Hon members and Minister in the Presidency for Women, one of the biggest oversights of this department is the lack of attention paid to women with disabilities. Women, as we know, have a harder time
entering the economy. This becomes further ... [Inaudible.] ... when these same women try to enter the economy through jobs or the opening of or operating of business.
This department needs to spend more money to ensure that disabled people such as those in wheelchairs are adequately assisted and are not limited by services not being available to them. For example, those who rely on wheelchairs for mobility and do not have their own transport often struggle to access taxi services in South Africa, while transport legislation needs to be amended to accommodate this need.
It is this department that must put forward the need for all taxis to be adequately equipped to safely and responsibly accommodate people living with disabilities. This department needs to spend its resources carefully in this regard to avoid further neglect of those people living with disability.
There is a backlog in the processing of claims for services rendered to government. At the presidential
dialogue last week, women entrepreneurs complained about not being paid on time.
IsiZulu:
USEKELA SOMLOMO: Mama uHlengwa isikhathi siphelile.