Hon House Chair, on 19 February 2015 the hon President informed this House that South Africa's problems started on 6 April 1652, when Jan van Riebeeck landed here in the Cape. He was no doubt referring to the fact that Europeans and European culture had arrived on the shores of Southern Africa. [Interjections.]
From an economist's point of view, hon President, I would entirely disagree with you. This country's economic woes started on 27 April 1994, when the ANC became the ruling party in South Africa. Why do I say that? Well, on that date the US dollar cost ... [Interjections.]