THE recent capture of the Bosnian Serb war leader and general Ratko Mladic and the declaration of his being fit to stand trial for war crimes, most notably Srebrenica in 1995, has brought with it its own irony.

More than 100 South Africans laid wreaths on gravestones today to mark the 50th anniversary of the massacre that became a turning point in the anti-apartheid struggle and drew world condemnation of the racist government.