CHAIRPERSON
Counsel for three of the applicants and the Leader of Evidence of the TRC and Mr Christo Nel, who appears for the other applicants, came to see us in chambers.  We are informed that the dependants and the family of the deceased would like a little more time.  They have not had legal representation, but they'll only be consulting with their legal representative during the course of the day and that it may not be proper for us to proceed.
	Mr Visser also indicated that he would like to prepare a document to be handed in and if he is allowed time to do so, in the long run we may save some time and we might finish these proceedings more quickly if he's allowed to prepare that document and hand it in.
	Mr Nel appears and is ready to proceed in respect of one of his clients, but indicated that he would be quite pleased if he is allowed time to prepare adequately and consult with his other client.  Before walking in here I was handed a fax which is addressed to me from a firm of attorneys, Strydom Britz, on behalf of one of the applicants, Mr Frans Hendrik Labuschagne.  It appears from this document that he is at present having some difficulties with receiving adequate instructions from the South African Police Services, and that because of that he is not available to represent his client, Mr Labuschagne, at today's hearing and he asks that the application should be postponed until his problems are sorted out.
	Requests for postponements causes a great deal of inconvenience to all those who are ready and available to proceed, apart from the fact that financial considerations are also involved in that the resources of the TRC are not unlimited and we are mindful of this situation and where possible we would like to begin with and finish these applications as soon as we can.
	However, in the light of the representations that have been made to me and to my fellow Members of my Committee, we have agreed that we will not proceed with these applications today and that we will make a beginning at half past nine tomorrow morning.  
	Now I do not know whether the victims, the dependants can follow what I have said, but I trust that our Leader of Evidence will take the necessary steps to convey this to them and also to ensure that whatever consultations they are requiring with their counsel takes place today and is not delayed and held tomorrow morning, because we are going to make a beginning at half past nine tomorrow and if they haven't had enough time to consult with their clients, they will have to do that during the course of the day, but we are definitely going to make a beginning.
	Insofar as the letter which I have received from Strydom Britz, we will communicate with him and if his client is not available we can't hold up these proceedings until his client becomes available and we are going to proceed with the remainder of the applicants, who are entitled to have their matter heard and disposed of as expeditiously as possible.  
	Accordingly, I have decided that we are now going to adjourn these proceedings and we'll begin at half past nine tomorrow morning.