In the 2013-14 financial year 109 of the 239 land claims were finalised in the Western Cape. Furthermore, in the same financial year 187 of the 379 land claims were settled in the Western Cape. If this is not a clear testimonial that the DA governs far better, then I don't know.
The SA Fisheries Sector is in disarray. Where did this problem start? Firstly, the dodgy tender to Sekunjalo Marine Services Consortium, as is alleged by the Public Protector; and secondly, the abandonment of the flawed 2014 fishing rights process. The DA agrees with the government's policy to look after subsistence and small-scale fishing communities. But the only way to empower local fisheries is to allocate sustainable fishing rights to individuals instead of co-operatives, which have already proven to be a massive failure, and continue to fail.
The communities of Langebaan and Paternoster are a clear indication of this failure. These communities are dying of hunger because their only source of living has been taken away from them. The time has come for us, as South Africans, to take hands and unite behind the National Development Plan. It is time that we build our South Africa and not hold each other to ransom.
It is time to own this land and contribute towards its success by being productive and actively involved. It is time to heal the wounds rather than scratching them open at each and every opportunity that we get. Let us become entrepreneurs. Let us become farmers, fishers and small business owners in our rural villages and along the coasts where we live. Let us build one nation, with one future. I thank you. [Applause.]