Madam Speaker, hon members, it's going to be a long day. So, I will be very brief.
The Portfolio Committee on Finance has satisfied itself that the Adjustments Appropriation Bill meets the requirements of section 30(2) of the Public Finance Management Act.
The amount requested to be rolled over is insignificant compared to the total Budget. Allow me to focus just on some few aspects of this Bill. An amount of R500 million is requested to provide short-term relief to committees and households facing undue hardships. I hope that would address the concerns of Dr Pheko. The RAF requires recapitalisation. An amount of R2,5 billion is requested to strengthen the financial position of the RAF. The African Renaissance fund has to be recapitalised for the purpose of acquisition of agricultural inputs for Zimbabwe. The National Treasury assured the Portfolio Committee on Finance that food would be distributed through reputable food agencies. The ANC government has intensified the fight against HIV and Aids. There is an unforeseeable and unavoidable expenditure of R300 million for the prevention of mother-to-child transmission dual therapy programme and shortfalls on treatment programmes.
Recent floods in KwaZulu-Natal and in the Western Cape caused extensive damage to roads, bridges and storm-water drainage systems. An amount of R1 billion is requested to repair this damage. There is an additional amount of R168 million requested by provincial and local government to deal with the rehabilitation of infrastructure damage by flooding and for costs incurred for providing temporary accommodation to displaced people.
South Africa plays a critical peacekeeping role on the continent. Therefore, we have to support all efforts aimed at bringing peace in war- torn areas. The Department of Defence is requesting an additional R100 million for the peace support operation in Burundi.
The ANC supports the Bill. Thank you. [Applause.]