The Democratic Alliance represents the interest of the Apartheid neo colonialism. It wants Apartheid to rule our country from the grave.
On the 28th of June 1995 the first democratically elected President of our Republic Cde Nelson Mandela made the historic announcement of the establishment of the truth and reconciliation commission. The historic announcement was in accordance with the provision of the last clause of the constitution which stipulated for the establishment of the truth and reconciliation commission that would serve as a basis for the promotion of national unity and reconciliation.
This week we are marking the 17th anniversary celebrations of the first hearings of the truth and reconciliation commissions that were held on the 15th of April 1996 at the Port Elisabeth city hall. We take this rare opportunity to thank our former President and his collective leadership for their outstanding contribution to the noble cause of the struggles of our people to build a better society. His exemplary leadership role will forever inspire the future generations of mankind to come.
The final clause of the interim constitution reads as thus on truth and reconciliation:
"This constitution provides a historic bridge between the past of a deeply divided society characterized by strife, conflict, untold suffering and injustice, and a future founded on the recognition of human rights, democracy and peaceful co-existence and development of opportunities for all South Africans, irrespective of colour, race, class, belief or sex. The pursuit of national unity, the well being of all South African citizens and peace require reconciliation between the people of South Africa and the reconstruction of society.
The adoption of this constitution lays to secure a foundation for the people of South Africa to transcend the divisions and strife of the past, which generated gross violations of human rights, the transgression of the humanitarian principles in violent conflicts and the legacy of hatred, fear, guilt and revenge.