DR BORAINE
"hysterical.  We suspected that my brother was also killed, but we were unsure.  A few hours later I went to the Gale Street Mortuary to identify them.  The mortuary attendants told me that my family members' bodies were not there, but that they had two African victims in the morgue.  I pleaded for about an hour for them to allow me to see the bodies.  When the attendants eventually allowed me to see the bodies, to my horror I found two badly- burnt and disfigured bodies on a tray.  I took a long time to identify my brother and sister-in-law.  I identified my sister-in-law by her thali, a sacred string she wore around her neck.  I had to look at my brother for a long time to ensure that it was indeed him.  I later made certain statements to the media condemning the P W Botha Government, and placed the death of my brother and sister-in-law on the hands of the Nationalist regime.  I called on them to unban the ANC and other banned political organisations, and to allow all exiles to return home.  I also called for the release of Nelson Mandela and other political leaders.  I called on the Nationalist Government to earnestly begin talks to stop the carnage which was at that time engulfing the country.  I said we could not allow innocent people to be killed by these types of atrocities.  I understood that the ANC was to have made a statement the day