Hon House Chairperson, thanks to members who contributed to this debate. Hon Mashego, if you say we must not politicise issues of water you must tell the ANC to stop talking about this issue like as if they are
still campaigning for elections. They must talk like people in government, and not like people who are still campaigning. [Applause.] You talk like as if it is still before 2019. You must tell us about the plans that you are going to implement about issues of water, and not to score cheap political pints about this matter.
Hon Chair, today's debate, to remind members, was about issues of water crisis in this country. I am very disappointed that the Deputy Minister spends five minutes debating about the issue that we debated yesterday, the issue of sport. You can see as the country how little the lip service the government is paying because they are spending little bit of time talking about sport rather than talking about issues of water that is affecting this country.
Hon Deputy Minister, in our informal discussion yesterday you told me that you are on the ground and you site the issue of Jozini, for example. Thank you very much as government for having put a budget of R230 million to assist in the reticulation process in that area. But please, monitor that budget because five years ago in
that district money was stolen and bought pipes that were suppose to assist in delivering water. Those pipes are still sitting there in Ward 5 in Jozini. Please, ask your comrades they will show you those pipes. No one has ever been arrested for those corruptive practices. [Applause.]
Hon Deputy Minister, let me tell you the reality. When you go back to uMkhanyakude just go to Ward 12 in Umhlabayalingana, there is no water there - nothing. If you go back to Zululand, for example, like you said you spoke with the mayor, just go to eDumbe, eNgoje, Vryheid and many areas, there is no water. Just go to uThugela there is no water. In fact, if you don't attend to the issue of uMkhomazi River Durban will soon collapse because that river is in crisis. It needs urgent attention, hon Deputy Minister.
Hon Tseke my colleague, I never said that the ANC-led government has done nothing since it took over in 1994. All I said is that it spends so much planning rather implementing. And it is funny that the ANC borrows most of its ideas from the Chinese government which is their sister party. But let me tell you why the Chinese have
been successful, they plan and implement on time and according to the budget. They take serious consequences for people who have failed to assist in the implementation. In this country if somebody has failed to implement it is business as usual and money has been lost. [Applause.]
Hon Singh and all members from this side, thank you very much. I indicated earlier on when I started I said when people have won elections they must not debate issue here like as if they are still canvassing for votes. Actually, you spoke like government because this side all they think about when you talk about issues of national importance like this, they think you want to steal votes from people. They don't understand that these issues are affecting our people. [Applause.] The only reason why they speak very shallow about issues of water maybe is because we have water on our tables where we are seated. There are people at various homes who do not have water to drink or even to bath. Their cattle are dying all over the country and you come here and speak very shallow about these issues. Next time you must learn to speak like government. Thank you very much. [Applause.]
Debate concluded.
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