We are presenting this Budget Vote at a time when our country is mourning the passing away of an icon of our struggle for liberation, gender equality and children's rights - Albertina Sisulu. Ma Sisulu dedicated all her life to the African National Congress, ANC, the ANC Women's League and the people and children of South Africa, ushering in the constitutional democracy that we all enjoy today. We, today, pay tribute to this selfless leader who endured severe hardship fighting for our liberation and basic human rights.