South Africa’s historic apartheid crimes inquiry postponed amid legal challenge

A landmark inquiry into whether South Africa’s post-apartheid governments obstructed investigations of apartheid-era crimes was abruptly postponed on its opening day Monday, delayed by a legal challenge against one of the inquiry’s own lawyers.

The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) and the Justice Department objected to chief evidence leader Ishmael Semenya, arguing he was compromised due to his prior role in advising a prosecutorial…