Speaker, die President, lede, Suid-Afrikaners, laat my toe om ons mense te herinner van 'n bekende gesegde wat lei: Die lewe is 'n droom, maar om te droom is geen lewe nie. Dit was deur Constantijn Huygens geskryf. President, jou regering moet drome waar laat word. Jy kan nie saam droom nie. Daar is mense wat wag vir jou om hul drome waar te laat word. [Applous.]
Dienslewering in plaaslike en provinsiale regerings is waar die meeste mense se drome waar gemaak moet word. Dit is die drome oor 'n veilige omgewing, skoon water in hul huise,
kragvoorsiening wat bekostigbaar en stabiel is, en amptenare wat eerlik, betroubaar en hardwerkend is.
Terwyl die President droom, gaan al meer mense ongelukkig gebuk onder 'n voortdurende toename in swak dienslewering en korrupsie op plaaslike regeringsvlak.
Terwyl die President droom, word mense se drome verpletter as gevolg van korrupsie en politici wat daar is om hul eie situasies te verbeter, hulself te verryk en die mense swak te dien. Dit is die toestand waarin ons land is huidiglik is.
Wat vir die President 'n wonderlike droom is, is vir die mense van Suid- Afrika daar buite 'n aaklige nagmerrie. Hulle droom vanaf 1994 en is nou moeg van droom. Hulle wil aksie sien en nie mense wat saam hulle droom, wie eintlik die werk moet doen nie. [Applous.] Die mense voel dat, na 25 jaar, kan ons nie meer droom van basiese dienste wat jare gelede alreeds moes gebeur het nie. Ons kan nie aanhou glo nie. Iemand het my die naweek ges dat ...
English:
Someone told me this weekend that the President reminds him of Vuyo and his "wors" [sausage] idea - a big, big dreamer.
One of the most progressive ways to root out corruption in local government is by conducting lifestyle audits to test whether politicians and officials in this sphere of government live according to their income. The President made promises of starting the process of conducting lifestyle audits in 2018 already. There is still nothing. We are still waiting. While the President is dreaming about this, the looting continues.
Today, I am proud to announce to South Africans that in the very progressive and transparent DA-run Western Cape Government, MECs under the leadership of the capable premier, Alan Winde, already agreed to undergo lifestyle audits at the start and end of their tenure in public office. [Applause.] These are political office bearers that understand that they are there to serve the people and not fill their own pockets with the people's money like most of these ANC politicians do.
President, you also mentioned the issue of drug abuse in our country. I commend you for doing that or rather I love the dreaming about the solution for drug abuse in our country, but let me give you a rude awakening on that. Our borders are pourers. Drugs and other illicit goods get smuggled in and out of our country on a daily basis. We cannot stop the scourge of drug abuse in our communities, if this government cannot secure our borders, and don't allow drugs to come in our country on a daily basis. You are responsible for the drugs in our country. You are responsible for that.
Mr President, you failed to mention how the people in informal settlements and rural areas will be provided with greater access to clean running water in their homes. There are people that are still using bucket toilets in South Africa, this while the President boldly announced a bullet train and a dream city. It is only for the elite sitting there. Your friends and families will stay in that dream city because that is what you want - better quality for you and you forget about the people out there that are struggling. [Applause.]
This flies in the face of people who have been waiting for years to get a home. This flies in the face of the people of Alexandra who are still waiting for the promised renewal of their township where billions of rands were squandered by corrupt ANC politicians in local government and that province specifically. Just like Zuma and Ace Magashule now, those officials are calling press statements to hide the truth. Theydont want to come up with the truth, but I can gladly tell you that I commend Mayor Mashaba. You will commend out with the truth and you are all going to jail. The people of Alexandra will get what they deserve.