Hon Chairperson, hon Deputy Ministers, hon MECs, colleagues, the NCOP Taking Parliament to the People programme on 19 to 22 November 2018 was the last such programme for this Fifth
Parliament. On behalf of the IFP, I take this opportunity to applaud this programme of the NCOP in reaching out to the people of South Africa. This programme gives Members of Parliament an opportunity to get insight into the operations of government at national, provincial and local government spheres.
It also offers our people on the ground an ideal opportunity to engage directly with government and with Members of Parliament. I can assure you that if the IFP emerges victorious on 8 May 2019, this is one programme that we will maintain and improve on. This having been stated, it worries the IFP that the responses to issues raised by communities have been very poor on the side of government. This is one area that needs focussed attention. Our going out to the people as Parliament must not amount to mere formality and adherence to the programme set. It must amount to results and actions on the issues that people have raised with us. For the future, What the IFP will do, which this current ruling party has failed to do, is to design an effective tracking system and effective monitoring of all the issues raised by the people, and all the commitments made by the government. This will allow for effective monitoring of commitments made. Our people should not be merely taken for a ride just because the government or Parliament has decided to visit them. There must be honour, respect and integrity on what authorities are committing
to deliver. I see that commitment to one's word and commitment to promises and delivery is not a culture in the ANC. In future, if the country is unfortunate that the ANC wins again, the IFP is going to vigorously pursue you in this area of honouring your commitments.
IsiZulu:
Kungalesi sizathu-ke, Sihlalo, kufanele ngikhumbuze abahlonishwa abakuHulumeni ukuthi abantu base-Gauteng bakhale kakhulu ngezinto ezibaphilisa lubhojozi okunguntuleka kwezindlu. Nalezo ezakhiwayo uma seziphelile, ezinye zazo zidliwa ngobuqili abafowethu abaqhamuka emazweni angaphandle abaningi babo abangenazo izimvume ezisemthethweni ezibagunyaza ukuba lapha eNingingizimu Afrika. Abanye babo bayenza lemikhuba yobuqili bebambisene nezinye iziphathimandla zikaHulumeni ezinobugebengu bokugwazelwa kanye nokuthengisa ngamathuba omphakathi ngokungemthetho. Abantu base- Gauteng bakhale kakhulu ngezinga eliphezulu lobugebengu okubukeka uHulumeni ehluleka ukubulawula. Nakhona lapho, abantu bakhale ngokuthi kwezinye zalezi zenzo zenkohlakalo nezobugebengu kubuye kuwaqede amathemba ukumbandakanyeka kwamanye amaphoyisa angcolile aye abonakale emdibi munye nezigila mkhuba. Abantu bakhalile ngokuntuleka kwamathuba omsebenzi. Kuye kuthi nalolo badlana oluvelayo kubonakale kuhlomula bona abafowethu bangaphandle ngenxa yokuba uHulumeni ehluleka ukwalusa imithetho yezwe ehambisana
nokuqashwa kwabantu bangaphandle. Abantu bakhala kakhulu ngeziphathimandla zombuso, ikakhulukazi amakhansela ayaye akhohlise izakhamuzi ukuze kuzuze wona kwezombusazwe. Nezinye-ke zezinto eziningi, Sihlalo, engingeke ngiziphinde ngoba sezishiwo ngozakwethu la eNdlini.
English:
The IFP appeals to government to also begin to listen to the pleas of the people. It has been too long that the people of Gauteng have been complaining about the e-tolls but government is closing ears to this plea. You claim to be a caring government but you fail to listen to a simple plea to relieve the people of Gauteng from the burden of e-tolls. [Time expired.]
IsiZulu:
Ngiyathokoza weSihlalo ohloniphekile.