May God have mercy in restoring the hearts of our people in turning the hearts of the fathers to the sons, and the heart of the sons to the fathers. For being a defence force member in 1983 and 1985 and witnessing the police force involved in brutalities against the local population in and around Uitenhage and failing to do anything to prevent this. I am deeply sorry for any pain caused by my failure to act and stand up for the people of this land who were oppressed. I beg your forgiveness. I am sorry for being a racist during the apartheid years.
Scars take a long time to heal, sometimes never.
Let's give and take a hand for reconcilliation even if it's bloodied. I salute all the fallen Heroes,and hope their stolen joy of freedom will have an extra sparkle in it for their children to enjoy. I ask for forgiveness for being so complacent when so many inhumane injustices were taking place before me. The lack thereof concerns me. As long as the state pays for our misdeeds there will no motivation to stop this type of malpractice.