Madam Deputy Speaker, hon Deputy President, you've dealt with issues of history, but I would like to discuss the question of patriotism and nation-building in hon Fransman's question. When prominent members of the ANC leadership are heard in public using language that is racist, sexist and that threatens others, and when they're seen to do so without any kind of censure from the ANC, the government can't, here today, claim to be committed to instilling patriotism and nation-building in South Africa, when its actions so clearly run counter to this ideal.
When the ANC Youth League refers to the Western Cape Premier as "a fake racist girl"; when the uMkhonto weSizwe Military Veterans Association issues a press release claiming that the Leader of the Opposition has "a wild whore libido"; when Nehawu, a Cosatu affiliate, threatens to "mobilise" its members against the University of Free State rector, Jonathan Jansen; when the Youth League President publicly states that if a rape victim asks her attacker for taxi money it means that she "had a nice time" and lastly, when a Cabinet member, the hon Mbalula, refers to a respected elder statesman as "a bitter old man" and "a raving lunatic", these actions do nothing to enhance nation-building and social cohesion in South Africa, but instead, they do everything to tear this nation apart.
Does the government have any plans to end this divisive public rhetoric which undermines nation-building by bringing those within the ANC leadership to account for their irresponsible utterances? If not, why not; and if so, what are the details? [Applause.]