Main Findings Of Commission

It endorsed the international law position that apartheid was a crime against humanity.

It endorsed the international law position that apartheid was a crime against humanity.

It found former president P.W. Botha, President Nelson Mandela's former wife Winnie Madikizela-Mandela and Inkatha Freedom Party leader Mangosuthu Buthelezi accountable for gross human rights violations.

It found the former apartheid government, the ruling African National Congress and other opposition groups guilty of gross human rights violations during the apartheid era.

It found most South African businesses benefited from apartheid, committed human rights violations and should assist in redressing apartheid's legacy of poverty through a wealth tax.

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It recommended prosecution of those responsible where amnesty had not been sought or had been denied.