ADV PRIOR COMMITTEE
Madam Chair yes.  Madam Chair, the position with the remaining amnesty applications which number approximately twenty, there is a difficulty.  That difficulty as Madam Chair is aware as well as the Committee, we've been trying to solve this morning was that in respect of all the victims in these amnesty applications notice or proper notice has not been given as is required in terms of Section 19.4 of our Act and although there was press release on the 18th November I understand in The Star, apart from that and I understand there was a broadcast on the Sesotho radio station, unfortunately I haven't been informed when that was.  I cannot give the Committee any assurance that victims have been properly notified.  My investigation of these matters in the main where the applicants have been convicted, there are court records available.  In fact some of the applicants mention victims by their names and some of them even give addresses.  I have no indication before me that this information was followed up upon, that it was investigated properly and that at least reasonable steps were taken to contact the victims.  I am in the unhappy position Madam Chair to inform the Committee that I have in the circumstances been instructed by head office Cape Town to ask that these amnesty applications be postponed sine die, that is until new dates can be arranged and that is in the New Year.  Thank you unless there is any other matter the Committee wish to hear me on?