Chairperson, in the hon Minister's response in the Budget Vote he referred to me and he said:
We will not find each other. Not today, not tomorrow, not ever.
I want to agree with the hon Minister, we will not find each other as long as the hon Minister is part of the executive surrounded by bodyguards and I am part of the public who don't have the privilege of bodyguards. [Interjections.]
Agb Minister, of u dit nou wil weet of nie, misdaad daar buite raak ons mense. Die afgelope drie jaar was meer as 2,5 miljoen mense slagoffers van geweldsmisdaad, maar die agb Minister s die toekoms, wat misdaad in Suid- Afrika betref, lyk rooskleurig. Agb Minister, u is eintlik in 'n toestand van ontkenning en solank as wat u in daardie fase is, sal u nie misdaad behoorlik kan bekamp nie. Daarom sal die VF Plus dan ook nie hierdie begroting ondersteun nie. Dankie. (Translation of Afrikaans paragraph follows.) [Hon Minister, whether you want to know it or not, the crime out there is affecting our people. In the past three years more than 2,5 million people were victims of violent crime, but the hon Minister says that the future, as far as crime in South Africa is concerned, looks rosy. Hon Minister, you are actually in a state of denial and as long as you remain in that phase, you will not be able to combat crime properly. That is why the FF Plus will also not be supporting this budget. Thank you.]