Hon Lamoela, what you say is negative. What you touch is negative. What you talk about is outside of this Bill. Go and read carefully what the objectives of this Bill are. Do not bring your personal beliefs here. [Interjections.]
We are not making this up. As South Africans we are known for our good performance on the protection and promotion of gender equality. It is evident both in international and regional indices, as other hon members have said. Indeed, we acknowledge challenges of unemployment, poverty and inequality, but there is no denying the fact that South Africa is a better place today than it was under the ancestors of the DA. Is it not so, hon Lamoela? [Interjections.]
The aims and objectives of the hon Van der Merwe suggest that current legislation is not being implemented. You say women are grossly underrepresented. You say that the Women Empowerment and Gender Equality Bill does not make any provision for human resources and related capacity. You say it does not address the poor quality of young women. Yet, nowhere has the IFP made a submission along this line. I think, considering what you have said, Van der Merwe, you must tell us what the IFP says, because today in this august House we are making it clear to the public that the ANC promotes and protects the women of South Africa.
You cannot come and just talk without content. When you made a submission in the committee, you said you did not have any problem with the Bill. Today, however, because you are standing in front of your alliance partner, the DA, you come and make a submission which differs from that submitted in the committee.