Special Report Transcript Episode 43, Section 4, Time 12:26

When the Truth Commission started its hearings in the Eastern Cape exactly one year ago us ordinary South Africans knew about the cruel suppression of the Sharpeville and Soweto ’76 uprisings, about the murder of Steve Biko, the Cradock Four, and Griffiths Mxenge. We knew about most of the big and dramatic stories of torture and assassination. Perhaps the one thing we underestimated was the extent of this violation of our society. Every small town experienced actions of cruel policemen. Every village of our country can tell stories of brutality, indiscriminate killing, excessive violence. This is probably more true of the Eastern Cape than anywhere else. It was in the Eastern Cape platteland in Grahamstown that the Human Rights Violations Committee of the Truth Commission heard more than 60 of these stories this week.

Notes: Max du Preez

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