Concluding his opening address to the first meeting of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission on 16th December 1995, Archbishop Desmond Tutu said:
”We have seen a miracle unfold before our very eyes and the world has marvelled as South Africans, all South Africans, have won this spectacular victory over injustice, oppression and evil. The miracle must endure."
The fact that the Voortrekker Monument still stands could be seen as a testament to that enduring miracle.
