Thank you very much, hon Speaker and hon Smuts. In my view, there is not a single member of the ANC, the ruling party, who would not be loyal to the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa. We all are. [Interjections.] Not only have we pledged our loyalty to this Constitution, but, in fact, we actually are architects, together with you, of this very Constitution.
The fact that Comrade Ngoako has expressed his views about some elements or an aspect of this Constitution, does not mean that he must be construed as a person who is not loyal to the Constitution of the Republic. He is. However, I think that all of us have a right at one point or another to begin to engage, to examine, to assess, and to analyse the situation around us.
In fact, remember, by the way, that the Constitution was drafted in 1996 and it was a Constitution in which all of us were prepared to give and take - to give and take if only to heal the nation, if only to build the nation, and that is exactly what happened.
Therefore, if one of us today, together with you, identifies some elements of the Constitution to be problematic, there is nothing wrong with that. It is important to continue to examine, to continue to assess our surroundings and make sure that at some point we are in line with our needs in this country. [Applause.]