Deputy Speaker, the UDM welcomes the success of the World Cup and the legacy it has left behind. However, it is a pity that this infrastructure is only in the First World part of this country.
In this day and age we must be very wary of being accused of following the same trend of the apartheid regime, where all the resources of this country were concentrated in the First World parts whilst the areas where the masses lived were marginalised. If one looks at where the vast majority of the most host cities are, it will be a mammoth task to prove such accusations otherwise.
The UDM therefore suggests that we must enhance the legacy to the benefit of all South Africans. We need to sit down and see how we can integrate the proceeds of the World Cup to all the corners of South Africa. It will be very unfortunate if people living in the townships and rural areas cannot benefit from the proceeds. For example, there is no reason why there is no railway line in KwaZulu-Natal from KwaNongoma to Durban. In the Eastern Cape, there is no reason why there is no railway line from Kokstad to Mthatha and Queenstown. I am making an example of these two provinces.
This continued bias towards the big cities eats at the very heart of our democracy. Thank you.