Special Report Transcript Episode 85, Section 2, Time 03:05

Well let’s go straight to you in Cape Town to Mr. Mzizi, the perceptions in your part of the world and in your specific political party, could you talk about that to us, the IFP’s perception? Has it been one sided, has it been fair? // Well Max, I think you have hit the nail when you say it has been one sided. We feel we have the same perception … // I’m asking, I’m not saying. // Well I just comment you have probably said the right thing. It’s unusual where a journalist always say the right thing at the right time. We feel the same that we have been left in the cold in that the structure of the TRC it was a political appointee and therefore it has left too many people out and whatever has happened in the long run it became clear that it was an ANC political tool to /draw/ throw? its open net. That is the perception we have … // So it was one sided in terms of the old order and one sided as regards to the Inkatha Freedom Party? // Exactly. Probably even to not to the Inkatha Freedom Party, to the people at large in South Africa, because even if you have listened to all those people after the hearing when they were asked whether are you going to forgive, they had reservations that yes, I can forgive if this is it, if that is it. The truth and the crux of the matter is that people feel that their wounds were beginning to heal and now the TRC has not actually tampered with the healing wound they have inflicted actually new wounds into the hearts of the people …

Notes: Max du Preez; Abraham Mzizi (IFP Member of Parliament)

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