Author: Edwin Cleophas

In the aftermath of apartheid, South Africa embarked on a process of creating a “Truth and Reconciliation Commission.” This was a cosmetic procedure that looked like the real deal, but on closer inspection was just a mirage of attempted reconciliation, with half-truths and a lack of transformational power needed to move a nation beyond the hurt and trauma that occurred during the very volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous (VUCA) apartheid.