Mr Speaker, history has taught us that in order to ensure peace and security, the colonialist and apartheid government built police stations in their numbers in the cities and towns to serve farmers to provide security in these areas. In the neglected rural areas, police stations are still lacking.
The IFP hopes that the government will follow up on the promises made by the President in his state of nation address to extend basic services to address inequality, peace and security, and social cohesion and build more police stations closer to where rural people live, enabling people in these areas to access one of the most basic services.