Speaker, the hon Landers was absolutely right to draw the attention of the House to the hypocrisy of the Premier of Western Cape and the Mayor of the City of Cape Town in spending ratepayers and taxpayers' money on booking ... [Interjections.] ... programmes on radio stations.
Order, order!
The first hypocrisy in this was that there was no disclosure of this matter until it was revealed publicly. The fall-back position was that this was just government speaking, that the Premier, when she was a mayor, was just speaking to the public as government. But the hypocrisy of this and the thin veneer that this is hiding have been exposed once again by the DA member, because they are standing here telling us all about the wonderful service delivery by the DA here in the Western Cape and by the City of Cape Town. This pulls the carpet precisely from underneath their explanation that Premier Zille is giving that this not about party politics, but just about government delivery.
However, let us talk about government delivery. What is actually happening, for instance, in the City of Cape Town under DA leadership? One of the most pernicious things has just happened below the radar screen. The City has introduced what is called "special rates areas". Privileged areas like Pinelands-where I live-if they agree to pay extra rates, are able to get extra services on top of what they get as normal services from the City.
In other words, what the City of Cape Town is perpetuating is massive redistribution once more in favour of the rich and privileged - and basically the whites. In the olden days, which these members like to forget about, we used to say that the majority of English-speaking whites, in particular, when they were overseas, they liked to criticise apartheid mildly. [Interjections.]
Order, hon members. Order.
When they came back home, they would vote for the predecessor of the DA, the PFP, but in their hearts they thanked God that the apartheid regime was still in place. And that spirit still prevails today. [Applause.]