Surprise, surprise, hon Minister! I did not leave the country. And, I have bad news for you: I am not going to leave the country either! [Interjections.]
I will continue complaining about the high crime rate in South Africa. I will not become blue in my face, but you are red in your face and you have some explaining to do.
Voorsitter, hierdie Parlement is 'n demokratiese instelling. Dit is hier waar verteenwoordigers die besware van die publiek daar buite kom stel. Die agb Minister dink dit goed om te s dat as hier oor misdaad gekla word, mense die land moet verlaat. Dit is die reaksie. Agb Minister, miskien moet u by u agb President advies gaan inwin oor hoe daar in 'n parlement opgetree word. U ondermyn die demokrasie in Suid-Afrika, en as u die demokrasie ondermyn, is u niks anders as 'n politieke misdadiger nie. U opmerkings s reguit u is 'n rassis. U is niks minder as dit nie, en u is 'n verskoning verskuldig aan nie net hierdie Raad nie, maar ook aan Suid- Afrika. (Translation of Afrikaans paragraph follows.)
[Chairperson, this Parliament is a democratic institution. It is here where representatives come to articulate the grievances of the public out there. The hon Minister thought it fit to say that if people want to complain about the crime rate here, they should rather leave the country. That is the response. Hon Minister, maybe you should seek advice from your hon President about how one should conduct oneself in a parliament. You are undermining South Africa's democracy and if you are undermining the democracy, then you are none other than a political criminal. Your remarks directly suggest that you are a racist. You are nothing more than that and you owe us an apology, not only to this House, but also to South Africa.]