Chairperson, the ANC supports Budget Vote No 4 because of the appointment of the DG and the skills task teams that are working hard with the Ministry to change the department and we are confident that these programmes will be successfully implemented by the task teams.
Another thing that we need to remember is that the Department of Home Affairs has been under the leadership of an ANC Minister for only three years. It is too short a time for the ANC to change the problems that are in that department. We are confident that with the appointment of all the task teams that are there, there will be change in the department and hopefully that there will be light at the end of the tunnel. [Applause.]
Vote agreed to (Democratic Alliance, African Christian Democratic Party, Independent Democrats, Freedom Front Plus and United Party of South Africa dissenting).
Vote No 5 - Provincial and Local Government - put.
Declarations of vote: