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The plan was for marchers to assemble at Athlone Stadium and proceed peacefully from there to Pollsmoor where they would demand the release of Nelson Mandela.

... had these section 29 inquiries is because that was the first part of the investigation process into allegations made about the involvement of Mrs. Mandela and members of the football club. These have been in statements made by victims who have come forward to complain about human rights ...

My wish is if Mrs Mandela can be brought to justice and be prosecuted and spend the rest of her life in prison. I don’t wish her dead, I wish her to suffer.

The men who were responsible for surveilling Madikizela-Mandela, for searching her house, tapping her phone, harassing and arresting her, spoke with awe of the woman who once ruled Soweto.

Thabiso might get his answer when the TRC hears Mrs. Mandela and the amnesty applications of the Football Club members. Hopefully Stompie’s mother Joyce will also get answers to her questions.

... Siyakamela. We are still trying but we haven’t been successful thus far. In view of this further evidence do you still maintain Mrs. Madikizela-Mandela that you did not take him to his father’s house whilst he was injured, swollen, shivering, scared, that his father begged you to leave him ...

Joining the football club was no guarantee of safety. Lolo Sono, the only son of this Sowetan family was keen to be a club member. Lolo got on the wrong side of Winnie. He disappeared nine years ago. Katiza has never heard the Sono family’s version of the story. He reveals his for the first time.

‘Day one Monday 24 November 1997’ // Order please…Our focus is not a particular individual or group against whom allegations are being made. As always, we are here concerned, primarily for the victims and survivors. I said there will not be a verdict, because we are not a court. We are here, ...

Can I read from your statement that it is possible for us to go and obtain that transcript that you are talking about? // At this stage I think it’s impossible. I think everything has been destroyed by now.

Why would I order the burning of the house of Dudu Chili? I had absolutely nothing against her. I hadn’t seen her for years and when I did know her, she is one of the women I had worked closely with. I had great respect for her.

Mrs Mandela called a meeting. She said we had to get revenge because they have killed Maxwell Modondo. So we should go and get revenge.

Just like he’ll never forgive De Klerk for entering power sharing negotiations with Nelson Mandela Terreblanche vows that he will never accept the ANC government. He still wants his whites only volkstaat and his rhetoric has not changed with the times.

But it is not mistrust which started a war in which thousands would die. The release of Nelson Mandela and the unbanning of the ANC in 1990 threw the political playing field open for the first time in South African history.

The unhealthy coincidence in my mind that this must happen a few days before the National Conference, to me suggest it is part and parcel of that agenda. A whole lot of other things which are not necessarily connected to this Truth Commission.

I’m going to illustrate what joy there was in the community of Maokeng the day when DiWwitty was shot dead, it was worse than when Nelson Mandela was freed. // Up until today it is quiet and peaceful in Kroonstad.

She said. You dogs, do you sleep with the white reverend? Do you let him fuck you, you dogs? Stompie you work with the police you”re a spy. So Mrs. Mandela started to beat them.

The oppressed in the scheme of reconciliation must not bear the burden of such horror, I would say, as the nine days that Mrs. Mandela went through and Mr. Botha can thumb his nose at such Truth and Reconciliation.

Katiza Cebekhulu however says he was there that night when Nicodemus Sono pleaded for his son’s life. // Even you do not believe in the lunatic statements that have been made by Cebekhulu. I really hope so.

I can think of at least one country that should follow our lead soon, that is if they can solve their conflict in our lifetime: Northern Ireland. On Friday President Nelson Mandela opened this year’s sitting of Parliament. This is what he had to say about the Truth Commission.

... They said it was on the 29th of December in 1988 when Stompie was taken from the Methodist Church. Together with his friends they were taken to Mrs Winnie Mandela’s house. They said to me, they don’t know. They are still searching for Stompie. They don’t know whether is he alive or is he ...