Deputy Speaker, the sad part in what we are dealing with here today is that the parties that have contributed to the debate thus far have not addressed its substance.
This piece of legislation was brought to the House because there was not sufficient public participation. That is the crux of the matter. As a result, we, as the portfolio committee, entertained over 60 submissions which, collectively, cost us 1 265 minutes.
What was most gratifying about the entire process of participation was, of course, the conduct of members of the different political parties, in particular that of Mike Waters from the DA and Ruth Rabinowitz ...