Agb Voorsitter, aan die een kant wil ek saamstem met my vorige kollega, maar ek wil ook met hom verskil. Dit is korrek wat hy s, want ek dink dit is die enigste Minister wat in 'n kwessie van vier jaar ses direkteurs-generaal aanstel. Hy s dit is een per jaar, maar hy maak nie sy sommetjie reg nie. Dit is amper twee direkteurs-generaal elke jaar. [Tussenwerpsels.]
Dit is dan geen wonder dat die agb Minister soos 'n roeibootjie sonder spane op die see ronddobber nie. Ek kan verstaan dat visserye van haar af weggeneem word. Hoe kan amptenare hulle werk doen as daar nie 'n direkteur- generaal is wat leiding kan gee nie? Dit is ook die krisis in landbou.
Dan wil ek ook verder s, die agb Minister gaan kies kant aan die kant van die vakbonde teen die boere. Sy moet uitbly uit daardie geskille, want wat landbou betref is dit haar werk om op te tree in belang van Suid-Afrika. Sy moet verseker daar is voedselsekerheid. Deur kant te kies kan sy nie haar werk doen nie, want sy s: Ek is teen die boere van Suid-Afrika. Ons kan maar die basiese loon met 52% verhoog na R105 per dag.
Ek s vandag vir u, sy is nie bevoeg om 'n Minister van Landbou te wees nie. Ons kan haar nie ondersteun nie. Sy behoort vervang te word. Ek dank u. [Tussenwerpsels.] (Translation of Afrikaans speech follows.)
[Mr P J GROENEWALD: Hon Chairperson, on the one hand I want to agree with my previous colleague, but I also want to differ from him. What he says is correct, because I believe this is the only Minister who has appointed six directors-general in a matter of four years. He says that is one per year, but his sum is incorrect. That is almost two directors-general every year. [Interjections.]
It is no wonder, then, that the hon Minister is floating around like a rowing boat without oars on the sea. I can understand that Fisheries was taken away from her. How can officials do their work when there is no director-general to take the lead? This is also the crisis in agriculture.
Then I wish to say further that the Minister goes and takes sides with the unions against the farmers. She should stay out of those disputes, because as far as agriculture is concerned it is her job to take action in the interests of South Africa. She should be ensuring that there is food security. By taking sides she cannot do her work, because she is saying: I am against the farmers of South Africa. Let us increase the basic wage with 52% to R105 per day.
I am telling you today, she is not competent to be a Minister of Agriculture. We cannot support her. She ought to be replaced. I thank you. [Interjections.]]