Chairperson, rape, murder, robbery and violence have South Africans living in fear. And this paranoia exists no matter what statistics say. When our beloved comrades envisioned our free South Africa, in no way did they envision the people to once again live lives of oppression, but this time at the hand of crime.
Poverty has been utilised as a scapegoat for crime in South Africa. While the MF believes that poverty does have repercussions on the fabric of South Africa, we believe that criminals in our free South Africa have opted by free will to commit crime. We don't believe that poverty tells one to rape, murder or become violent.
While our national Constitution and legislation govern us with principles and values that pertain to a good people, domestic morals and values have been replaced by material desires and evil. In this respect we need to inculcate the teaching of respect for life and consciousness of our actions, as our fathers taught us generations before.
We need to redress this important aspect of being South African. The MF calls for intense and effective rehabilitation of criminals. The MF will support this Bill. I thank you.