Hon Chairperson, the DA hereby wishes to declare its opposition to the Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries budget. It is unthinkable to hand a large portion of South Africa's taxpayers' money to a department that is rudderless. I hope you like the pun. It's like the fishing fleet at Simon's Town, which now has to be ... [Inaudible.] ... as a function of remarkably weak leadership.
The Minister has demonstrated her incompetence at a number of levels: threatening rural livelihoods and the sustainability of the fishing industry with hotchpotch schemes. As I alluded to in my budget speech, there is no abalone and all the crayfish have been stolen, and the money for any fish that is confiscated goes to the department.
We cannot accept this budget, unless the hon Minister does the honourable thing and resigns. I have a form here. It just needs a signature and it will be done. Here it is. Thank you, Chairperson. [Interjections.]