Speaker, firstly, let me respond to the statement regarding Tlokwe, I think this House should know that the co- ordinator for social development in Tlokwe is the mother of a DA councillor. To her dismay, we did not hand over food parcels on the day before the elections because, even though she had approved that food parcels should be distributed, they were not distributed on the day before elections.
Secondly, North West is the second province affected by poverty, and some people just talk about poverty in their boardrooms. They do not know what poverty is. Thirdly, the former Whip of Social Development, hon Pam Tshwete, brought a plastic bag, with the DA logo on, which was supposed to be used for delivering food parcels by the SA Social Security Agency.
Speaker, I rise on a point of order.
Minister, there is a point of order.
The Minister is misleading the House. That plastic bag did not have the DA logo on it and the Minister knows it. [Interjections.]
Yes, it has the logo of the DA-led government of the Western Cape. [Interjections.]
Order, order, hon members!
It has the Western Cape government logo, which is totally different from the DA's. [Interjections.]
Order! Order, hon members! Please take your seat. Continue, hon Minister.
Mr Speaker, I do not know why the DA is not talking about Khayelitsha, Gugulethu, Lusikisiki, Nyandeni and Qaukeni where we have been responding to the families of the victims of Marikana. We have programmes there and they are not saying anything about that. They are not saying anything about Zwelethemba and George that look like different countries. There is poverty in Zwelethemba. When you go to George, it is a different state - it is as if it is not South Africa, and you have not responded to that.
In De Doorns, there is marasmus and scurvy, and we are yet to go there also. Thank you. [Time expired.] [Applause.]