Special Report Transcript Episode 75, Section 3, Time 22:20

I think that the most difficult, and it’s at the same time a low and a high, is the people who testify before us, especially the women, the aunties that came for the first time to tell their stories, who were thankful for the opportunity that the state paid attention – that moves me – that talks to me. It’s difficult and it’s heavy, but one could also say it’s a high point in terms of what we want to achieve. For me it’s extremely symbolic of the re-integration the Act also talks about. For me it’s extremely symbolic of the re-integration the Act also talks about the Act talks about the restoration of human rights. But it’s actually the awakening of the person who found himself dead, so many of these people. One gets the impression that after the suffering they went to go lay down like a foetus curled up and the opportunity to testify brought them new birth and here I am as a person, I can handle myself and I can handle the world around me and now I am going to go ahead with the rest of them. For me that remains the highlights.

Notes: Wynand Malan

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