Deputy Speaker, I am sure that the hon Minister will agree with me that one of the major impediments to the implementation of the NDP over the course of the last five to 10 years has been abstinence on behalf of the ANC's alliance partners, like Congress of South African Trade Unions, Cosatu and the SA Communist Party, SACP. [Applause.]
So precisely, the point you made is absolutely right: We don't have champions in the SACP; and we don't have champions in Cosatu! The sad part is that they are sitting around the same Cabinet table with the so-called champions. What is the President and yourself doing to bring your alliance partners, like SACP and Cosatu, on board so that they stop road-blocking the NDP and open up that road for development? [Applause.]
The MINISTER IN THE PRESIDENCY FOR PLANNING, MONITORING
AND EVALUATION: Hon member, for the record, I didn't say there are no champions in the SACP or in Cosatu: That is your assumption! That being said, if you look at what