Acting Speaker, I want to refer the hon member Lekota to the Rules of this House and also to the laws of South Africa. He was referring to the President as equal to the members of this House. However, immediately after the appointment of the President, he resigned as a member of this House. Secondly, in this country, we have three arms of state: the executive, judiciary and parliament. Unfortunately, in most cases members of the opposition used to go to the courts without knowing that they were indicating to the public that they couldn't fulfil their obligations as members of this House. [Interjections.]
Secondly, I want to respond to the statement that was made by the hon McGluwa about the shooting of 34 miners in Marikana and the wildcat strikes. He did not talk about the 13 workers who were hacked and also shot at, or those who had their facial skin peeled off, and probably thought that these people or workers were not human beings.
Acting Speaker, I want to say to the hon member that maybe he also needs to investigate the cause of the wildcat strikes before blaming those workers, because this matter includes their companies - they are part and parcel of the cause of it. I would like also to appeal to the member to wait for the outcome of the commission, so that he does not regret what he has said and its consequences in future. Thank you very much. [Applause.]