Enkosi Sihlalo. Mphathiswa isazela sihambisana nobuntu, ubuntu buhambisana nengqeqesho kunye nentlonipho.
English:
If the moral fibre dies here, in Parliament, within ourselves as parliamentarians by uplifting masculinity and whiteness and put it on a higher pedestal than feminity, then we have no role playing into the moral fibre vitalisation.
Why am I saying that? The Netball SA national team, the pride of this country, won the African champions two weeks before AmaBhokobhoko but they were no subject of this House. Then, when the Boks won, they were a subject to everyone.
Do you believe that netball must not be praised and be given a tribute by Parliament because they are females over the males and amaBhokobhoko?
The MINISTER OF SPORTS, ARTS AND CULTURE: Thank you very much hon member on your intervention. I am glad that you are an hon member of this House, which means that we are together in raising issues of women in sports.
Once you support that move, actually even today you can give notice for the debate and discussion. I am happy you are highlighting it. Just follow it through because you are raising a fundamental point.
In sport, for instance, the support you have for males is not the same with females. You have Banyana Banyana, for example, and people are not coming forth to support them. Same thing happened with the netball until this year when they reached the semi- finals. Then we started seeing the private sector trickling in wanting to support them.
We want to make a point and a call that they should be supported even as they develop and reach the point where they are than coming only when they are winning. So, it is a support of all of us for women in sport. We also have specific awards called G-Sport for women in sport. [Interjections.] No, it is "sport" with an "r". It is a very specific ... [Interjections.]