Hon Speaker, on behalf of the IFP and its president, Prince Buthelezi, I wish to join this House in expressing our condolences to the ANC and to the family and friends of Johannes Phumani "Pass Four" Phungula on his untimely passing, earlier this month.
Phungula's premature death speaks directly to our past. It is during our struggle for freedom that my party, the IFP, often referred to our comrades in exile, such as Phungula, as our brothers. We were ridiculed for using this term by organisations such as Jeugkrag. However, our vision and hunger for a free, equal South Africa is what unified the different components of this liberation struggle, helping it to achieve our common goal.
The National Cultural Liberation Movement, from which the IFP was born, had as its aim a multistructural approach, for the freedom of our people and for a united, nonracial, democratic country. This too was the vision of Johannnes Phumani "Pass Four" Phungula. The IFP today honours Phungula as a struggle veteran, a mentor to many South Africans and an honest leader, who served this Parliament and his country with commitment, discipline, dedication and vigour.
Let us not forget that our struggle will only cease once we have ensured a better life for all; once we have reached a point where every human life is valued and crime is not a crisis; once we have overcome HIV/Aids, poverty and corruption; and once we are able to build a society based on strong moral values. Only then will we truly be honouring the great South Africans who came before us.
Izinyanya zakubo zize zimemukele kahle, alale ngokuthula. [May his ancestors give him a warm welcome, may he rest in peace.]