Hon Speaker, I would like to know if His Excellency, the President, and the government are aware of the existence and work of the African Diaspora Forum, which is currently confronting the manifestations of xenophobia. Will the government assist this forum in any way possible in its efforts to end xenophobia and bring peace and harmony among the African people?
Your Excellency, what all of us should be concerned about with xenophobia, regardless of the rationale behind it, is that the brutality thereof is no doubt sowing the seeds of intense resentment against South Africans in some African countries for generations to come. If we do not put a halt to this violation of human rights, nature's great law of compensation is bound to bring the brutish chickens of xenophobia home to roost. Then the lives of South Africans, their properties and investments in those affected African countries will be at serious risk. Faced with a legitimate need, I ask respectfully if the President would be willing to move a Deputy Minister horizontally to be fully responsible for this project, as one other critical component of the National Development Plan? I am saying "respectfully", Your Excellency, because I don't want to dictate. [Time expired.]