Hon Chair, I hereby give notice that on the next sitting day of the House I shall move on behalf of the DA:
That the House -
1) at the earliest opportunity, debates the memorandum sent out by the SA Schools Athletics to all its provincial offices that all SA Schools Athletics teams on all levels of competition must have a quota of a minimum of 40% from
previously disadvantaged communities, with emphasis on females;
2) also notes that this quota includes that one athlete per event and age group must be from a previously disadvantaged community, which can be the fourth athlete in the event, while there is no qualifying standard needed for this athlete;
3) further notes that in a 1971 statement, the ANC stated that sportsmen have a special duty in this regard in that they should ... Please, be quiet. [Interjections.]
I am listening to you. Hon member, can you ... Just take your seat, hon Hattingh. Can I address you, hon member? Can you please be on your feet, so that I can address you? [Interjections.] You, yes, I am speaking to you.
We experienced a similar situation last week and there was a ruling in the House that we need to treat each other with the greatest of honour and not speak to members in a manner in which you are speaking to members. May you please withdraw your comment?
I am not going to withdraw anything. I will not be bullied by a white racist. [Interjections.] I will not withdraw anything. So, is Hattingh right to address me the way he is addressing us, to say that we must shut up, we must keep quiet? [Interjections.] Is it the honourable way for Hattingh to address us in that manner? We are not servants of Hattingh. We do not work for Hattingh. [Interjections.]
Hon member, I am not asking you to make a statement. I asked you to withdraw your comment.
I withdraw the truth.
Chair, on a point of order: I humbly request that when you rule on misconduct of members of this House, that you must not be bias and you must be consistent. I am appealing to you with due respect. Whatever hon Koni did, was a reaction to what Mr Hattingh said. I am appealing to you to treat us equally. With due respect, I am not contesting your ruling. I am just stating that whenever we react, we react based on what ... You can hear both of them, with this one. And he is new, for that matter. This one is new. This one. [Interjection.]
Hon Mokwele, I heard you. It does not change my ruling.
3) further notes that in a 1971 statement, the ANC explicitly stated the following: Sportsmen have a special duty in this regard, in that they should be the first to insist that merit and merit alone be the criteria for selecting teams for a representative sport; and
4) acknowledges that the ANC has failed to truly transform sport representation through merit-based initiatives that fairly include previously disadvantaged people.