Chairperson and honourable House, there is a Setswana idiom: ``Matho go sha mabapa.'' [Interjections.] This means that a neighbour may not ignore or be indifferent to a disaster on his neighbour's doorstep. He is obliged to assist his neighbour who has been struck by a disaster with all the means at his disposal. He could, for instance, accommodate the afflicted neighbour in his own house, provide him with food or clothing and take steps to make him as comfortable as possible.
In the light of that and of what has been raised by the convenor of the committee, Mr Mahlangu, the UCDP is in full support of and in solidarity with the relief measures of the Government and other compassionate neighbouring governments.
We support the relief efforts, the overwhelming goodwill and the opening of hearts and wallets to the affected people. [Applause.]