Hon Chairperson, I hereby give notice that on the next sitting day of the Council I shall move:
That the Council -
1) notes that Minister Theuns Botha noted the long queues of patients at clinics and mostly early in the morning under unsafe and difficult circumstances;
2) notes that Minister Botha therefore undertook immediate measures to address the safety concerns of patients at these clinics;
3) further notes that he will explore the appointment system for regular patients to make reservations earlier, which is already being piloted at certain provincial clinics;
4) acknowledges that he will also expand the province's Chronic Dispensing Unit, which provides pre-packed chronic medication, to see if these packages can be delivered to people at home;
5) believes that he is also in discussion with security firms to render services of safety to our people and many other plans of services; and
6) supports the honourable Minister Botha in his endeavours to give a better service to our people in the health sector.
Hon Tau, do you have a problem?
Chair, I was just asking aloud which Minister he was referring to, because we don't have a Minister Botha.
Okay, thanks. May I then allow the hon Ntwanambi to do the correction?
Chairperson, in fact, I want to put an amendment in that Theuns Botha is a member of the executive council, because according to the country's Constitution, there is only one government and only one Minister. I think I'm following up on what the hon Tau was saying - that's the Constitution. Chair, I don't think that I'm out of order. The Constitution of this country is above any provincial constitution.
Chair, on a point of order: the Constitution of this country is above all laws, but this Constitution also determines that provincial governments can have their own constitution. The constitution of the Western Cape says that those who are heads of government departments are ministers. So, please go and read all the constitutions.
May I make a proposal, hon members. Can we leave this for now, and I will come back to you before the end of the day with the correct answer.
Hon member, I hope you are not raising your hand to discuss the same thing because I have just made a ruling.
Madam Chair, I think we need to clarify one thing. If the DA wants to create a federal state, it will not be in this country. That's what needs to be clarified.
Hon member, I have made a ruling. May we proceed? [Interjections.] Hon members, let's not waste time. Are there further notices of motion?
Hon Chairperson and hon members, I give notice that on the next sitting day of the Council I shall move:
That the Council -
1) notes with shock that more than 5 300 firearms went missing from police stations and offices around the country over the past two years;
2) further notes with disbelief that a total of 457 of the firearms that disappeared over the two-year period went missing from the police head office in Pretoria;
3) therefore calls on government to take decisive action against those in charge, as the loss of even one single firearm from a police station is one too many; and
4) in addition calls for the Minister to resign if he is unable to put an immediate end to the loss of firearms from any police station.
Order! [Interjections.]
I move, I move, I move, Deputy Chairperson. [Interjections.]
Order, members! Please!
There is one Cope. There is one Cope. [Laughter.]
Order, members! Order!