Chairperson, there are two questions, but I'll treat them as one. The position of government is that South Africa recognises the legitimate right of all states, including the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, the DPRK, to use nuclear energy for peaceful purposes only.
Furthermore, South Africa believes that it is a prerequisite for peace and security in the region that the DPRK, as a confidence-building measure, verifiably prove to the international community that it has permanently and fully dismantled any nuclear weapons.
Since the announcement by the DPRK in February 2005 that it has developed a nuclear weapon deterrent capability, South Africa has consistently called on the DPRK to verifiably dismantle any nuclear weapons; to return to the nuclear nonproliferation treaty without delay; to place all its facilities under the comprehensive International Atomic Energy Agency, IAEA, verification; and to contribute, through strengthened confidence-building measures, to global nuclear disarmament and nonproliferation. With regard to question number two, the answer is yes. In bilateral meetings between the South African and the DPRK governments, South Africa has consistently recreated its support for the military denuclearisation of the Korean Peninsula; the six-party talks; and the nonproliferation of nuclear weapons and its condemnation of the nuclear test by the DPRK.
In the statement at the recent meeting of the IAEA Board of Governors that was held in Vienna from 1 to 5 March 2010, South Africa expressed regret at the lack of progress on the IAEA verification mandate in the DPRK, and urged the DPRK to comply with the legally binding requirements of the United Nations Security Council, UNSC, as outlined in its resolution 1874 adopted by the UN Security Council on 12 December 2009. Similar statements were made previously in IAEA board meetings.
Furthermore, I wish to inform hon members that, in accordance with the UN Security Council decisions, we recently confiscated military items from the DPRK in transit through South Africa, and have reported the matter to the UN Security Council. Thank you.
Details regarding reparations paid to victims of apartheid atrocities following Truth and Reconciliation Commission process
11. Ms D Z Rantho (ANC) asked the Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development: Whether all victims of apartheid atrocities were paid reparations following the Truth and Reconciliation Commission process; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?