Human Rights Violation Hearings — George — 1996-06-19

MS MZOLA: Firstly what I would like from the Commission is the future of my child because seemingly his future is not bright.  Or he doesn't have any future because it's difficult for him to go to school because he has got a permanent problem - he has got.
 Secondly I requested that today those people whom are written in the statement - I wanted them to come today and give their information and tell me why did they do it and what was their aim of doing what they did.

RUSSELL ALLY: Thank you very much Ms Mzola, I'll hand you back to the Chairperson.

MAPULE RAMASHALA: Ms Mzola would you please describe a day in the life of Sizakele, starting with when he gets up in the morning to the time he goes to bed?

MS MZOLA: What I can tell you about Sizakele, at time when he woke up in the morning he seems to be angry.  He seem to be untouchable but he is always around or he sometimes go to his mother or he just watch - and watch television.

MAPULE RAMASHALA: Can you describe a day in your life in helping to take care of him?

MS MZOLA: Firstly I'm going to start with me.  I've never been okay ever since that incident.  I went to the doctor on the first day - from the first consultation the doctor said to me - he asked me a question.  Is my husband - is me and my husband in a good relationship or do we have financial problem or is he drinking to much.
 I told the doctor that I don't have a husband - my husband passed away.  What I've got is my child's problem, he was shot - that's why I'm having this health problem.  Ever since then I have a nerves brake down - now I've got high blood pressure.  I can't stay with out my medication - I had to take pills every day.

MAPULE RAMASHALA: Is Sizakele under treatment?

MS MZOLA: Yes, he is getting some pills for fits because he has got fits.  So those are the only pills.

MAPULE RAMASHALA: Chairperson, thank you.

MARY BURTON: Ms Mzola go you have any other children?

MS MZOLA: Yes, I do have other children.

MARY BURTON: And they're grown - grown up?

MS MZOLA: The one is coming after Sizakele is 15 years and the other one 14 years and my baby child in 9 years old.  All and all I've got 4 children.

MARY BURTON: Have you got any other responsibilities beside Sizakele?

MS MZOLA: Yes, it's like that.

MARY BURTON: Ms Mzola we want to thank you very much for coming, and Sizakele also for coming to speak with us.  I know from what you said that you where expecting perhaps to see the people or the person who shot your son.  The way we have organised the hearings in public, we have not asked the people who have been named to come here face to face.  He hope that that will come in time, that people will come forward and explain why they did what they did and that you will receive that reply even if it isn't today in this way.  
 And we hope that will help you in some way to - to come to terms with that.  But we know also that there are other things that you need to help you to overcome your problems and we will investigate to see what it is possible for us to do.  And we thank you both very much for coming, thank you.

MS MZOLA: Thank you also.

MAPULE RAMASHALA: Chairperson over to you.

MARY BURTON: Thank you Dr Ramashala, this concludes the number of people whose stories we are going to hear today.