Sihlalo, ngitsandza kubuta Indvuna kutsi kutawutsatsa sikhatsi lesingakanani ngoba phela bantfu bayahlupheka. Asikwati kulindza kutsi Luhlelo Lwemshwalense Wetemphilo WLwavelonkhe lume lungasebenti, kumele lusebente. Lesifuna kukwati kutsi lutawucala nini kusebenta, ngoba sive sakitsi siyafa, yenabakitsi? (Translation of Siswati paragraph follows.)
[Mr G S RADEBE: Chairperson, I would like to ask the Minister as to how long it is going to take, because people are suffering. We cannot wait and let the National Health Insurance programme stop functioning, it must be implemented. What we would like to know is, when will it be implemented because our nation is dying, good people?]
UNGQONGQOSHE WEMFUNDO EPHAKEME KANYE NOKUQEQESHA: (omele UNGQONGQOSHE WEZEMPILO): Ngiyavuma Baba, lunga elihloniphekile. Siyijahe kakhulu nathi lento. Kusenomsebenzi-ke umnyango osawenza ukuthi uma uqeda ukuphela lowo msebenzi sesikwazi-ke ukuthi siye kubantu siyothi-ke nakhu esifuna ukukwenza. Siyobe sesikuletha ngokushesha. Ngicabanga ukuthi kungekudala uNgqongqoshe uzomemezela ukuthi cishe iyobe isilunge nini lento, kodwa nje siyazama ukuthi siphuthumise impela ngoba abantu bakithi cha bayimele lento ngisho nalabo impela i-DA ethi iyabakhulumela nabo basenkingeni ngoba bancinzwa ama Medical Aid manje bayayidinga le NHI, bayijahile. Asazi-ke ukuthi laba abangaphesheya bakhulumela obani noma bakhulumela laba abadla izambane lika pondo. Siyabonga. [Ihlombe.] (Translation of isiZulu paragraph follows.)
[The MINISTER FOR HIGHER EDUCATION: (on behalf of the Minister of Health): I concur with you, hon member. We also want to start this programme as soon as possible. There is something that the department is working on, and once that is complete we will then tell the people what we are going to do. I think the Minister will announce shortly when this might take place, but we are trying to speed up the process because our people are eagerly awaiting it. Even those that the DA claims to be representing are also in trouble because they are feeling the pinch with regard to medical aid, they also need the NHI. We are not sure who the ones over there are representing; we wonder if they are representing the elite. Thank you. [Applause.]]