Hon Chairperson, hon Minister of Home Affairs and your Deputy Minister, hon Members of the NCOP and guests in the gallery, I just want to set the record straight, starting with the hon Mpambo-Sibhukwana. You must understand, my sister, that you are not going to come to the podium and threaten the ANC by saying, "We shall meet at the polls". The ANC is not and has never been afraid of the polls. We shall, indeed, meet there because we are not afraid of the polls. [Interjections.]
Secondly, there is only one legitimate charter that is actually a guide to and roadmap of the ruling party and its government programmes .That is the Freedom Charter. So, don't come and tell us about your Values Charter you concocted in that concert you had that you called a conference - to me it was just a concert. [Interjections.]
Thirdly, with regard to the Lindela Repatriation Centre that you say is cramped, you were there during the select committee engagement with the government when the Deputy Minister actually spelled out and explained, at length, the interventions of government to alleviate congestion in these different camps. You were there and you actually said the department is doing very well. I am surprised that you come here and say the direct opposite of what you said during the portfolio committee sitting. [Interjections.]
Let me move on to the EFF. I want to set the record straight. South Africans are not xenophobic. They are not and have never been. When I was still a school teacher, we were ... [Interjections.] ... Listen! Listen!