COMMISSIONER
Mrs Mbotiwe and Mr Mbotiwe, we thank you both very much for coming here today.  Like many other witnesses who have given evidence, not only today, but in other areas of this province, and indeed in other areas of the country, you have told us about the death of a child, and one thing that we in this Commission have learnt from people like you, and other people around the country, that it is a terrible thing for a parent to have to bury a child, and we extend our deep sympathies to you.  And we are very glad that you could come here together, and sit here together and tell us that story, and we hope that is of some comfort to you.
Again, like other witnesses, you have told us about the close co-operation at the time between the KwaZulu Police in Umlazi and senior members of the IFP like Mr Sabelo and Mr Shozi, and those names have been mentioned by many other witnesses, and we've heard of this close co-operation between the police and the IFP not only in Umlazi, but in many other areas of Natal, such as KwaMashu, Port Shepstone, Imbali, Popomeni, Trust Feeds, and other areas.  And, as I have said earlier today, that political party must accept a very large measure of responsibility for this, and for the terrible human misery and suffering that resulted from this alliance, and your son was a victim of that.
So we again extend our sympathies to you and thank you very much for coming in, telling us that story.  It gives us a clear picture of what was happening in Umlazi at that time, and this is important when we write our report at the end of our period of office.  So we thank you again and wish you well as you go.  Thank you very much.