CHAIRPERSON
Madiba we thank you for being here.  ....because then people are not going to listen to what is happening.  We are deeply grateful because we know that matters of State are keeping you busy and that you are very generous in coming here.  We are particularly grateful because especially the small people, the people whom the world has sometimes made out to be nonentities, the people who are marginalised, the people who have been trodden down, many of them have come here, have come with their relatives to tell harrowing stories, but also some beautiful stories, and your presence will say to them they are important.  The President of the country thinks that they are important, important enough for the President to leave all his work.  We know we are worrying about all sorts of things but you have left all of that in order to say by your presence, I don't know that we wanted Madiba magic here, but I mean we probably ...(intervention)
LOUD LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE
JOHANNESBURG HEARING TRC/GAUTENG
9 G THEBE
 We might not ask you to take the stand but it would be good Mr President, I am willing to suspend the proceedings for just a little while so that our President may say a few words.  People would butcher me if I let you go without saying anything. 
 I will agree that you sing one revolutionary song to welcome him here.  Come up boys with a song.
SONG ABOUT PRESIDENT NELSON MANDELA IS SUNG