I move:
That the Council-
1) notes that in the Fifth Parliament, the National Council of Provinces and the National Assembly, established the SA Chapter of the Global Tuberculosis, TB, Caucus on 4 September 2018;
2) further notes that the SA Chapter of the Global TB Caucus is intended, amongst others to -
a) raise awareness and profile the TB epidemic and support efforts to accelerate the elimination of the disease by 2030, in line with targets set by the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals; and b) provide a platform to Members of Parliament and Members of Provincial Legislatures to champion the response to TB in the country and in their constituencies, and drive political action to end the disease;
3) acknowledges that membership of the SA Chapter of the Global TB Caucus is on a nonpartisan basis, open to any parliamentarian and or legislator in South Africa and is undertaken on a completely voluntary basis; and
4) resolves to establish, with the concurrence of the National Assembly, a joint committee in terms of the Joint Rule 142, to be the co-ordinating body for the duration of the Sixth Parliament of the SA Chapter of the Global TB Caucus, the joint committee to -
a) consist of 11 members of the National Assembly and nine members of the National Council of Provinces;
b) be co-chaired by the Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Health in the National Assembly, and the Chairperson of the Select Committee on Health and Social Services in the National Council of Provinces, included in the above composition; and
c) exercise those powers in Joint Rule 32 that may assist it in carrying out its task.
I move that the House accepts the establishment of the joint committee, Chair. Thank you.
Question put: That the motion be agreed to.
In favour: Eastern Cape, Free State, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, Northern Cape, North West, Western Cape.
Motion accordingly agreed to in accordance with section 65 of the Constitution.
Having welcomed the Ministers earlier on, we will now proceed. Before I do so, I would like to make the following remarks: We are now looking at questions. The time for
reply by the Minister to a question is five minutes. Only four supplementary questions are allowed per question. A member who had asked the initial question will be the first to be afforded an opportunity to ask a supplementary question as members know. The time for asking a supplementary question is two minutes. The time for reply to a supplementary question is four minutes. The supplementary question must emanate from the initial question as members know. We will now proceed to the questions. The first question is Question 215 from hon T B Matibe on financial viability at the SABC and the question is directed to the Minister of Communications.
Xitsonga:
Mutshamaxitulu, hi nga si ya emahlweni, a ndzi kombela leswaku Vaholobye va hlamula va yimile eka phodiyamu hikuva hi na swiphiqo a hi koti ku va vona hambi ku va twa kahle. Hikokwalahoke, hi kombela va hlamula va yimile eka phodiyamu liya. Ndza khensa.
Just repeat the question again, please. Thank you very much; Minister the request is that you come to the podium [Applause.]