Deputy Speaker, South Africa is plagued by very levels of crime like murder and robbery, crimes against women and children, xenophobia, etc. At the moment, our SA National Defence Force members are still deployed in the Western Cape to strengthen the police in the effort to stop the ongoing slaughtering,
especially of young men in the never-ending gang wars. The women of this country were also driven to a point where they took a united stand to make their voice heard. Enough is enough, they say.
This sparked the new general stance amongst all South Africans who are also now saying, enough is really now enough. In fact, the huge amount of money totaling R97,3 billion spent annually on safety without achieving desired outcomes make it obvious that something will have to be done differently in future. The police will have to develop and implement a revised policy approach that will address the co-mandate of fighting crime. The President, in his state of the nation address, also indicated that we need to address these serious issues. The other institutions like the Civilian Secretariat, Independent Police Investigative Directorate, Ipid, the Private Security Industry Regulatory Authority, Psira, must be funded appropriately to enable them to fulfil their role in the country's fight against crime. Today the DA also echoes the nation's stance, enough is enough! The report that we have represents all the views and on that basis -
and that basis only, the DA support this report. I thank you.