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Cassim's June 26 testimony

MR CASSIM: Probably whatever him and Sanjay did, he didn't want me to discuss it with anybody, it was there problem.

MS BATOHI: No further questions, Mr Commissioner.

NO FURTHER QUESTIONS BY MS BATOHI

COMMISSIONER: Re-examination, Mr Witz?

NO RE-EXAMINATION BY MR WITZ: Thank you, Mr Commissioner. I've got no re-examination for Mr Cassim.

COMMISSIONER: Now, Ms Batohi.

MS BATOHI: I beg your pardon, Mr Commissioner.

COMMISSIONER: Granted.

MS BATOHI: Thank you.

COMMISSIONER: Where do we go from here?

MS BATOHI: Well, Mr Commissioner, at this stage there's - due to various reasons I had wanted to contact - to call Mr Goolam Rajah and Mr Robbie Muzzell, but there's some difficulties with Mr Muzzell coming down before Thursday, and Mr Rajah had indicated that he was available to come tomorrow, but he is indisposed to a certain extent, he's had an operation. So at this stage, I would ask that we simply adjourn proceedings. At this point there's been no discussion about when we would resume, but your interim report is due on Friday. So I don't intend calling any further witnesses before then. We'll have to discuss what procedure we'll follow from here, but what I would like to, before you take over, Mr Commissioner, say in view of the fact that this is being televised, I have - it appears to me that that hotline which has been established by the King Commission has not been publicised as extensively as I would like it to, so I would just like to take this opportunity of mentioning the number of the hotline, which is 0800 005750. And I would just like to appeal to anybody with any information that they think that could be relevant to your inquiry to please come forward, and let us have the investigation so we can look into it or investigate and decide what to do with it. But once again, I'll just repeat that number, it's 0800 005750. Thank you.

COMMISSIONER: I also have a request, which I would appreciate if the media were to give it some measure of prominence. I don't suppose there's a pub in the country where the question of how to eradicate what's wrong with cricket, not only in South Africa but internationally, can be achieved, and I would welcome suggestions from members of the public as to appropriate measures to take to eradicate cricket match-fixing and matters and activities related thereto, and I could be contacted care of Commission of Inquiry. The address would simply be Commission of Inquiry, Private Bag X9149, Cape Town, 8000. And the fax is 021-4614194, the Private Bag I'll repeat, X9149, Cape Town, 8000, fax 021-461494. I propose now to postpone the matter without a date for resumption being fixed. That will be done in consultation with the legal representatives of the various parties who will still be concerned in the affairs of the Commission at that stage, and also of course with regard to the convenience of witnesses, some of whom may be called for the first time, others of whom may have to be recalled as the proceedings continue, to deal not only with further and additional issues but also possibly to revisit issues which have already been canvassed. In that respect, I will ask the Secretariat, or particularly Mr Bacon, to advise the media timeously of the date of the resumption of this Commission. Also ask their kind favours to publicise the resumption date. Then for the moment, this Commission stands postponed.

COMMISSION ADJOURNS TO A DATE TO BE ANNOUNCED