Hon Chairperson, hon Members of Parliament, hon Minister: a veteran of uMkhonto weSizwe, hon Deputy Minister: another veteran and commissar of MK, commanders and commissars of MK sitting on the gallery, fellow compatriots, wars have been fought and many a battle lost, but for any soldier there is no better reward than winning the war and getting recognition for the efforts of those engaged.
I will dedicate my input to those progressive men and women of the liberation forces, especially MK, amasotsha ka Luthuli [the Luthuli detachment] ... [Interjections] ...