Madam Deputy Speaker, as one who had the privilege of drafting the original Films and Publications Act in 1996, I am a little scared and terrified of the blurring of some lines which are quite fundamental. For example, the Minister says that the SABC censors programmes and that government tells them not to run some. In terms of the law, that is illegal because the censorship is based on the fact that certain material is not desirable to government or to others. I think that the issue of pornography is a difficult one. It also tests the divide between freedom and authority.
Now, the question to the Minister is: On what authority does the government go beyond the legislative parameter and not interfere in communication between consenting adults, above and beyond protecting children from those communications? Where is that line set and how is it enforced if it is not the one which is in the Act and is left to the authority and prerogatives of the Film and Publication Board?
The MINISTER OF WOMEN, YOUTH, CHILDREN AND PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES: Hon Chairperson, I think that was more of a comment than a question, unless I am mistaken.