and so many other remarkable people who have left an indelible mark on my life through the years. Committee Chairs from Minister Pandor and Prof Myatula - who so wisely prefaced his sentences with the words, "seated where I am seated". To hon Masango and hon Cappa who have been an inspiration and really made me feel like I am part of ... what is going on here?
Speaker Mbete - in my eyes - was a champion of parliamentary oversight at a time when oversight in the ANC was seriously not popular. Also, unlike me, who competed in a man's world by playing down who I was as a female, Speaker Mbete by contrast, courageously embraced being a female in every detail in her work. I was at fist alarmed but curious enough to try it - nothing short of revolutionary! I
I could go on and on about so many amazing characters like Joan Fubbs, Mike Waters, Kent Durr, Corne Mulder, hon Frolick, yes, and wait for it, even Jacob Zuma but I will stop there and write a book instead.