Hon Speaker, hon Members of Parliament ...
... re le baDA, re tloga re kwele bohloko ka go tlogelwa ke senatla sa dinatla, Ntate Ditshetelo, gomme re rata go t?ea sebaka se go homot?a le go romela mant?u a matshidi?o go lapa la ga Ditshetelo le go maloko a mokgatlo wa UCDP ka go tloga lefaseng ga Mna Paul Ditshetelo.
Ntate Paul Ditshetelo o belegwe ka ngwaga wa 1936, ka di 16 t?a Oktoboro go la Leboa-Bodikela gomme a hlokofala ka di 11 t?a Oktoboro 2011, morago ga bolwet?i, a le Sepetleng sa Johannesburg. Ntate Paul Ditshetelo o bolokilwe ka di 22 Oktoboro 2011 go la Leboa-Bodikela. E bile mohlomi le mothei wa mokgatlo wa Tswana National Party ka ngwaga wa 1972. O ?omet?e mokgatlo gomme a ?ala le mokgatlo ge maloko a mangwe a tlogela mokgatlo go yo hloma mokgatlo wa Bophuthatswana Democratic Party ka 1974.
Ka ngwaga wa 1991, mokgatlo ile wa fetola leina go ba Christian Democratic Party wo o bego o le mokgatlo wo o bego o swere pu?o ya Bophuthatswana. Morago ga ngwaga wa 1994 wa dikgetho, mokgatlo o ile wa fetola leina go ba United Christian Democratic Party. Ntate Ditshetelo o ile a kgethwa go ba mongwaledikakaret?o wa UCDP. O ile a kgona go ngwadi?a mokgatlo go la IEC gore ba kgone go tsenela dikgetho t?a set?haba. O ile a kgethwa ke mokgatlo go ba motlat?a mopresidente ka ngwaga wa 1998, go tloga fao a kgethwa go ba leloko la Palamente Ya Set?haba ka 1998 go fihla ka ngwaga wa 2009. Ntate Ditshetelo e be e le ntate wa lerato le dikelet?o. E be e le Mokreste yo a bego a beile Modimo pele.
Ke kopane le Ntate Ditshetelo ka ngwaga wa 2004, ka ngwaga waka wa mathomo ge ke be ke etla mo Palamenteng morago ga dikgetokakaret?o t?a 2004. Bjale ka leloko le leswa la DA, ke hwedit?e boNtate Ditshetelo ka mo Palamenteng, gomme Ntate Ditshetelo le maloko a mangwe a UCDP, boNtate Mfudisi, ba ile ba nkamogela ka matsogo a borutho, a mabotse. Ba ile ba mpha dikelet?o, ba mpont?ha gore goba moetapele, go ba ka mo Palamenteng go nyakega eng le gore ga go nyakege eng.
Ba ile ba ntsamai?a le diphapo?i kamoka t?a mo Palamenteng, ba mpont?ha gore mo go swarwago gona dikopano t?a dikomiti t?a Palamente ke mo kae, gore ke tsebe tsela, ke kgone go ya fao. Ba be ba nthuta, ba nkelet?a gore ge o le moetapele, o swanet?e gore ka dinako kamoka o hlomphe batho, o hlomphe set?haba ka baka la gore o tlile mo Palamenteng go tlo emela set?haba. Ntate Ditshetelo ga ake are wena Ntate Swathe, o wa DA gomme nka se gofe dikelet?o, ke tla go kgaphela ka thoko. O be a rata batho kamoka, a bula matsogo go Maloko a Palamente kamoka. Motho mang goba mang yo a bego a nyaka dikelet?o, Ntate Ditshetelo o be a mofa t?ona.
Re le baDA, re lla kudu le mokgatlo wa UCDP le ba lapa la Ditshetelo, gomme rere re lahleget?we ke senatla, moetapele wa maemo a godimo. Re tla gopola Ntate Ditshetelo ka me?omo e mebotse yeo a e dirilego. O kgathile tema e kgolo go ageng naga ya Afrika Borwa. Re le baDA rere, moya wa gagwe o robale ka khut?o. Modimo a ?irelet?e lapa la gagwe le ba mokgatlo wa UCDP. Ke a leboga. [Legoswi.] (Translation of Sepedi paragraphs follows.)
[... the members of the DA are saddened by the death of Mr Ditshetelo, a hero amongst heroes. We are conveying our condolences to his family and to the members of the UCDP.
Mr Paul Ditshetelo was born on 16 October 1936 in North West and died on 11 October 2011 at the hospital in Johannesburg. Mr Ditshetelo was ill. His funeral service was held on 22 October 2011 in North West. He founded the Tswana National Party in 1972. He worked for the Tswana National Party and remained with it, even when other members were leaving, to form the Bophuthatswana Democratic Party in 1974.
In 1991 the name of the party was changed to the Christian Democratic Party which was leading the Bophuthatswana government. After the democratic elections in 1994, the name of the party was changed to the United Christian Democratic Party. Mr Ditshetelo was elected Secretary-General of the UCDP. He registered the party with the IEC to enable the party to take part in the elections. He was elected Deputy President in 1998 and then Member of Parliament in the same year, serving until 2009. He loved people and he was always full of good advice. Mr Ditshetelo was a Christian who believed in God.
I met him in 2004 when I arrived in Parliament for the first time after the democratic elections. As a new DA member, Mr Ditshetelo and other UCDP members like Mr Mfudisi made me feel welcome. They advised me on many things, including what is expected of me as a leader and a Member of Parliament and what is not.
They gave me a Parliamentary tour and showed me where different portfolio committees held their meetings. They taught me that as a leader I must always respect the public, because I am in Parliament to represent them. Mr Ditshetelo gave advice to everybody, irrespective of the party they belong to. He loved everybody and co-operated with all the Members of Parliament. He used to give advice to anybody who needed advice.
We are conveying our heartfelt condolences to the family and UCDP as members of the DA. We have lost a hero, a true leader. We will always remember his good works. He contributed a lot in building our country, South Africa. May his soul rest in peace. May God protect his family and the members of the UCDP. Thank you. [Applause.]]