Alright, let me see what I heard you saying. I heard you talking about languages which need to be developed, and you mentioned Afrikaans. You did not mention Tshivenda; you did not mention Sesotho or Sepedi or Isindebele. So, next time, if you can find the time, just mention them, because, you see, they are part and parcel of what we are doing. We are building a nation, and all of us should make an effort to ensure that, indeed, we do just that.
I cannot agree with what the hon doctor was saying here about the ANC making arts and culture party-political. It is not correct. It is not true. Just look around. If the ANC were doing things the way you are suggesting, it would have come up with a hammer from 1994 and done away with all the symbols of the past, ensuring that, even when it mentioned people, it only mentioned ANC people. However, I can take you to different parts of the country ... in fact, we will take a heritage route with you one day, and see how we have evolved as a nation in ensuring that the cultures of everybody are recognised in our country. There is no way that we are not going to do that.
We will continue ensuring that we fight for reconciliation and we fight for nation-building. It is our task. All we would need is support from everybody else.
We will also ensure that South Africans know their identity - that of South Africanness. People must know how to sing the national anthem. I hope that all of you, hon members, know how to sing it. [Interjections.] That would be something else! People must know their flags. They must know all the symbols of democracy. In fact, it is not only about young people in schools, as the Deputy Minister was saying; it is also about adults. If we, as a nation, do not understand who we are or what our symbols are, it means we don't understand and we don't have an identity. Let's have one, as a nation.
Let us have suggestions, hon Mpontshane. If you say that national days are celebrated in a partisan way, let us make a suggestion as to how we commemorate national days in such a way that everyone comes to the party, not because we are going to speak, hon doctor - I'd just be there observing - but because all of us agree that this is our freedom. So, let's not be selective. Let's come together and correct whatever we think needs to be corrected to take South Africa forward.
In arts and culture, the emphasis for us would be the unlocking of economic potential. [Time expired.] [Applause.]
Debate concluded.