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Thank you Mrs Thandiwe Dano for having
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testified here.  We are most aware of the contribution the youth especially students, made to the struggle especially here in Cradock.
 Most of the struggles that were led by students, some of them now have no future, because they spent their time in the struggle.  Luyanda's story is a reminder that there are children today, like Luyanda, he is literally in a mental institution because of a clot in the brain.
 Some children are not literally in mental institutions, but their lives are such that they have no future.  As a Commission we should look at this carefully because in the struggle, I remember that people like Matthew Goniwe, if students had not taken a position, the system would have had its way, but students like Luyanda sacrificed their future for the struggle.
 Thank you Thandiwe for reminding us of those days, those important days.  We will look carefully at what you have said about Luyanda in your statement, we would like to go to the mental institution where he is.
 We would also like to know from the perpetrators themselves exactly what happened to Luyanda, why is it that they would take Luyanda, a healthy boy and then bring him back with a clot in the brain.  If we need any other details, we will come back to you.  Thank you.
 We will now adjourn for 15 minutes, we will be back here at quarter past eleven.