Chairperson, I learned that from the hon Bloem. Last week, when he was debating, he shouted like that. [Interjections.]
We are happy to note that the process is under way to re-establish specialised police units dealing with domestic and sexual offences and with other crimes against women and children. There are currently 17 established Thuthuzela Care Centres across the country in communities with a high incidence of sexual violence. These centres provide health and welfare services and initiate processes for the effective reporting and prosecuting of offences by qualified professionals in a dignified and caring environment.
The Directory of Services for Victims of Violence and Crime, which contains services provided by over 1 500 government and civil society organisations in all provinces, has been developed. The directory empowers people to access services that are available in their areas.
The ANC has done a lot, but a lot more still needs to be done. Those who live in glass houses must not come and throw stones. Those who are in power must use their power to stop the violence. They must use their power to stop the violence on farms. [Interjections.] They must use their power and not encourage the electorate to pay their domestic workers and their farm workers with the dop [tot] system, because that is where the violence comes in. [Interjections.] They must use their power to stop the dop system ... [Interjections.]... and to stop the drug scourge that is ruining our province. [Applause.] The MECs must not go to the media and blame national government.
The ANC's slogan is "Working together we can do more", but does the DA want to work together? No! The DA does not want to work together. [Interjections.] The DA wants to work as if the Western Cape were an island. [Interjections.] That is what they want to do! They do not want to work together. They don't have any plans to put on the table. [Interjections.]
At Minmec ... Maybe the Minister or the Deputy Minister can help me here, but I think at Minmec the MECs of the DA are all quiet. They go out to the newspapers and talk but they do not talk at Minmec, and now they want to go through the newspapers. [Interjections.] The MEC says that he will ask the national Minister through the newspaper ... [Interjections.] ... while women and children are hurting outside.