Ngiyabonga Sihlalo, mina ngithe ngiwuMshangane [Thank you, Chairperson, I said I'm a Shangaan.]
Ke bolela ka lekgowa, mme. [I'm talking about the white person ma'am.]
Mhlonishwa Khawula, sivumelana nawe ekutheni kunezindawo ezingakatholi ukuphakelwa amanzi. Siyakuvuma lokho. Phela ubandlululo yilo olwasihlukanisa namanzi, lwawanikeza abelungu. Ukhongolose umatasa uxhuma amapayipi kusukela emadolobheni kuze kuyofinyelela emaphandleni. USihlalo wesizinda sami, uSello Lehari, uthanda ukuthi ... (Translation of isiZulu paragraph follows.)
[Hon Khawula, we agree with you that there are some areas that have not yet received water. We agree with you on that. It is as a result of apartheid that we did not have water as only the whites had access to water. The ANC is busy connecting water pipes from the towns to the rural areas. The Chairperson of my area, Sello Lehari, likes to say ...]
... ikokobetse, o tla godisiwa, gape o tseye nako ya gago.[ ... humble yourself, you will be lifted up, again take time.]
Ngeke sithi sihlale iminyaka engama-300 singenamanzi bese kuthi ... [We can't afford to do that after living without water for 300 years and then ...]
A re leteng, re nne pelotelele. Metsi ao a tlile go fitlha le kwa go rona. Re emisitswe fela ke Tekanyetsokabo ya monongwaga. Fa go kabo go twe t?helete e a tshololwa fano, re ne re tla e phatlhalatsa gongwe le gongwe. Re tshwanetse go dira Tekanyetsokabo gore re itse gore re ya go dira eng monongwaga. Seno, se tla re kgontsha go fitlhelela golo gongwe mo dingwageng tse masome-a-mararo tse di tlang. Ee, mme. (Translation of Setswana paragraph follows.)
[Let us wait, and be patient. Those water supplies will reach our places. We are just waiting for the budget of this year. If it is believed that this is a place where money is given away, we would be distributing it everywhere. However, we should produce a budget so that we will be able to plan for the year. This will enable us to reach every place in the next 30 years. Yes, madam.]
Hon Basson, if I had the powers, I would stand here on the podium and declare an adjournment of this debate. If you were listening to the Minister, you would realise that she addressed everything. She addressed all the issues that you are raising now. You were also a councillor in Madibeng so you must know that being in the opposition does not mean you must oppose everything. You must also advise because those are also your people.