Hon Speaker, presiding officers, members of the ruling party, members of the opposition, commissars and members of the EFF, I have the utmost regard for all of you - many of you - for your sacrifices and your contribution to our democracy. Although we may have disagreed robustly, I think we must not forget that whoever we disagree with is someone's father, mother, sister or brother. We must never dehumanise people, and where I have failed, I humbly apologise.
The EFF has served this beautiful country, while the ANC has led it.
When the EFF contested the 2014 elections a few months after its launch on 26 July 2013, very few of you, if any at all, thought of the eventuality of ours being the dominant voice of this Fifth Parliament ... [Interjections.] ... a voice that has resonated not just with the marginalised and working class, but with all those who now are beginning to believe that we, Africans, can steer our lives towards a better tomorrow, a brighter future.