Kuhle kwamawolitshi amuncwe umsoco kwazise phela ukuthi ayihlabi ngakumisa. [They are like oranges whose juice has been squeezed out. It is true that empty vessels make the most noise.]
Allow me to advise some parties in this august House that they must learn to listen and to be disciplined - Agang SA in particular. There is a song by The Manhattans, titled Kiss and say goodbye.
Elungeni layo elikule Ndlu liboqaphela nalo ngoba i-DA izolimanqaza ngo- kiss nalo ligcine ngokushabalala kule Ndlu kuhle komholi walo uDokotela uRamphele. [Uhleko.]
Sihlalo, uMnu De Freitas we-DA ukhuluma ngephuzu lokuqala nelesibili uthi kufuneka kuncishiswe isabiwomali sikaNqgongqoshe. Naku okufuneka akucabange, yikuthi uhulumeni osiphethe akafani nalo hulumeni awaziyo. Lo hulumeni okhona uyilungu le-SADC ne-Brics; angazi yini noma kunosomlingo amaziyo yini ozothengela uNgqongqoshe umshanyelo andize ngawo. [Uhleko.]
Izolo loku iNtshonalanga Kapa njengesifundazwe isebenzise izigidigidi zamarandi ezeqile kwezingama-30 ikhokhela abeluleki. Ngibuyele kubab'uMulaudzi; Bab'u Mulaudzi unenkinga. Ubuyiphoyisa lomgwaqo kepha angikhumbuli nangelanga elilodwa wenza izincomo ngalezi ndlela ozibonayo namhlanje ukuthi kumele kwenziweni ngazo - ubuthulile. Ngiyaqonda Ngqongqoshe uBab'uMaludzi akalaleli. UNgqongqoshe ngenkathi ekhuluma ngeMoloto Corridor ukuthi ixhumana nabantu basemakhaya, kanjalo ne-Gauteng Metro waphinda futhi wakhuluma ngoHlelo iSihamba Sonke ephendula izinkinga zasemakhaya. [Ubuwelewele.]
Inkinga kaMnu Mulaudzi ukuthi mhlawumbe into emenza ukuthi izindlebe zingavuleki yingoba ukhohlwe ukugqoka i-ovaloli ebovu, nomakalapa namabhuzu. [Uhleko.] Bab'uMulaudzi zizibona amaphiko ukundiza kanti azindizi zonke.
KuMongameli ngithi: Wena ngane kamaMzobe, wena Gedleyihlekisa abantu baseNingizimu Afrika bayabonga futhi bayaziqhenya ngawe nenhlangano kaKhongolose! Bathi ngokuphuma kwabo ngobuningi baye okhethweni kuyinkomba yokuthi kuyiqiniso elimsulwa ukuthi izolo alifani nanamuhla. Nabanye bentsha bayakhohlwa ukuthi izolo belikhona nokuthi ikusasa lizoba khona.
Kuhumeni oholwa nguMsholozi sibuyile isithunzi somuntu ompisholo! [Ihlombe.] Abantu baseMpumalanga e-Bethal bazibona bephephile abasenalo uvalo lokuthi bazobulawa benziwe umanyolo wokuvundisa amasimu amazambane wogombela kwesabo. Abantu baKwaZulu-Natali, eMsinga endaweni yaseNhlesi, bebengakwazi ukuwela umfula iNhlesi uma ugcwele ugola izintethe, ikakhulukazi izingane zesikole bezingakwazi ukufinyelela esikoleni kodwa namuhla izakhamuzi kanye nezingane zesikole ziyaziqhenya ngoba uhulumeni oholwa uKhongolose ubakhele ibhuloho. [Ihlombe.]
Abantu abasebenzayo abagibela izitimela zinsuku zonke uma beya emsebenzini sebegibela ngokuphepha abasenalo uvalo lokuthi bangahlaselwa noma yinini. Izakhamuzi eziningi ebezikhanyisa ngobhaqa futhi zipheka ngembawula sekuyiphupho kwazise uhulumeni oholwa yi-ANC uyanakekela, usufake ugesi ezindaweni eziningi ngisho nasemijondolo imbala. Izindawo ezisemaphandleni seziphenduke amadolobha amancane. (Translation of isiZulu paragraphs follows.)
[I want to warn the member of Agang SA present in this House about the DA. He or she might be kissed and end up disappearing from this House like the party's leader, Dr Ramphele. [Laughter.]
Chairperson, Mr De Freitas of the DA is talking about the first and the second point where he says that the Budget of the Minister should be decreased. He must understand that the government that we have now is not like the one that was in power before.. This government is a member of SADC and Brics. I do not know if he knows of any magician who will buy the Minister a magic broom to fly. [Laughter.]
Not so long ago the Western Cape utilised more than 30 million rand on consultants. Coming back to Mr Mulaudzi: Mr Mulaudzi you have a problem. You were a traffic policeman but I do not recall you raising any of the issues that you are raising today then - you were so quiet. I understand, Minister, that Mr Mulaudzi does not listen. When the Minister talked about the Moloto corridor, the Gauteng Metro and the Sihamba Sonke Project reaching rural communities and solving their transport problems... [Interjections.]
I think Mr Mulaudzi would understand what we are saying much better if he were wearing overalls, a helmet and working boots. [Laughter.] Mr Mulaudzi, not all of us who think they are capable can actually achieve our goals; some of us are bound to fail.
To the President I am saying: to you, Mamzobe's son, to you, Gedleyihlekisa, people of South Africa are grateful and are proud of you and the ANC! Their turning out in numbers at voting stations was an indication that they understand what the party has done for them. Some of our youth do not understand that their yesterday is different from the kind of future that awaits them.
The dignity of the black person has been restored by the government led by Msholozi! [Clan name.] Residents of Bethal in Mpumalanga now feel safe and are no longer under threat that they will be killed and their bodies turned into the manure that is used to fertilise the potato fields of the rich. Residents of Msinga, in the area of Nhlesi in KwaZulu-Natal could not cross the Nhlesi River when it was flooding. Schoolchildren could not even reach school and the area's residents and schoolchildren are proud that the ANC- led government has built a bridge for them. [Applause.]
Commuters who take trains to work every day now feel safe and are no longer afraid of getting attacked at any time. Residents who previously had no access to electricity now do and this is an indication of how much the ANC- led government cares. Most areas, even shack dwellings, now have access to electricity. Rural areas have now turned into small towns.]
You can take the person out of the bush, but you cannot take the bush out of the person.
Kuyihlazo elinyantisa igazi uma kule Ndlu yesiShayamthetho kusenabantu abazibiza ngokuthi bangabaholi bengazi ukuthi nanoma siyizinhlangano ezahlukene ... [It is such a disgrace that in this Legislative House some of the so-called leaders still do not understand that even though we belong to different political parties ...]
... the country has one President, who is elected by the people. A few days ago, there was a report about the condition of President Zuma's health. One of the opposition party leaders responded ...
... ngokuthi kunokuba abengcono isifo esimphethe masiqhubeke sidlange ngamandla. [... that he wished his bad health condition to worsen.]
I would like to quote Malcolm X, who said:
Don't be in a hurry to condemn because he doesn't do what you do or think as you think, or as fast. There was a time when you didn't know what you know today.
The Freedom Charter says, "There shall be houses, security and comfort." Of course, the ANC is the only organisation that is committed to improving the lives of people and the conditions in which they will live comfortably. It is also committed to ensuring easy access to public transport.
During the previous term, the DA's policy did not fundamentally oppose the infrastructure development, which involved e-tolls. Their fear is around the following: In Limpopo, the DA does not want the government to improve or upgrade any road because they do not want the roads to be conducive to our communities undertaking the pilgrimage to or attending church in Moria.
Uma sikhuluma ngokuthuthukiswa kwezindawo zasemakhaya, abafuni intuthuko iye kwezinye izifundazwe yingakho belokhu bekhuluma ngeNkandla. [When we discuss rural development they do not want that to happen in the other provinces and that is why Nkandla is always the subject of their discussions.]
No one has ever unpacked the issue of Nkandla to indicate the budget for hospitals, clinics and roads. The ANC was the only organisation that indicated that somewhere figures in the budget were inflated. To an extent, some conservative media people always give negative statistics about the actual pilgrimage turnout.
Ukube bengizenzela, Ngqongqoshe ngabe isabiwomali sinikezwa izindawo zonke zasemakhaya zangaphambilini. Ngisazokhuluma ngayo i-DA. [If I could, Minister, I would allocate more funds for the development of rural areas. I am still going to talk about the DA.]
Regarding the taxi industry, the DA does not want to see any development in infrastructure, such as roads, because roads are dominated by people from the disadvantaged black communities. Therefore ... [Interjections.] Like you!