Mr Minister, the Afcon is a few weeks away and in South Africa there is general silence.
Kucwebile nje, asazi nokuthi lo mncintiswano uzobakhona. [It is so quiet that we are not even sure if this competition will take place.]
Now the question is: What is going to be done to put in place urgent marketing and visibility campaigns to ensure that South Africans are told about the Afcon and know that it is going to be held here?
As part of that marketing message, is the Minister in a position to assure the House that on the issue of the Diaspora, our brothers and sisters from Africa are going to be safe, if we consider the recent behaviour of some South Africans who attacked the Zambian team?
We do not want to have a repeat incident of such roguish behaviour. The issue of visibility, as well as ensuring that visitors to our country are going to be safe and protected, must be looked into.