Special Report Transcript Episode 70, Section 2, Time 33:53

Can you remember that just a month or two ago the National Party refused to cooperate with the Truth Commission and actually took them to court. It seems as if slowly the Afrikaner establishment is realizing the wisdom of working with the Truth Commission rather than against it. Apart from Pik Botha and Leon Wessels 127 Nasionale Pers journalists made a presentation to the Truth Commission against the wishes of their bosses. We have had a very sensible submission to the Truth Commission by the Afrikaanse Handelsinstituut. The insurance giant Sanlam is about to make a submission and the Western Cape senate of the NG Kerk has decided to go to the Truth Commission. Good news for the process of Truth and Reconciliation indeed. Let’s shift our emphasis slightly. We are now eighteen months into the life of the Truth Commission. The proceedings are now dominated by amnesty applications and special hearings like the one last week. We mostly hear the voices of perpetrators now. But it is important not to forget the first crucial part of the process: the Human Rights Violations hearings, the voices of the victims of the past. This is a reminder.

Notes: Max du Preez

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