TRC gaps leave Ahmed Timol case unresolved 

TIMESLIVE: 09 April 2026 by Koena Mashale

https://www.timeslive.co.za/politics/2026-04-09-trc-gaps-leave-ahmed-timol-case-unresolved/

The ‘big fish’ and the tea-time lie: New light on the Timol murder and the battle against state inertia 

IOL: 09 April 2026 by Karabo Ngoepe

https://iol.co.za/news/politics/2026-04-09-the-big-fish-and-the-tea-time-lie-new-light-on-the-timol-murder-and-the-battle-against-state-inertia/

Justice delayed is justice denied’: Cajee pushes for inquiry into NPA inaction

IOL: 09 April 2026 by Karabo Ngoepe

https://iol.co.za/news/politics/2026-04-09-justice-delayed-is-justice-denied-cajee-pushes-for-inquiry-into-npa-inaction/

Decades later, Ahmed Timol’s family pushes for answers as inquiry targets justice system delays 

JOBURG (ETC) 09 April 2026 by zagrah

https://www.joburgetc.com/news/ahmed-timol-justice-inquiry-npa/

‘Systemic Suppression’: New Affidavit Alleges NPA Shielded Timol’s Killers for Decades 

JOBURG (ETC) 09 April 2026 by Siraaj Phillips

https://www.joburgetc.com/news/ahmed-timol-murder-npa-failure-trc-cases/

Mpshe rejects political interference in TRC cases 

SABC: 07 April 2026

https://www.sabcnews.com/sabcnews/mpshe-rejects-political-interference-in-trc-cases/

President Ramaphosa launches TRC Housing Assistance Reparations