MR MOKGATLE
It was very difficult for us by that time.  I don't know whether I would be allowed to explain a bit regarding our struggle here in Phokeng.  We tried by all means, we as the Baphokeng tribe, trying to get the government to solve our problems which we had, as the Baphokeng tribe.  I still remember, if I remember well on the 10th of July 1990, we wrote a letter to President FW de Klerk and we said in the letter please come and talk to the Bophuthatswana Government, so that we, as we try to meet him as the Baphokeng tribe, he must attend to our needs or to the call, and the central Government, that is that these things are now so much developed, we don't understand them any more.  The central Government under the presidency of Mr De Klerk, when they answered us, they sent us the message that we share your needs of the Baphokeng tribe, but I can't get into your problems because they are not mine.  That is the answer was from the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr Pik Botha, who answered us by saying that.  We tried again, we
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as the Baphokeng tribe, that we are not satisfied about the
way you answered us, Mr De Klerk; please reply us in a satisfactory manner before we go to the international community.  When the second letter came up, the letter said the Baphokeng, for the Bophuthatswana Government to come in and negotiate with you, that is when we started writing letters to the Bophuthatswana Government, to come and negotiate with us.  And we explained to the Boputhatswana Government that firstly, we want them to explain to us about the millions of rands which are coming from our mines, where are those rands going to.  Secondly, they had to explain to us what was Mr Edward Molokegtle fault, because he was chucked away from Phokeng.  
	The former Bophuthatswana Government replied by saying he doesn't want anything from us, because our letter didn't reach him through the acting Chief.  We then started coming into the problems we had with the keys, because we knew that if we could get hold of those keys, we lock away all the crooks who were staying here.  (Applause).The people who burgled or treat the people and came to share the money here, we as the Baphokeng, we didn't build these offices so that people could do any crookery in there.  We build them for people like you, so that they can come to solve their problems of the Baphokeng tribe here.  (Applause).
	I am through, thank you.