Mr Speaker, Comrade Deputy President, comrades and hon members, I join the House in expressing the APC's heartfelt condolences to the Matladi family and her colleagues on the passing of the hon Mavis Matladi.
The hon Matladi, as everyone can attest, was a great woman and a dedicated member of this House. She is greatly missed as a member of the Standing Committee on Public Accounts, which she served with admirable distinction. Her passing was shocking and disturbing. She was indeed an asset to the work of Parliament. She was passionate, persistent and probing in her oversight work. As we pay our last respects to our late colleague, we can only agree with Robert Sobukwe's immortal words, and I quote: "It is meet that we speak the truth before we die", for we are nothing but tools of history. When we are gone, history shall find new tools. Thank you.