Very few, but there were some. [Interjections.]
Visiting the rural areas of the Eastern Cape and witnessing the poverty and lack of basic infrastructure must inspire the present government and future governments to reconsider carefully and to reprioritise. Wasting money on grandiose schemes is unacceptable; money must be spent where it is most needed. Spending billions on huge soccer stadiums and, worse, submarines we have no use for can never be justified. After 15 years of democracy it is disgraceful that children in Lady Frere must go to school where there is no water, no electricity, no toilets and in some schools not even desks.
Taking Parliament to the People exposed all of us to these injustices that young children must endure on a daily basis. Unfortunately the same applies for the state of our medical services in those remote areas. It is nothing but disgraceful.
Ek dink in die toekoms behoort nasionale Ministers en hul provinsiale eweknie hierdie besoeke saam met die Nasionale Raad van Provinsies mee te maak. Slimstories van die verhoog af is net nie meer goed genoeg nie. Ministers, net soos ons, moet eerstehandse kennis h van wat in hierdie arm gebiede gebeur en wat die werklike behoeftes is.
'n AGB LID: Nie kospakkies nie!