DR K NAIK
I cannot mention names, it is not easy. In the same way I wasn't sure whether I wanted to come before the TRC. I have debated, you know. We were briefed earlier and it was said that, you know, we would be protected in terms of mentioning names.  But if I mention names that could cause a lot of problems for me, and my family.  Why I say this is, some of my colleagues that had taught with me for
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a long time, had come and confided in me, and said you know, these individuals are saying to us watch out. One of my colleague, whom we used to Mr Tom Naidoo, he was subsequently in Natal, he was waiting for this promotion to come.  When he got transferred he came to see me and said look, you know, had you got the promotion, I would have been convinced that you were working for security branch. On these bases and he then mentioned who had actually said these things. So I am actually quite, it is not perception, it is something that I am actually quite convinced that this was said by one or two individuals.
 Thank God that he came to see me and he said to me that look, I am actually quite convinced you weren't. But I said why did you doubt me? I mean, we were colleagues together. He said no, but had you actually got promotion as vice-principal at Roodepoort, we would have then actually made a deduction that you were working for them.
 Now I have actually also documentary evidence here with me that shows me that I was actually overlooked for the position. Sometimes the teachers,  I mean, I used to be on the panel of examiners that went to examine practical work. And the chief there actually always referred to me as "tronkvoeltjie". I mean, you could see that you were being tortured. I mean, you had to live with it. Luckily, I had some break where I went to the college and subsequently I got a job at university and that was actually a catharrsis for me.  That was actually, being at Wits I think you know, was a healing process.  But nevertheless, in your subconscious mind what had happened is not something that you are going to be able to wipe out.
 So I must also thank you for giving me this opportunity KRUGERSDORP HEARING TRC/GAUTENG
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of saying things in public. I mean, that was actually in my mind, but it was not shared by people, and people didn't believe you.  I have got documentary evidence.