NATIONAL ASSEMBLY WEDNESDAY, 20 MARCH 2019

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That ball has been kicked into touch until the next parliament. And that's where it should stay. Be warned: This country will rue the day the Bill of Rights is amended for electioneering and myopic, dangerous political expediency.

That will be a direct attack on our democracy. That will be to spit on the graves of the brave men and women of this country who sacrificed so much for our freedom: Albert Luthuli, Oliver Tambo, Nelson Mandela, Robert Sobukwe, Albertina Sisulu, Steve Biko, Helen Suzman, Jafta Masemola, Winnie Mandela! The list is endless.

Rampant corruption, violent crime and extreme poverty are the daily staple of the media. Rape and gender based violence have become endemic.

The Zondo Commission on State Capture is a stark indictment of the ANC and how the country has fallen.