Hon Speaker, the IFP would like to congratulate Dr Anthea Jeffery on her latest book Chasing the Rainbow: South Africa's Move from Mandela. At its simplest level, Chasing the Rainbow is the dispassionate assessment of South Africa's progress since 1994 in ten critical areas ranging from the rule of law and effective governance to liberating the poor and fighting crime. [Interjections.]
Speaker, on a point of order ...
Dr Jeffery hands out plaudits where merited, but for the most ...
Order! Order! Is that a point of order, Deputy Chief Whip?
Yes, Mr Speaker, we think that the statement has been read.
We can't hear you.
Mr Speaker, the statement was read earlier on. [Interjections.]
Oh please, no! Hon Speaker, this is a new statement.
Dr Jeffery hands out plaudits where merited ...
Let's listen to the new statement. [Laughter.] Continue, hon member.
... but for the most part her analysis reveals a country struggling desperately to fulfil the hopes that attended the dawn of the rainbow era.
In addition, Dr Anthea Jeffery also discusses the ruling party's newest onslaughts on the opposition in pursuit of its national democratic revolution programme. Amongst other things, this revolution aims to eliminate any opposition to the ruling party. If this is indeed the ruling party's objective, I would like to signal a warning today, in this House, that we all need to fear the future of our young democracy. I thank you. [Applause.]