BERNARD MAKGABO NGOEPE
...but I believe when counsel said to usthat it may not be necessary to take this witness detail by detail,I think he did that in good faith trying to assist us as not toconsume time unduly and I think he was really saying in broadterms.   Unless the difference is of earth-shattering importanceI don't think it is fair to tax a witness on that, to look for,I'm not saying differences which are of importance must not beelicited, but I'm saying that one should bear in mind that thatcourse was adopted not as a way of trying to avoid the witnessfrom giving details, but as a convenient way of trying to dealwith an
4b application /...
MR MPSHE 322 P J J VAN VUUREN
application which deals with exactly the same incident, peoplewho were exactly together exactly in the same vehicle.   I'm sayingthat it may not be fair to tax a witness as if the purpose wasfor the witness to hide some information.   I think it was donein good faith to expedite proceedings.
CROSS-EXAMINATION BY MR MPSHE (contd)