Chairperson, I first want to explain the issue of the securities. You will know that the Auditor-General has found irregular and fruitless expenditure at the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa, Prasa, and that has affected a number of security companies, which irregularly received work from Prasa. Over and above that, you would know that Prasa is leading in terms of fruitless expenditure - about R3,5 billion. You will know that some of the people who are involved in crippling the railway lines come from those companies.
You know that we have worked with the police to deploy, whilst some of these companies have been affected. So, there is no question of unemployment. It is a question of some security companies that have received contracts from
Prasa irregularly and paid millions of rand over a period of time.
They are mobilising for them to actually continue with irregularity. Of course, there is judgment on the matter in terms of Cape Town High Court and Johannesburg, which is where Prasa is processing.
Over and above that, we are responding to that particular question in relation to the powers of the Minister and how we need to process all those particular issues.
So, we are committing to that and that is why we have implemented the intervention mechanism of the warroom to address some of the issues. [Time expired.] Thank you.
Siswati:
LISEKELA LENDVUNA YETEMFUNDVO LESISEKELO: Sihlalo Wendlu,
lengifuna kukundlulisa lapha kutsi Litiko Letemfundvo Lesisekelo kanye neLitiko Letasekhaya babambisene kahle kakhulu etindzabeni tekubhaliswa kwebantfwana. Bantfwana bonkhe eNingizimu Afrika nabacedza nje kubelekwa esibhedlela bayabhaliswa bese nabeta esikolweni beta
baphetse tincwadzi, bese kutsi labasuka kulamanye emave bete ngemsebenti, bayaniketwa futsi nabo tincwadzi letifanele. Kantsi ke laba labete batali balapha eNingizimu Afrika, futsi Litiko Letasekhaya linendlela yekutsi babhaliswa njani labo bantfwana, kungakoke Litiko Letemfundvo Lesisekelo litsite baniketwa litfuba letinyanga letintsatfu kutsi abete batewubhalisa bese balungisa lamaphepha, bayabhalisa.
Sifuna kubonga kakhulu kuthishelanhloko, kuloko lokukhulunywe ngako kutsi, usheshe wayisukumela etulu lendzaba yekuhlukumetana kwebantfwana, kutsi bantfwana nangabe balwa, nome bangakalwi esikolweni kodvwa basese bantfwana besikolo, ngoba sishilo satsi tindzaba tekuphepha esikolweni tibukene nemtimba lophetse esikolweni, SGB, kungako kunemakomiti etekuphepha esikolweni emaSGB. Ngako sifuna kumbonga kakhulu thishelanhloko, nalabanye bothishelanhloko labaningi labenta kutsi labantfwana labete similo ngenca yetibalobalo letibalwe lilunga lelihloniphekile leDA, kutsi ngu 30% kuphela webantfwana labakhula ngaphansi kwababe namake, laba labanye bakhula batfukutsele bese
bayalwisana, kodvwa sibonga kubambisana lokukhona emphakatsini. Ngiyabonga.
I think that
was the sixth one.
The DEPUTY MINISTER OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AND CO-
OPERATION: Chair, we just want to respond to the issues of Palestine. I don't think you have noted me.
Not now, hon
Alvin. Did I do the sixth one?
Chair, we do commend the work that is being done by the Department of Labour. We will continue to work with them to stop employers who are doing something very wrong, which is to employ people who are here in the country illegally and we will make sure that we continue to enforce the laws of this country to stop the abuse of foreign nationals who are abused by these employers on the basis that they are being paid less. We will also continue to do so.
All children born in South Africa are registered as South Africans. Those children who deserve to be citizens of South Africa are given necessary documentation. Those who do not have the right to be South Africans, we issue what we call a notice of birth and that must then go to the country where that children is supposed to belong so that they then issue the necessary birth certificate for that children.
We have issued an instruction to our inspectorate not to go hunting children in schools but to keep them there until their issues are resolved. Thank you.
Hon members,
one of the most important critical aspects of our responsibilities is to make sure that the Ministers and Deputy Ministers account. By so doing, we are giving our people out there an opportunity to get answers that they want from our Ministers in Parliament. I would therefore urge you to give the Ministers and Deputy Ministers as much chance as possible to respond to these things. They are not only talking to us in the House; they are talking
to the public out there. So, we would really request your indulgence in that regard.