Angibonge Mphathisihlalo, ngibingelele oNgqongqoshe neNdlu yonke, ngaphambi kokuthi ngiye kude ngithatha lelithuba ukudlulisa amazwi enduduzo emndenini, abangani nabalandela bomdlalo weshashalazi ngokudlula emhlabeni kukamama uNomhle Nkoyeni. SiyiNkatha sithi dudu kini nonke, alwehlanga lungehlanga. Siqhakambisa indima umama ayidlalile kwezokunandisa. Ngifisa ukushayela uMnyango wezoBuciko naMasiko ihlombe ngesibindi sawo sokuphumela obala ngezinkinga ezikhungethe uMnyango.
UMncwaningi Mabhuku Omkhulu ubenezikhalazo ngokusetshenziswa kwezimali emikhandlwini. SiyiNkatha sithi kumele uMnyango uphikelele ukuqinisekisa ukuthi izimali zalo Mnyango zingasetshenziswa ngendlela engacacile, angisho njalo.
English:
South Africa is a beautiful and culturally diverse country and we need to promote and preserve our culture. We hope this budget will ensure that all programs are implemented. We must observe our heritage and culture not only on one day, but to make it a part of our daily life. In recognition of the important role languages play in people's daily lives, the United Nations General Assembly declared 2019 to be the International Year of Indigenous Languages. As South Africa, what can we do to preserve and revive our
indigenous languages? How can we increase awareness of their diversity and significance?
We hope that in line with the United Nations Declaration, this department is budgeting to include our indigenous languages during the course of rolling out its mandate. The arts and craft are no longer emphasised in our schools and technical and vocational education and training, TVET, colleges. This department needs to have a specific program to address this. There is no doubt that there are many young people who are gifted in the arts, be it visual or otherwise.
The government needs to create programs that give our young, gifted people a chance to make a living from their talents and to also include our township and rural communities. The IFP supports the Budget Vote. [Applause.]