Hon Speaker, the hon Mnqasela addressed the matter with respect to the actions of the youth league in the Western Cape, and indicated the position that has been articulated by the youth league.
However, I have to say that what was surprising about the statements was that it was only the member from the UDM who spoke about the degrading conditions under which the people of Khayelitsha have to exist ... [Interjections.] ... in this so-called capable ...
Order, order!
... very well off, best run - so we are told - province of this country. We should ... [Interjections.]
Order, hon members, order!
The members raise matters but, when a response is provided, they cannot take the heat. [Interjections.]
They must remember that we should talk about the people. The circumstances under which they live are disgraceful. So it's not a matter of being attracted by what the youth league did, which is unacceptable, but what about the people? [Interjections.] What do the hon members say? All the members who spoke did not refer to the residents of Khayelitsha. [Applause.]
Finally, when President Mandela first spoke in this House after being elected as President of a free and democratic South Africa ...
I wish he were back.
... he made the statement that we must lift up our hats in thanks to the millions of South Africans who contributed to the struggle against apartheid. Neither he, nor any President after him, has ever said that the struggle was fought and won by one person. Millions made a contribution. [Interjections.]
We would be absolutely misleading if we were to create an impression that a party established after 1996 fought apartheid. [Interjections.] [Applause.] However, having regard for the statements of many of our leaders, we would have to admit that there may very well be some persons who have chosen to belong to the DA, who may have played a role. Yet that doesn't mean that the DA as a party, which was formed after apartheid, fought apartheid. [Applause.]
Order, hon members, order!