Thank you very much, Chairperson. The DA is full of surprises, but that is fine. The issue here is that there is no question about the credentials of Dr Marcia Socikwa to be a councillor in the Icasa. She has very impressive credentials; she has a PhD in telecommunications and regulatory matters. We could not find anything wrong with her during the interviews and even thereafter.
The DA did raise this matter they said was "too close for comfort" because her brother-in-law had an interest in the ICT sector, and that is the issue that they had with her appointment. We went to the law and checked the disqualification provisions of the Icasa Amendment Act. All of us agreed that the law does not disqualify Dr Marcia Socikwa.
We are not acting on the basis of comfort or anything. So, that was very clear. In this Parliament, we act on the basis of law. Why do we have these laws if we are not going to respect them?
Concerning the legal advice that Mr Swart says we did not sort out, we went to the parliamentary legal advisers to say, "We have a situation of having to fill the vacancy here. What do we do?'' They advised us. In the committee we all agreed. In fact, the DA said that it was sound legal advice.
To come here and raise other things, I think, is not being very honest with this Parliament and the process. We urge Parliament to support the nomination of Dr Marcia Socikwa and we are going to request the DA to withdraw this need for a division. Thank you very much. [Applause.]