Hon Chair, hon Minister, the Treasury has given us a Budget today for State Security, on Mandela day. This will enable the State Security Agency to meet their commitments and continue to implant the National Development Plan, NDP. One of the commitments in the NDP is for 100% safe streets, safe schools and personal safety in our homes. This would be the greatest gift the State Security Agency can give South Africans after the election of President Mandela, as the President of the First Parliament.
Hon Minister, your department has more than 67 minutes to make President Mandela smile. You have a decade to achieve this. While we feel your Budget must be doubled, Al Jama-ah supports the Budget and wishes you everything of the best.
The Minister of Defence did her 67 minutes. I don't know hon Minister if you have done yours already or will still do it. She gave the Muslim community the comfort they wanted on Mandela day by allowing serving Muslim women to wear a ... [Inaudible.] doekie under their berets just to cover their hair. This was a humble request by Al Jama-ah in its debate on the Budget. President Mandela must be smiling. Her orders she made yesterday in Parliament was implemented by the Chief of Defence Force this morning and he must
be congratulated in embracing the values of compassion of President Mandela.
The court marshal of Fatima Isaacs distressed an entire community, while we mourn the arrest and murder - while in detention - of Imam Abdullah Haron, my Madrasa principal, 50 years ago, fighting for the freedoms we enjoy today and while we are sending women to form hearts in Mecca. I have just given away my age, but we support the Budget. Thank you very much. [Applause.]