right hon Jackson Mthembu, the government Chief Whip and his family on the tragic loss that they suffered in the early hours of yesterday. There can be nothing that prepares a parent for the loss of a child. It is a complete reversal of the natural order.
In times of tragedy, it's sometimes good to turn to the writings of the Ancient Greeks and in this instance the writings of Aeschylus, and I quote: "And even in our sleep, pain which cannot forget falls drop by drop upon the heart, until in our own despair, against our will, comes wisdom through the awful grace of God."