Motlotlegi Mmusakgotla, re le lekoko la UCDP re na le dintlha tse di latelang mo ntlheng e ya tshisinyo kgatlhanong le Moporesitente Zuma; UCDP e dumela mo go rateng motho, mo go tlotleng motho, go mo direla, go mo rerisa le go mo itshokela. (Translation of Setswana paragraph follows.)
[Mrs M N MATLADI: Hon Speaker, as the UCDP we have the following points to make regarding the motion against President Zuma: The UCDP believes in loving a person, respecting him, working for him, informing and being patient with him.]
In the Bible, we have references to leaders who have erred like the hon President - people like Abraham, King David, King Solomon, and others. God had His own way of dealing with their behaviour.
We believe that this matter is too personal, that it has to be dealt with in the political party to which the hon President belongs, since the South African electoral system is not a constituency-based one, but one based on proportional representation of parties. We say that for the other matters of delivery that the hon members of the opposition have referred to, let us give the hon President some extension of time, lest we evaluate him too soon.
Ra re monyadiwa ga a bolawe. [We cannot expect a person to be perfect in everything.]
I thank you. [Applause.]