In a broad sense, the TRC was a success because it healed the nation of South Africa while simultaneously healing individuals. It did this by providing a forum through which people could proactively address the past in order to move forward. This process helped meet the needs of the victims, offenders, and nation.

Desmond Tutu was a South African Anglican archbishop who is known for his opposition to apartheid in South Africa, for which he received the Nobel Prize for Peace in 1984.

Desmond Tutu and the TRC A year after the attainment of majority rule, Archbishop Desmond Tutu was appointed chairman of the TRC. Its jurisdiction included providing support and reparation to victims and their families, and compiling a full and objective record of the effects of apartheid on South African society.

Truth and Reconciliation Commission, South Africa (TRC), courtlike body established by the new South African government in 1995 to help heal the country and bring about a reconciliation of its people by uncovering the truth about human rights violations that had occurred during the period of apartheid.

What do the details in “Let South Africa Show the World How to Forgive” suggest is the main reason that Desmond Tutu admires Nelson Mandela? After Nelson Mandela went to jail he was able to be forgiving and even forgive his improsener and start a reconciliation.

What is the main point Tutu makes in paragraph 13? People need to learn how to forgive others instead of always being angry and want to revenge.

According to Desmond Tutu at the beginning of “Let South Africa Show the World How to Forgive,” just a few years earlier what did most people think would happen in South Africa? There would be a widespread bloodbath. It was democratic. It has been chosen by God to show that forgiveness is possible in an unlikely place.

This speech by Desmond Tutu provides students with an example of how a nation worked toward forgiveness and reconciliation as it moved beyond its segregated past. restorative justice work well together because we as people are all interconnected.

Desmond Tutu 1931– If an elephant has its foot on the tail of a mouse and you say that you are neutral, the mouse will not appreciate your neutrality.

the Union of South Africa

Cape Town is the second largest city in South Africa and one of the nation’s cultural and economic centers. Before the arrival of Europeans, the area was inhabited by San and Khoikhoi peoples.

The first European settlement in southern Africa was established by the Dutch East India Company in Table Bay (Cape Town) in 1652. Created to supply passing ships with fresh produce, the colony grew rapidly as Dutch farmers settled to grow crops.

Jan van Riebeeck

The San tribe

Bafokeng tribe