Mr Speaker, colleagues, the IFP is very worried about perceptions of corruption in this country, and I think it's fair to say that perhaps, although Cabinet per se is not the problem, the issue here is perception. We think Cabinet needs to send a strong signal to the country that it's serious about addressing the issue. In that light, a lifestyle audit would be appropriate. The broader issue is clearly one of state tenders being a major problem, throughout the country, frankly.
At local level, corruption is rife. At provincial level, it's also rife. I must say I'm a little surprised by the Deputy President's comments on Chancellor House and Eskom. In our view, it is morally wrong for the ruling party to rake in R5 billion or so in profits from an Eskom price increase for the rebuild programme. It sets the wrong example and should not happen.
My question to the Deputy President, then, is this, and I say this without impugning the integrity of anyone in this House: What is government going to do to combat perceptions by more and more people - ordinary people outside this House - that South Africa increasingly resembles a cleptocracy run by crooks? Thank you. [Applause.]