Sihlalo, ngiphendula ilungu elihloniphekile le-ANC. [Chairperson, I am responding to the hon member of the ANC.]
We in Social Development encourage older persons to form older persons' clubs and discuss ways to assist them to stay healthy and fit. One of the things they do is to play soccer and other games, as well as run.
This year we had a tournament in Mangaung where all the provinces were represented. Let us all assist the Department of Social Development in its endeavour to make sure that our older people stay healthy by participating in these games. Remember that you will be old one day!
Asisize abantu bethu abadala. Namhla yibo, kusasa yimi nawe. Okwesibili ... [Let us assist our older persons. Today it is them, tomorrow it will be you and I. Secondly ...]
... I am very pleased that hon Mphahlele is joining us in the campaign to fight alcohol and drug abuse, which is championed by the Minister of Social Development, Ms Bathabile Dlamini. I agree that we cannot create jobs by exposing people to substance abuse.
Utshwala nezidakamizwa kubulala ikusasa lezingane zethu. Asiyilwe-ke le mpi yezidakamizwa sisonke. Ngimema wonke amalungu ahloniphekile ukuba angene kulo mkhankaso wokulwa nezidakamizwa manje.
Okokugcina, kwilungu elihloniphekile le-Cope elikhulume ngomasingcwabisane, singuMnyango wezokuThuthukiswa koMphakathi sigqugquzela umthetho omusha oqondene nokuthi uma abantu bethu bethola imali yabo emishinini, bayithole iphelele, injengoba injalo ingaphungulwanga. Bese kuba yibo abathatha imali yabo bayokhokhela imishwalense yemingcwabo, hhayi imali yabo iphungulwe yithi emishinini.
Siyavuma ukuthi kufanele babe nemingcwabo emihle enesizotha, kodwa-ke nokho ayingathathwa yithi emishinini. Sikhuthaza ukuthi kulokhu kubhalisa kabusha, abantu bethu baqiniseke ukuthi uma besuka emishinini imali yabo iphelele, nokuthi ileyo eshiwo umthetho ukuba kufanele bayithole, ukuze singasolwa kusasa ukuthi imali iphelela emshinini, nokuthi abantu bathola izimali ezingaphelele. Ngiyabonga Sihlalo. [Ihlombe.] (Translation of isiZulu paragraphs follows.)
[Alcohol and drugs destroy our children's future. Therefore, let us fight this war on drugs together. I am inviting all hon members to become part of this campaign to fight drug abuse.
Lastly, to the hon member from Cope, who talked about the burial societies, as the Department of Social Development, we are implementing a new rule that will ensure that when our people receive their money from the machines, they receive it in full, without any deductions being made. They should pay their own burial schemes; we should not be deducting their money.
We agree that they should have beautiful and dignified burials, but we should not be deducting their money. With this re-registration we are emphasising to our people the fact that they should ensure that they receive the correct amount that is stipulated by law, so that we cannot be accused of monies disappearing through our machines, and that people do not get their monies in full. Thank you, Chairperson. [Applause.]]