No, I cannot take a question, because we have portfolio committee meetings where we engage. We do that in our portfolio committees; I cannot do that today. I don't have time for that. Hon Mncwango from the IFP, what you have said here, my brother, is not relevant. You must wait for Thursday for the Government Communication and Information System, GCIS, budget debate. I don't think our poor hon Minister will be able to deal with that. It's relevant to hon Chabane. I don't blame you, because you have not attended even a single meeting of the committee; that's why you don't know. [Laughter.]
Hon Mfundisi, my brother from the same rural village in Seolong, North West Province ...
Hhayi uyilahlile baba. [No, you have lost it, sir.]
I don't know where you got that. You have lost it. I don't know where you got it. [Laughter.] Now, you are saying we must share. Why didn't you share with Ntate Mangope? You removed him; you didn't want to share. You want us to share today. I'll also make an appeal to you that you must start attending portfolio committee meetings. I've not seen you, not even once. It's a shame to the people who have elected you to be here. [Interjections.]
Hon Steyn, I think you have said a lot. The truth must be told. That means your mind really was on the portfolio committee during the strategic plan presentation. All that you have said is honestly nothing else. What you have forgotten to inform everybody of is that at the end, after the engagement between the entities, the Department of Communications and the committee, some of the entities withdrew their strategic plans and submitted the correct ones. It's important to know that also. [Applause.]
Modulasetilo wa sebaka, ANC e amogela tekanyetsokabo e jaaka Tona Mme Pule Dinah a setse a e tlhagisitse. Re rata fa lefapha le ka tiisa seatla ka go fokotsa bommadinalanyana le borradinalanyana. A Lefapha le tseye tsia pegelo ya Morunikakaretso rre Terrence Nombembe. Go fitlhelela ga jaana, lefapha le makala a lona le dirile go senene mabapi le ditshitshinyo tsa gagwe thata jang mo tshenyong e e senang bokao ya matlole le go sa diriseng matlole. Mo maabanyaneng, Morunikakaretso o bontshitse gore ya gagwe tema o a e diragatsa ngwaga le ngwaga. E fela go tlhokagala keteledipele ya sepolotiki.
Tona le Motlatsatona gore maitlhomo a lefapha a diragale go ya ka fa dikgatlhegong tsa baagi jaaka re fetisa tekanyetsokabo e, go tlhokega boineelo le boikokobetso mo badireding ba lefapha. Ke bua jaana ka gonne go totobetse fa lefapha le makala di tlhagisa maikaelelo fa pele ga komiti gonne go bontsha tota gore gongwe go na le mo go se nang tirisanommogo teng. Nnete ke gore kwa bofelong, lefapha le tshwanetse le tseye maikarabelo go bona gore ka nako ... (Translation of Setswana paragraphs follows.)
[Chairperson, the ANC accepts this Budget Vote just as Minister Dina Pule has put it; however we would appreciate it if the department could deal with corrupt officials. The department should take into consideration the report by the Auditor-General, Mr Terrence Nombembe. He has played his part; and not much has been done by the department and its entities regarding his recommendations on wasteful and non-expenditure. Political leadership is needed in this respect.
To the Minister and her Deputy, fulfilling the mandate of the department should be in accordance with the needs of society, characterised by the officials' commitment and dedication as we pass this Budget Vote. The shock amongst officials is as a result of seeing this strategic planning submission for the first time before the portfolio committee is a clear indication that there is a lack of working together between the department and its entities. The bottom line is that it is the responsibility of the department to ensure that it sees that in time ... [Interjections.]]