Ms M J Segale-Diswai (ANC): Hon Speaker, the ANC welcomes the outcomes of 20 by-elections held in the Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga, North West and the Western Cape on 7 August 2013. Out of the 20 wards contested, the ANC retained 15. People have still shown support for the ANC in all provinces. [Applause.]