Enkosi, Somlomo. [Thank you, speaker.]
The DA condemns the disgraceful behaviour of the ANC during a meeting of the council of the City of Cape Town last week on Wednesday, 26 February 2014. Instead of participating in a constructive discussion, the ANC's campaign to make the Western Cape ungovernable disrupted an important sitting of the council where a real and pro-poor budget was under discussion.
The DA is pleased that the City of Cape Town has made significant strides in creating a safe, well-run, caring and inclusive city of opportunity for all its residents. If the City of Cape Town is to remain the best run municipality in the country, with the best record of providing basic services and financial relief to the poor, this budget should be approved.
The ANC committed this action because they could not face the facts. They don't want to accept that the DA-run City of Cape Town delivers more to the poor than any other city in the country or that, of the R18 billion spent on service delivery, R11 billion is spent on the poor.
The DA has demonstrated that with political will and a commitment to clean governance it is possible to ensure that the poor benefit from the delivery of basic services. We want to bring the same to all of South Africa. That is why more and more South Africans are working together with us for a change. That is why 7 May is going to be a game changer in our country's history. [Time expired.] [Applause.]