CHAIRPERSON
May I have your attention please.  Good morning.  We are ready to start our second hearings in the Northern Province and before we start, we are going to ask Pastor Puluwa of the AME Church to lead us with devotions.  Shall we all rise.
 We welcome all of you, especially the people who have come to testify this morning.  We shall read the names of those people who will be testifying this morning and during the course of the day.
 Tuwani Mudau, Vuwani, Aida Netshakhuma, Vleifontein, Pitso Manamela, Vleifontein, Muzila Phulwana, he also comes from Vleifontein.  Elisa Nthangeni, Vleifontein, Shonisani Nengovhela of Maelula Village, Makhuvha Ndouvhada from Magan,  Frans Mauda of Louis Trichardt, Malite Madiba also from Louis Trichardt, Piet Maswanganyi from Tshikota, Tshibili Siobo also from Louis Trichardt and Maruoini Machete also from Louis Trichardt.
 We welcome you all.  We will call our quests who are here today.  We have heard about Pastor Puluwa, who opened for us with the prayer and Mr Chia from the Child Welfare and Reverent Matize, Reverent Joseph Sicombo and Mr Machakwane and Mr Ramodise from the Department of Education and Father Hogan from the Catholic parish of Njelele and Father Steven, he is also from the Catholic parish of Louis Trichardt.  Yes, I think, so far, those are our visitors.  We welcome you all. 
 I will introduce the panellists who are in front of us on the table.  On my extreme right, Dr Russel Ally who is serving in the Human Rights Violations Committee in the Johannesburg Office of the TRC.  Next to him is Dr Fazel Randera, the Commissioner and the convenor of the TRC Office in Johannesburg.  On my left is Mr Tom Manthata, who serves on the Reparation and Rehabilitation Committee of the Johannesburg Office of the TRC.  I am Joyce Seroke, who also serves on the Human Rights Violations Committee in Johannesburg.
 I am going to ask Dr Russel to explain how we are going to use the interpretation - to explain the channels.  I will repeat that explanation in Tswana, once he is finished giving the explanation.