House Chairperson, I want to thank members of this House for their contributions to this debate. I must say that we should agree on the rules of the game so that we are able to ensure that when the choir sings, it sings properly - a good melody.
One of the things that we know and acknowledge is that we accept criticism that is constructive and aimed at building. At the same time we accept the fact that we must acknowledge the good things that are being done.
We must agree that governance, and local government in particular, should not be politicised. It is in the interests of all of us that we ensure that local government functions well, because local government affects everyone. Whether you are at work or at home, you are affected by local government. You may afford to pay for education because sometimes, when you have the money, you can afford to send your children to the private sector institutions. You may even afford health care, but local government as an institution affects everyone and everything happens at a local level. Therefore, this means that we must make local government everybody's business, all of us as we are here.
I want to ask hon members: Have you ever gone to a ward committee? Have you ever gone to a meeting calling for an IDP? Have you ever visited your own municipality? [Interjections.]