In May 2008 South African President Thabo Mbeki commissioned four retired South African generals to visit Zimbabwe and report back on the violence that swallowed parts of the country in the wake of that country’s March 2008 presidential elections. The South African History Archive and the Southern African Centre for the Survivors of Torture now are petitioning the Pretoria High Court to force the government to release their report. It is difficult to imagine any justification for keeping such a document — and all supporting materials — under wraps.
