Agb Speaker, die aanvaarding van die Wysigingswetsontwerp op Billike Indiensneming deur die ANC en die DA doen Suid-Afrika 'n onreg aan. Dit is duidelik dat veral hierdie twee politieke partye populistiese uitsprake maak en wetgewing ondersteun wat nadelig is vir Suid-Afrika.
Die VF Plus het teen hierdie wysigingswetsontwerp gestem en gewaarsku dat dit slegte nuus is vir die Nasionale Ontwikkelingsplan en die fiskus en die ekonomie sal skaad. Ons het duidelik ges dit is rasgedrewe en onaanvaarbaar. Meriete moet die kriterium wees wanneer poste gevul word, om die beste vaardighede aan te wend om die ekonomie te bou.
Die DA probeer die ANC oorbie om swart kiesers te lok, maar in die proses verloon hy homself en veral sy tradisionele steunbasis. Selfs 'n voormalige leier van die DA, Tony Leon, s as volg:
Employment Equity Act Amendment Bill recently approved by National Assembly is illiberal, racially coercive and anti-economic growth.
Professor Hermann Giliomee meen die DA het sy integriteit as liberale en nie-rassige party prysgegee en s:
Dit verbreek die kontrak met die minderhede wat voorheen vir die party gestem het in die veronderstelling dat die DA ook hul belange sal beskerm.
Wat s Dr Anthea Jeffery van die Suid-Afrikaanse Instituut vir Rasseverhoudinge? Sy s en ek haal aan:
There is no need to take a big stick to business in the way the Bill envisages. At the same time, racial quotas are unacceptable in a constitutional democracy founded on nonracialism. In addition, the changes introduced by the Bill will be highly damaging to investment, growth and jobs and, hence, the vast majority of black South Africans.
Die VF Plus doen 'n beroep op die ANC en die DA om nie onverantwoordelike, populistiese wette te aanvaar ter wille van goedkoop stemwerwing wat die land gaan skaad nie. (Translation of Afrikaans member's statement follows.)
[Dr P J GROENEWALD (FF Plus): Hon Speaker, the adoption of the Employment Equity Amendment Bill by the ANC and the DA is doing South Africa an injustice. It is clear that these two political parties in particular are making populist statements and supporting laws that are detrimental to South Africa.
The FF Plus voted against this Amendment Bill and warned that it was bad news for the National Development Plan and the fiscus, and would harm the economy. We clearly said that it was race-driven and unacceptable. Merit should be the criterion when posts are filled, to utilise the best skills to build the economy.
The DA is trying to outbid the ANC to lure black voters, but in the process it is disowning itself and especially its traditional support base. Even a former leader of the DA, Tony Leon, said the following:
Employment Equity Act Amendment Bill recently approved by National Assembly, is illiberal, racially coercive and anti-economic growth.
Prof Hermann Giliomee thinks the DA has relinquished its integrity as a liberal and nonracial party and said: It violates the contract with minorities who previously voted for the party under the impression that the DA would also protect their interests.
What does Dr Anthea Jeffrey of the South African Institute for Race Relations say? She says, and I quote:
There is no need to take a big stick to business in the way the Bill envisages. At the same time, racial quotas are unacceptable in a constitutional democracy founded on non racialism. In addition, the changes introduced by the Bill will be highly damaging to investment, growth and jobs and, hence, the vast majority of black South Africans.
The FF Plus calls on the ANC and the DA not to adopt unjustifiable, populist laws for the sake of cheap canvassing of votes that could harm the country.]