DR BORAINE
Chairperson, the first witnesses that we call before the first hearings in the Northern Cape are the following and I will ask them to please come and take their place at the witness table in front of me.  Sylvia Mabija, Shirley Mabija, Thembi Mabija and Henrietta Manzana, if you'd please come forward.  
I would like to welcome you very warmly on behalf of the Chairperson and the Commission and first of all I would like to suggest that if you are going to need these earphones if you'd please put them on now.   Are you going to be testifying in English or in Tswana or Xhosa.   Then  I'd be grateful if you'd please put the earphones on.  I'd be grateful if you would - first of all can you hear me all right on the earphones,  you can - you can hear the Xhosa,  right thank you very much indeed.  
I'm going to ask you please to identify yourselves because there're quite a few of you here which is unusual.  So perhaps if you wouldn't mind my just calling out you names and you can tell me if that is who you are
Sylvia Mabija - thank you very much.
Shirley Mabija - thank you.
Thembi Mabija - Thembi is not here?
And Henrietta Manzana - thank you very much indeed.
 Now we are going to be discussing and looking at - and hearing stories about Phakamile Mabija.   Before I ask you to tell that story which goes back to 20 - almost 20 years ago now,  I'm going to ask you to take the oath which we have to ask all witnesses.
Now the way we're going to do that is the following, I'm going to ask you a question and I'm going to ask you - it together and if you are able to answer  that question your response is   So help me God.  So if you would please all stand, now I'm going to ask you.
SYLVIA MABIJA Duly sworn states
SHIRLEY MABIJA Duly sworn states
HENRIeTTA MANZANA Duly sworn states