KHOZA MGOJO
... About their torture.  We praise their courage.  There are so many who have been threatened and who are still scared to come before the Commission and testify, but you have come to tell all your stories.  We wish the Lord could help you, give you strength and power and also bless you.  We also welcome the relatives of those who have come to testify, as well as members of the community, who have come to support those who have come to testify, to come and hear the making of the history of the new South Africa.  You will also relate to your children and generations to come and tell them that you were part of the making of that history.  It means you have also taken part in the making of the history and we thank you for your undying support.  Some are working, some are attending school or are students, but you have dedicated your time to these proceedings, to come and give yourselves as to what happened in the past, the reasons why such things happened in the past.  We thank you very much.  I shall hand over to my colleague, Richard Lyster, to also say a few words.  Yesterday I forgot to introduce my colleagues.  On my extreme left is one of the Committee members in Durban.  She is a member of the Human Rights Violations Committee.  On my left is also my colleague.  We are both Commissioners in KwaZulu/Natal, as well as the Free State.  He is an attorney and his name is Richard Lyster.  He was an attorney for Human Rights in Durban before he joined this Commission.  I am Reverend Dr Mgojo.  I was lecturing some priests from the Methodist Church.  Now, I'm in Durban and just working before I retire.  There was a Professor Magwaza yesterday, but she has gone to Cape Town to attend a meeting, sub-committee of the communications.  We are very sorry that the number has gone down, but we shall try to do our best.  Now I call upon Brother Mr Lyster.