Wednesday, May 15, 2013
The
rebuilding of the structure was completed in November 2008. Certainly it was an
emotional moment for me when I saw the rebuilt cairn on this occasion. The two
pieces of the white marble plaque were joined together and replaced. A further
plaque has been placed to show the part played by the government of New Zealand
in bringing this project to completion. The construction crew is all smiles on
this occasion, like the New Zealand Deputy High Commissioner, Mike Walsh and
contractor, Gerna van Heyningen. Joseph Buthelezi, the man who lives on the
property and was in the 1997 picture, was present in 1965 when the remains were
disinterred. He pointed out to us exactly where the bodies of the slain were
buried. The monument was erected at the head of the mass grave.
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