Hon President, former President Nelson Mandela is from Qunu, and what we appreciate as a country is that no prejudicial development took place there. We can say the same about ... [Interjections.] ... Idutywa, where former President Mbeki hails from. Surely, Mr President, I am seeing a R2 billion development in Nkandla as being your own personal fiefdom. [Laughter.]
Yes, Mr President you are talking about poverty-stricken areas, but I think you will agree with me that we must also prioritise them. In fact, when we alerted the Deputy President in this House about the 70% of households in Mbashe Municipality, in the Eastern Cape, that do not have access to water and sanitation, his response to this House was: This is a tragedy. The size, Mr President, of Mbashe Municipality is the size of a small European country. That is how big it is. Mr President, why is it that Mbashe is suffering and does not get the same kind of funds that are allocated to Nkandla, which is 3 km from your residence?
You have mentioned places that are nodes. I am not too sure whether you have visited these places. There is very little development in these places compared to Zumaville.
Mr President, my question to you is: Are you not embarrassed by all of this? Thank you. [Applause.]