MR GERBER
Honourable Commission, I have been in prison for 3 1/2  years in a single cell.  I've had enough time to ponder the matter.  We listened to statements made by our President  which strongly supports reconciliation.  I have  a lot of remorse in my heart today.  I don't know if Samuel Ranaka's mother is here today, but I want to apologise this morning, I want to hold out my hand to her and say I am sorry.  I am sorry for what I have done.   Samuel had a lot of opportunities.  I often told him and his colleagues  that  they were playing with fire but they wouldn't listen, they
just continued with what they were doing.   I would like to extend my hand this morning and to ask forgiveness and reconciliation.  But that's not all.  I also want  to apologise to my family from where I am sitting here this morning.  I want to apologise for everything that I have done to them.  I remarried.  I actually forgot to mention that I remarried and my wife has supported me throughout  under very difficult circumstances.  We had many threatening  calls.  I had to sell my big house whilst  I was  in  prison.  And I want to say them thank you.  And  to all my colleagues and friends, all those  whom I disappointed, I  would like to apologise  as well.
	I would like  to ask that other people in my position, they might perhaps not be in prison, but outside, I want to say to them that only a small part of what actually took  place has been disclosed to the public and to the world  at  large, but nobody has actually spoken about the assaults  and attempts on us and our lives, how we were intimidated, shot at, houses burnt down and the terrible battle which we  had to fight as well.  And for that reason  I appeal to everybody out there to come forward and to tell the Commission where things went wrong so that there can be reconciliation in this country.    They say that stress kills and causes you to kill, but nobody talks about how  stress  kills you as a person.