Billions in South African Apartheid Reparations Left Unspent, Survivors Ignored SouthAfrica
The President's Fund, established by the Promotion of National Unity and Reconciliation Act of 1995, is mandated to make reparations to victims of human rights abuses under apartheid. Over the past five years, the Fund has received U.S.$30.3 million in investment revenue but only disbursed U.S.$5.6 million in reparations. The fund has grown by more than U.S.$17 million since March 2018.
The Truth and Reconciliation Commission, set up in 1995 through the Promotion of National Unity and Reconciliation Act, was tasked with identifying and verifying victims of apartheid who should receive reparations. A list of victims of gross human rights violations was drawn up in 2003, and according to the Department of Justice, 17,416 people received a once-off payment of U.S.$1,715.
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