BONGANI FINCA
We have you here in this hearing.  I must also thank you for the way you handled us yesterday.
 And even your resounding attendance and your respect that you awarded to us because - and you showed that you see the seriousness of this work whereby we have to listen to the painful things that happened to the people during the times of repression.
 Once more these witnesses here in front of us are going to give their evidence to this Commission and we hope that you are once more going to show the respect to them as they come forward.
 I will also like to extend and convey a message from Archbishop Reverend Desmond Tutu, who is the Chairman of this Commission.  He has said that due to his involvement somewhere, he is unable to be present here with us, but he would like to say to all of you especially to the witnesses, his greetings and he cares so much about whatever you have to say to this Commission.
 Let me once more introduce to you this panel of my colleagues who work with me in this hearing in Duncan Village and we are a part of the main Commission though we are based here in the Eastern Cape.
 Firstly I would like to introduce to you on my extreme left, Adv Sandi who has taken a long time working and learning a lot about the Human Right issues and he even had 
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to go to Universities abroad and therefor his name came up as one of the people to form this Commission.  He hails from Grahamstown and he helps people who want to get assistance whenever they have some serious cases.  Thank you.
 Next to me here the lady seated next to me is June Crichton.  She comes from work as an activist for Human Rights issues as a member of BLACK SASH and also as an active member of the Anglican Church.  There was a time when she was away from our region because of ill health, she has recently returned to rejoin the work of our region.  We are delighted to have her, she comes from Port Elizabeth, June Crichton.
 Next to me we have a lady - with her experience by the name of Tiny Maya who hails from Umtata and who has been working for the Black Lawyers' Association during the time of oppression.  At the time they were this law that has made it possible that there should be this Commission.  Dulah Omar sent out some lawyer's to the overseas countries to go and observe what happens during the transitional period, so Mr Maya was one of those people who was sent overseas to go and observe and get some more information in preparation for this.  
 Next to Ms Maya we've got a young man there who is - comes from Port Elizabeth.  As you can see he is quite young, and he is Revd Xundu, who is one who has had great contribution during our struggle in this country.  And his leadership is well known in the country.  He has worked for a long time in Transkei during the Mtanzima regime, being arrested and locked in and I would have to take care of his family during his absence.  He again moved on to Lamontville in Natal such that he narrowly escaped death, but he is 
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presently based in Port Elizabeth - one of the most outstanding leaders of our people through the time of struggle.  He is a member of the Reparation and Rehabilitation Committee, thank you.
 So I happen to be the head of all these distinguished people which has made it possible for this region to progress because these are stable people and people who are rooted in this community.
 We are then going to start with our work on this last day here in Duncan Village by listening to and focusing on the massacre that occurred on the three days from the 10th to the 12th of August in 1985, which erupted from the funeral of Griffiths, of Ms Victoria Mxenge's funeral.  
 With intention that we are going to be through with that and after lunch, we shall therefor listen to cases of Human Rights Violation, with intention to finish up by four o'clock.  We shall now hand over to Tiny Maya.