Enkosi Mhlalingaphambili, i-EFF iyayikhaba iVoti ye-6 yoHlahlo-lwabiwo-mali ngoba, okokuqala, abahloniphekileyo uMnumzana uRhadebe noMnumzana uManamela zange balibeka kwikomiti ukuza kunika umhlahla-ndlela malunga nolu hlahlo-lwabiwo-mali. (Translation of isiXhosa paragraph follows.)
[Ms N V NQWENISO: Thank you, hon Chairperson, the EFF rejects Budget Vote No 6 because, firstly, hon Radebe and hon Manamela did not attend the committee meeting to give guidance on this Budget.]
Frontline Services is still in a very poor state. The long queues and improper conduct of public servants still prevail. Procurement processes and provinces and municipalities do not meet the required results, and there is no proper oversight of outputs which leads to high levels of corruption. Roads are left unfinished. There are no bridges, and no resources in schools and hospitals, but money has been used inexplicably.
The NYDA budget does not prioritise rural development where the majority of the youth are situated. Instead, there are high salaries and individual allocations that are not explained.
This department must prioritise industrial policy because it is only the development of productive forces that will deal decisively with the crisis of unemployment and poverty. The EFF rejects this budget.