Speaker, on Tuesday the hon Gelderblom made a statement in this House attacking the Western Cape Provincial government and the DA on the basis of the supposed irregular expenditure of R22,8 million. What a pity that the hon member did not even bother to check the basic facts or to read the Auditor-General's, AG's, report before making his statement.
So, just to fill him in, the facts from the AG's document are that the R22,8 million irregular expenditure was incurred in November 2007, under the previous ANC administration ... [Interjections.] ... for the corrupt hip-hop media communications contract. [Laughter.] The irregularities were only uncovered by the DA administration through the revamped forensic investigation unit, at the DA administration's insistence. [Interjections.] It is therefore ...
Order, hon members. Order!
... entirely wrong to present the irregular expenditure as a reflection of "Zille's office." This expenditure was a result of ANC maladministration and the chickens are now coming home to roost. [Interjections.]
For a representative of the governing party, which has done what it has done in Nkandla, to stand up in this House and make the statement that he did, is frankly, rich at best. Given your party's track record, hon Gelderblom, I advise that you rather sit this one out, and if you have any questions about corruption in the Western Cape, give a call to South Africa's embassy in Washington and ask to speak to former Premier Ebrahim Rasool.
The SPEAKER. Hon member, your time has expired.
He's got all the answers you need. [Applause.]