Agb Voorsitter, ek wil vir die agb Chikunga s dat Mafekeng 'n bietjie lank gelede was. Die ANC behoort nie so te sukkel om wetgewing deur te kry nie. Dis al bietjie langer as tien jaar.
Agb Voorsitter, die VF Plus ondersteun hierdie wetgewing en die wetsontwerp, maar ek wil vir die agb Minister s dat dit een ding is om iets in die Wetboek te h, maar dat dit 'n ander ding is as dit by die praktyk kom. Kom ons vat die aspek wat lui dat die sekretariaat die agb Minister sal adviseer. Ek wil egter vir die agb Minister s dat daardie advies eers werklik kragtig sal word as hy daardie advies volg. Ek wil ongelukkig vir die agb Minister s dat, as ek so in die algemeen kyk, dit nie altyd lyk of die agb Minister na die advies luister nie.
So, ek wil 'n beroep op die agb Minister doen. As hy die advies kry, moet hy daardie advies volg, want die advies is gewoonlik om die Suid-Afrikaanse Polisiediens te verbeter. Dan sal hierdie wetsontwerp 'n groot sukses wees. Ek dank u. (Translation of Afrikaans speech follows.)
[Mr P J GROENEWALD: Hon Chairperson, I want to tell the hon Chikunga that it has been a while since Mafekeng. The ANC should not be struggling like this to get a piece of legislation accepted. It is a tad longer than ten years already.
Hon Chairperson, the FF Plus supports this legislation and this Bill, but I want to tell the hon Minister that it is one thing to place something on the Statute Book, but that it is quite different when it comes to the practice of implementation. Let us take the aspect that says that the secretariat will advise the hon Minister. I, however, want to tell the hon Minister that this advice will really only be powerful if he follows it. Unfortunately I have to tell the hon Minister that, from a general perspective, it does not always seem as if the hon Minister is listening to this advice.
I therefore want to make an appeal to the hon Minister. If he receives advice he has to follow that advice, because the advice is usually intended to improve the South African Police Service. Then this Bill will be a huge success. I thank you.]