Speaker, this Parliament owes South Africa an explanation. How did two former SABC managers, Snuki Zikalala and Mvuso Mbebe rack up R11 million in excessive petrol card expenses?
Is this government implementing the Public Finance Management Act, PFMA? Since 1999 not one person has been convicted under this Act. Isn't this shocking? In these circumstances the serial abuse of credit and petrol cards goes on without any consequence for the offenders.
People in government are the law. They don't fear the law. In Gauteng's Kungwini municipality a staggering R147 million has simply been made to disappear. There is so much that this government would really like to hide. The media exposed nepotism in the Police Service. It also exposed Gen Cele leasing a building without following the law. All these examples create such bad publicity. It would be so convenient to hide such information!
There is clearly one law for the politically connected in South Africa; the other is for the rest of us. Another case in point is Tony Yengeni's many transgressions, with a reluctance on the part of state agencies to do anything about them.
There are now so many untouchables in South Africa, it is no wonder that South Africa is a haven for the mafia! [Interjections.]
Order, order!
Some of the world's most wanted lawbreakers live freely in South Africa. South Africa is, indeed, a predatory state and the political hyenas roam the corridors of Parliament. [Time expired.] [Applause.]