Chair, as the ANC we support the Budget Vote. We look forward to the day when they don't take the posture of opposing anything and everything that comes from the ANC, and give themselves time, when it is time for departments to come and do presentations, to engage in the presentations and not be selective to what they listen to.
The 1994 democratic breakthrough ushered in new conditions, providing a unique opportunity to combine state and mass power in serving the interests of the people. This is the 18th year in which the ANC as the ruling party has used its control of state power to improve quality of life and begin to roll back the legacy of apartheid and colonialism.
As part of its founding provisions, the Constitution of South Africa draws attention to the value of human dignity, the achievement of equality and the advancement of rights and freedoms. Therefore, the mainstay of the Department of Human Settlements is to address these values through its legislation, policies and programmes.
Key to rolling out our government programmes and ensuring the tracking of its successes and priorities is fast-tracking the immediate quantifiable deliverables according to agreements that are in place with the President of the country.
The ANC-led government has taken the lead in reorganising and renaming the Housing department the Department of Human Settlements. The ANC is no longer just focusing on providing houses, but is focusing on creating human settlements. We are focusing on how best to settle our people, because, if they remain unsettled, we ourselves may not know peace. As one Afrikaner industrialist put it, and I quote: "If your neighbour is hungry, you cannot sleep." That is why the ANC supports this Budget Vote. [Applause.]
Division demanded.
The Council divided:
AYES - 32: Adams, F; Boroto, MG; Bloem, DV; Chaane, TE; de Beer, CJ; Dikgale, MC; Feldman, DB; Gamede, DD; Jacobs, MP; Mabe, BP; Mabija, L; Magadla, NW; Makhubela, MW; Makhunyane, T; Mashile, BL; Matila, AG; Mazosiwe, S; Mlenzana, Z; Mncube, BV; Mnguni, BA; Mofokeng, TMH; Mokgoro, GG; Montsitsi, SD; Nesi, B; Ntwanambi, ND; Nyambi, AJ; Nzimande, LPM; Qikani, AND; Rantho, DZ; Rasmeni, RN; Sibande, MP; Tau, RJ.
NOES - 11: Abrahams, BL; Bekker, JM; de Villiers, MJR; Faber, WF; Groenewald, HB; Gunda, JJ; Joseph, D; Lees, RA; Manzini, VM; Van Lingen, EC; Worth, DA.
Vote accordingly agreed to (Democratic Alliance and Independent Democrats dissenting).
Vote No 32 - Mineral Resources - put:
Declarations of vote: