House Chair, hon President, hon members, fellow South Africans, the freedom we enjoy today was achieved through struggle, determination and great sacrifice. Despite challenges and setbacks, we won our freedom by working together and never giving up.
Yesterday, 29 years ago, Madiba walked free from Victor Verster prison and we have come a long way as a nation. But the opposition speakers have and will no doubt continue to say the ANC government has not done enough. Of course, it is very easy to be the opposition. When government build 100 houses, they say why not 200? When government has 55 Thuthuzela Care Centres, they say why not 65? When we set up Commissions of Inquiry to investigate the capture of state resources, they say its just commissions; commissions do nothing, people must be arrested. Then when arrests are made they say that it prevents people from testifying before a commission and so; it continues. Government is damned if it does, and damned if it doesn't.