Hon House Chairperson, my son Ishmael is in the audience, he has mentored UCT students to develop Apps for the Bill and he is doing his PhD on the National Health Insurance, NHI and I hope that the Minister - Minister Naledi, will follow and also do a doctorate degree. Hon Minister, you promised to jump in to get the National Health Insurance Bill approved, but you must take a giant leap to establish a state-owned pharmaceutical industry and factory
to reduce costs. This will be the two most revolutionary steps the country will have taken since the dawn of our democracy.
I agree with the fighters, the infrastructure must be fixed, health facilities must be within walking distance of as many people in South Africa as possible. Icasa must give the Health department their own 5G spectrum, so your department can take lead to show South Africa is ready for the Fourth Industrial Revolution and be the first citizens of the cyber civilisation. Al Jama-ah supports the budget. Jump and leap, hon Minister, thank you to Cabinet for approving the Bill, South Africa is shame by being named as the most unequal country in the world. The NHI will be the silver bullet and the first step on the way to equality, which many in this House fought for. Cabinet approved the National Health Insurance Bill on the eve of Mandela Day. They have jumped the gun, now it is up to you hon Minister to fire the silver bullet. As far as Al Jama-ah is concerned, the Bill is now an Act. We have to fight for expropriation of land without compensation and the National Health Insurance Bill voted for by the people must be the first steps to bring about equality in South Africa.
Taxpayers money to save lives is money well spend. Hon Minister, get the Bill passed, no matter the cost. We can recover from starving
but the poor cannot recover if they are dead. Equal universal health care must be the top priority in the land but we need all political parties to work together, not to talk about equality but implement it in the health care field. This is a unique opportunity to put politics aside and get to do real work for the country. [Interjections.]