Hon Speaker, I want to comment on the Semenya debacle that continues to haunt all of us as South Africans. I just think that the time has come for all of us to actually take responsibility for what happened to that young girl who was born a girl and whose birth certificate indicates that she is a girl. All of us should embrace and respect the fact that she is a girl.
I would like to call on all South Africans to provide all the support required by this young lady. We should realise that Semenya has undergone a very traumatic experience, one that none of us would wish on any of our children. Therefore, the best we can do for Semenya, rather than continuing with what is written in the media and the attacks against one another, is to rally our forces and provide support to her.
The last matter applies to the sporting fraternity - all those who want to determine the future of our people, and all structures, including the sporting structure. We should continue to engage on these matters, so that we can avoid a repetition of what happened to that young girl. I thank you. [Applause.]