Modulasetulo le Matona a hlomphehileng a teng kwano, bomme le bontate. [Chairperson, hon Ministers present here today, ladies and gentlemen.] The APC aligns itself with the campaign of 16 days of activism as initiated by the UN and adopted by many countries in the world. We embrace the International Day of No Violence Against Women and Children and the International Human Rights Day.
Re le mokgatlo rere: Hoa hlokahala hore banna ba kgone ho itlhompha jwalo ka banna, mme ba se ke ba ba le tlhekefetso baneng le ho bomme. Re le mokgatlo re re bontate ba tlameha hore ba baballe bophelo ba bana le ba bomme. [As an organisation we are saying that it is important for men to respect themselves, they must stop children and women abuse and they are supposed to look after women and children.]
Xa oomama nabantwana bengaxhatshazwa, eli lizwe lethu liya kukwazi ukuba libe nekamva elihle kakhulu. Kaloku sithi abantwana bethu ngabo abaza kuba ziinkokeli kwixesha elizayo. Side sitsho kwanokuba oomama ngabo abantu abakwaziyo ukuba baqinise isizwe. [When women and children are not abused, this country would have a very bright future. Indeed, we say that children are the leaders of tomorrow. We also say that women are the pillars of the nation.]
Hon members, let us bow our heads and remember the many women and children who became victims of violence this year and in the past years.
APC e tshehetsa letsholo la ho thibela tlhekefetso ya bomme le bana lefatsheng ka bophara. Re etsa boipiletso ho batho bohle, haholo bontate, ho emisa ka tlhekefetso ya bomme le bana, mme re etsa boipiletso ho dikereke le baruti hore le bona ba ke ba tiise haholo ka hore hobe le tlhokomelo eno. (Translation of Sesotho paragraph follows.)
[The APC Women's Network Support Programme supports the Stop Women and Children Abuse Campaign worldwide. We are urging everyone, especially men, to stop woman and child abuse and we also urge churches and its Ministers to make sure that this surely does happen.]