Hon Chairperson, hon Deputy President and hon members, let me say from the onset that the AIC has no reason not to support this Appropriation Bill. [Applause.]
The AIC was formed on the basis of humanity, and respect and tolerance for one another. This party believes that the people of South Africa must participate fully in decision-making. Their views and submissions should be considered.
The AIC is not sure whether the Bill that was churned out, or signed into law, the Civil Union Act, Act 17 of 2006, is supported by most of the people of South Africa because we do not believe that there was proper consultation on the Bill.
The Act that encourages marriage between people of the same sex is a taboo in our culture. We therefore call upon the same House that passed this Bill to revisit it and perhaps repeal this Act.
We as the AIC believe that traditional leaders deserve more recognition in their local traditional councils and local government councils. Their involvement in the development of their areas may fast-track the slow service delivery by local municipalities. However, we are of the view that the district municipalities should be done away with, because there is a lot of money that is being spent in those district municipalities.
A lot of corruption is taking place there and most of the guilty people or culprits just escape. They are not apprehended or arrested. The AIC is of the view that the existence of these district municipalities is a waste of taxpayers' money. Therefore, they must be done away with. [Time expired.] [Applause.]