Chairperson, I must say I am rather taken aback. The hon Joubert seems to use every opportunity he can to attack the Minister personally and I must say that it comes as an enormous surprise to me, bearing in mind that we've had very substantive discussions and inputs during the budget hearings.
I will have no fear of embarrassing the Minister today when I say the following - because she's not here. The Minister is an extremely competent and consensus-seeking person and you interpret this latter quality as a weakness at your own peril. Frankly, I don't think that your personal attacks make her lose any sleep, Mr Joubert. I think also that what this does is expose very blatantly your small-mindedness. [Interjections.]
As to Mr Van der Merwe who keeps flogging this dead horse even after it was dealt a fatal blow in the budget debate, it is a well-known fact, and everybody knows it here, that the IFP had called on their rank and file not to participate in the TRC hearings. As the rest of us have moved on into the future, there is Mr Van der Merwe flogging this horse, tabling cream cakes and going to court and blaming the Minister for Justice and Constitutional Development for all of his sins that he should really bear the responsibly for. I think it is an utter, utter shame. The department this year receives an additional R473 million to deal with some of the problems that the ACDP raised and the ANC will definitely support this Budget Vote.