Modulasetulo, mmmago rena Tona, Motlat?atona, Maloko a Palamente, baeng ba rena le ba?omedi ba Kgoro ya Merero ya t?a Meetse le Merero ya t?a Tikologo, ke a tami?a. Moetapele wa Mokgatlo wo mogolo wa badimo le batho, yo ebilego e le yena mookamedi wa naga ye, mohlomphegi Jacob Zuma, o nt?hit?e taelo ya gore ge re ?oma, re ?ome ka mokgwa woo e sego wa mehleng. Ge a re bjalo o be a e ra gore ge re aba ditirelo bathong ba gaborena, re seke ra ba tlailela. Re swanet?e go ba abela t?ona ka moo go tlet?ego.
Mopresidente o bolet?e gape a re ge re i?a meetse bathoing, re seke ra dira t?eo di bego di dirwa ke mmu?o wola wa maloba wa digatamarokgwana t?a dingangele t?eo e lego gore ge di be di re di i?a meetse bathong, di be di era ge di i?a meetse sehlophaneng sa magagabo bona seo ba tsebago ge e le bona batho ba le no?i gomme bont?i bja batho ba gaborena e le dit?hwene. Eup?a ba be ba ?omi?a bona batho ba gaborena go i?a t?ona ditirelo t?e dihlophaneng t?e, efela bona ba sa hwet?e ditirelo t?e. Dikudumela le mafogohlo ao a bana ba gaborena a be a felela matsogong a bana ba ba ?weu.
Seo se nkgahlago ka mmu?o wo wa rena wa ANC ke gore ... [T?hwahlelo.] O homole ke go bot?e. Mmu?o wo wa rena wa ANC ge o re o i?a ditirelo bathong ga o lore. Ge o bolela ka kabo ya ditirelo, o ?upa lefelo, gore tirelo e tla abiwa neng le gore ka bokae, gore mang le mang yo a nago le mahlo a iponele gape le yo a nago le ditsebe a ikwele. Efela yo a gopolago go se iponele goba go se ikwele, re bona e le le?ilo leo ge nkabe bo?ilo e le bolwet?i, re be ka mo i?a go Ngaka Tsiane a mo alafe. [Disego.]
Ke rata go t?ea sebaka se go laet?a ka moo Kgoro ye ya Merero ya t?a Meetse le Merero ya Tikologo yeo e etelet?ego pele ke mmago rena, Molewa, e swaraganego le wona mathata a go fa bana ba gaborena meetse. Tona, letsogo la gagwe le maloko a Palamente ba bolet?e. Nna ke tlo ritelet?a ke be ke laet?e le gore ka nnete ba be ba sa akaret?e. Ba be ba tloga ba laet?a gore ba ya lefelong le, ba yo dira sekete, le gore ka bokaaka.
Ke nyaka go bolela le ba thoba Mopani, Tzaneen. Ke rata go laet?a gore re a tseba gore ke kgale le bona letamo le legolo la Tzaneen le falala meetse efela meetse ao a sa fihle go lena a eya balemi?ing ba kgauswi ba maburu le ditoropong t?a Tzaneen. [Disego.] Bjale, mmu?o wa ANC o re re le bot?e gore o kwele sello sa lena, gomme letamo lela la Tzaneen le ilo godi?wa la ba letamo le legolo la go tsatsampela. [ Legofsi.] Mmu?o o re letamo leo le ka fela ka ngwaga wa 2017 goba 2018 ka t?helete ya go ka ba R2 dipilione.
Mmu?o wa ANC o bolela gape le batho ba Venda ka Letamo la Nandoni. Re a kwe?i?a gore go bile bo?aedinyana ka diphaephe letamong le la Nandoni leo le le bonago e le le legolo efela le sa hwet?e meetse go lona. Bjale, mmu?o o re o a di loki?a diphaephe t?e gomme o tla fet?a mo?omo wo ka 2013. T?helete ye e tlago fet?a mo?omo wo re ke R2 dipilione.
Mmu?o wa rena wa ANC o ya bathong ba Moutse moo ke t?wago gona. O re re le kwele batho ba Moutse gore ke kgale le bona meetse a et?wa ka letamong la Loskop gomme le ekwa ka modumo wa wona a feta ka morago ga lena a i?a meetse Groblersdal le Marble Hall. Bjale, mmu?o o re meetse ao a tla le fihlela le lena. Le kwele Motlat? atona o bolet?e ka taba ye. O rile meetse ao a ka fihla bathong ka ngwaga wa 2014. Mo?omo wo o ?et?e o thomile. Go dirwa dinyaki?i?o t?a kgonagalo ya tirelo. T?helete yeo e beet?wego modiro wo ke R380 dimilione.
Mmu?o wa ANC o a bu?elet?a o re le kwele lena batho ba Jozini kua KwaZulu- Natal. Ke kgale le lla le re le swerwe ke lenyora. Mmu?o o thomile go tli?a meetse moo Jozini. Re nyaka gore batho ba KwaZulu-Natal ba nwe meetse letamong le la Jozini. Mmu?o o re o tla be o fedit?e se sengwe le se sengwe ka 2014, gomme mang le mang o tla be a enwa meetse moo. T?helete yeo e tlago ?omi?wa go phethagat?a mo?omo wo ke R900 dimilione. Mmu?o wa ANC o re re le kwele batho ba Kapa Bohlabela gore ke kgale le lla le bona matamo a agiwa mafelong ao a sa holego batho ba bant?i ntle le bale ba bego ba ratwa ke mmu?o wa digatamarokgwana. Mmu?o wa ANC o re go na le lefelo le ba rego ke Mzimvububuvu moo e lego gore ge go ka agiwa letamo gona, taba ya gore Kapa Bohlabela ga e na meetse e ka ba ditoro. Mmu?o wa ANC o thomile ka dinyaki?i?o t?a kgonagalo ya tirelo. Mmu?o o re mo?omo wo o tla fela ka 2018 ka t?helete yeo e lekanago R2 pilione. [Legofsi.]
Mmu?o wa ANC o re lena batho ba Kapa Bophirima, re a tseba gore kua Beufort West go na le hlokego ya meetse. Re leka ka maatla bjalo ka mmu?o wa ANC gore re le fe meetse. Re tshepha gore Berg River Water Project e tla fela e se kgale. Le ?et? e le thomile go nwa meetse a go t?wa moo. Ge a ka se fihle malapeng a lena, le tsebe gore molato ga se wa rena eup?a ke wa Hellen Zille. Rena re mo file meetsemeetse. [Legoswi.] Yena o swanet?e go t?ea meetse ao gomme a le tli?et?e wona ka malapeng.
Mmu?o wa ANC o re gona kua Bopedi, Ga-Sekhukhune re le kwele. Mathata ao le nago le wona mmu?o o a bone. Mmu?o o ?et?e o thomile go dira ka bothakga gona ka kua letamong la De Hoop. Mmu?o o re o lahlela R203 dimilione Kgatong ya 2A go bona gore batho ba kua Ga-Sekhukhune ba hwet?a meetse. Mmu?o o swaragane le wona mmasepala wa selete sa Ga-Sekhuhune gore meetse a fihle bathong. Re leboga mmu?o wa ANC.
Tona ... (Translation of Sepedi paragraphs follows.)
[Mr P M MATHEBE: Greetings to the hon Chairperson, hon Minister, hon Deputy Minister, Members of Parliament, distinguished guests and the officials from the Department of Water and Environmental Affairs. The leader of the Majority Party, who is also the President of the country, hon Jacob Zuma, requested that we do things differently. All he meant was that we should deliver quality services to the public.
The President also mentioned that we should not repeat what was done by the previous government of stubborn people when delivering water services to the people. Water was available to their people only because those were the only people according to them. The rest of the people were just baboons to them, but they used the very same people when delivering services to their people. Our people were not getting those services. They worked very hard for the white people.
What I like about the ANC-led government is that ... [Interjections.] Keep quiet and listen. Our government, which is the ANC-led government, is delivering services to the people. Whenever the government is to deliver a service they will mention the name of the place, the date and the amount of money to be used. They are transparent about what they are doing so that the people can see and listen. Whoever chooses neither to see nor to listen will seem stupid to us and if that is a sickness, we will take that person to Dr Tsiane. [Laughter.]
I would like to take this opportunity to indicate how the Department of Water Affairs is addressing the challenge of delivering water services to the people under the leadership of hon Minister Bomo Edna Molewa. Hon Minister, the Deputy Minister and the hon Members of Parliament said a mouthful about that. I am only going to confirm what they said. They would indicate the name of the place, the purpose of the visit and the amount of money to be used.
I want to address the people of Mopani, Tzaneen. You always watched the big Tzaneen Dam flooding with water that was supplied to the local white farmers only, and not to you. The water was also channelled to the town of Tzaneen. [Laughter.] The ANC-led government is aware of that and the dam is now going to be enlarged. [Applause.] An amount of R2 million has been allocated to the project and it will be completed in 2017 or 2018.
The ANC-led government is also addressing the people of Venda about the Nandoni Dam. We understand that you could not get water from this dam because of the damaged pipes. The government is now repairing those pipes. The R2 billion project will be completed in 2013.
The ANC-led government is reaching out to the people of Moutse, where I come from. You always listened to the sound of water from the Loskop Dam flowing to Groblersdal and Marble Hall. The government promises to bring the water to you. The Deputy Minister touched on this issue. The project will be completed in 2014 and the research on the feasibility of the project is on. The money allocated to this project amounts to R380 million.
The ANC-led government is responding to the concerns raised by the people of Jozini in KwaZulu-Natal. The Jozini Dam has to supply water to the people of KwaZulu-Natal. The government promises to complete the project by 2014 and an amount of R900 million has been allocated to this project.
The ANC-led government is aware of the concerns by Northern Cape's people. You have seen the dams that were built to supply water to only those people who were favoured by the previous government. The ANC-led government wants to erect a dam in Mzimvubu to address the challenge of lack of water in the Northern Cape. The government is researching the feasibility of the project. This project will be completed in 2018 and it amounts to R2 billion. [Applause.]
The ANC-led government is aware of the water challenge in Beaufort West, Western Cape. We are trying our best to address this challenge. The Berg River Water Project will be completed soon. You are already drinking water from that river. Should the water not reach your houses, then you should know that it is Helen Zille's fault, and not our fault. We have provided the water, so it is now her responsibility to bring the water to your houses. [Applause.]
The ANC-led government has heard and seen the challenges of the people of Bopedi, Ga-Sekhukhune. The government is busy with the De Hoop Dam water project. The government is allocating R203 million to phase 2A to make sure that the people of Ga-Sekhukhune get the water. The government is working together with the Greater Sekhukhune District Municipality to take water to the people. We thank the ANC-led government.
Hon Minister ...]
... from what has been mentioned above, one can clearly see the difference between the ANC and other political parties. [Applause.] One can see that the ANC has a perspective which embraces all the people of this country. The ANC is compassionate and sympathetic to those who suffer; the ANC is compassionate and sympathetic to those without clean drinking water ... [Interjections.]
Ijoo! Nako e tloga e t?habile e le ka nnete! Morena Modulasetulo, le ge o ?et?e o nt?eet?e nako, e re ke re ... (Translation of Sepedi paragraph follows.)
[Oh, I do not have enough time available. Hon Chairperson, even if you used some of my time, let me indicate that ...]
... South Africa is not a water-rich country. Yet it still loses a lot of water through leaking pipes and inadequate infrastructure. Therefore, water infrastructure development is essential for both water-related service provision and the creation of employment opportunities, as observed by the hon President, Jacob Zuma, in his 2010 state of the nation address. Adequate water infrastructure, mostly dams and reservoirs, is essential to ensure the sustainability of water resources to overcome water-scarcity problems and to provide water-related services ... [Interjections.]
Ke a leboga, Modulasetulo. Ba ba kwati?a fela ke gore rena re fa meetse gomme Hellen Zille o palelwa ke go a i?a bathong. [Legofsi.] [Nako e fedile.] [Thank you, hon Chairperson. These people are angry about the fact that we are providing water, but Helen Zille cannot take the water to the people. [Time expired.] [Applause.]]