BONGANI FINCA
We thank you Miss Maya.  Before we start with our hearing, it is our tradition that we have a moment of silence to remember the people that we will be talking about, the people who died.  I would request the people to stand up to give that respect.
 We remember Zongezile Patrick Mfazwe, Rocky James, John Vuyisile Mboya, Simphiwe Khethwa, Nobeki Mbalula, Ayanda Mzati, Peter Rapudi, Vuyani Douze, Thembile Mejane, Themba Richard Grootboom.  
 May their souls rest in peace, may the Lord give them His light.  
 As usual we will now hand over.  Just before I do that, I will introduce our panel today.  We have Commissioners and Committee members of the Eastern Cape.  From my far left, we have Mrs June Crichton, who is coming from Port Elizabeth, who used to work for the Black Sash.  She was in the forefront in the Anglican Church Congregation.  She is now 
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a member of the Committee called the Human Rights Violations.
 On my left I have Reverend Xundu.  I think the people of Cradock know him.  Most of the funerals here, he used to be there, he used to attend those funerals.  You will remember in the funeral of the Cradock four, he was participating as an Officiating Minister.  He is an Anglican Church Reverend, and one of the prominent activists that were coming from the church here in the  Eastern Cape.
 On my right I have Miss Tiny Maya, she is an attorney,  She is from Umtata where she was working as an attorney.  She was practising as an attorney, she was also a prominent member in the organisations of attorneys dealing with Human Rights.  She is also a member of the Human Rights Violations Committee.
 On my far right, I have Mr Ntsiki Sandi.  He is also an attorney.  He is from Grahamstown.  He was working on the border, he was working with the organisations of the attorneys that were actually dealing with Human Rights.  I am Bongani Finca from Alice.  We are the members of this panel today.  Dr Alex Boraine, who is the Secretary of the Commission, he actually phoned me this morning greeting us because he is an acting Chairperson of this Commission as the Bishop is still sick at the moment.
 He is also wishing us success, he is not here but he is with us in prayer.  We are going to start.