Speaker, firstly, I just want to say that in debating this legislation we must look at why this legislation is there and how it is going to assist us. The IFP therefore wants to put it on record that development anywhere else should involve and be used by everybody, when talking about development areas. Public funds that are being used to develop areas should benefit everyone, not just my family members or anybody else's. The old Act has already been looked at by the Minister of Police, and this should be supported because the old Act needs to be overhauled or amended. Even the members of this House do not know what, or where, the national key points are anymore.
We have to support the Ministry in bringing this Act to Parliament. [Applause.] We must ensure that we deal with the Act properly so that everybody is properly informed as to what and where the national key points are.
National key points cannot be declared as such without following proper procedures. These are not areas that someone simply decides is a national key point.
Awukwazi ukuvele ulale uvuke bese uthi ... [You cannot just go to sleep and wake up the next morning saying ...]
... this is a national key point. It can't happen like that. The process to identify national key point areas must be followed and adhered to without fail. [Interjections.] People living in areas surrounding a national key point should be informed about that key point.
Ngakho-ke akufanele ukuba kube khona izindawo ezingazeki kahle ukuthi ziyini ngempela. Izitolo lapho zithenga khona igrosa, imitholampilo esiya kuyo ngekwezempilo, kanye nezibhedlela ngeke zisetshenziswe njengama- national key points ngoba kungena noma ngubani. Kanti ama-national key points yizona zindawo ezibucayi okudingeka ukuba zibhekelwe ngaso sonke isikhathi.
Ngakho-ke mhlonishwa, kuyosisiza ukuthi ukuze sikwazi ukulekelela ukuthi bonke laba abahawulayo nababanga umsindo bafundiseke, ukuthi lo mthetho ulethwe phambi kwePhalamende ukuze ulungise, sikwazu ukuqeda konke lokhu kukhuluma. Ngemuva kwalokho sikwazi ukuthi siya njani phambili. Ngiyabonga. [Ihlombe.] (Translation of isiZulu paragraphs follows.)
[Therefore, we must not have areas that are not clearly defined. Shops where we buy our groceries, clinics where we receive health care and hospitals cannot be regarded as national key points since everyone is allowed access to them. National key points are strategic areas, and they need to be protected at all times.
Therefore, hon Speaker, it will be to our advantage to present the legislation to Parliament to make all those that are busy howling and making noise about it to stop. Afterwards, we will know how to move forward. Thank you. [Applause.]]