Chairperson, the history of South Africa, the story of South Africa, is yet to be told. [Interjections.] I was there, my brother, and I made history. Hon member, I was there, together with that old lady sitting at the back there, called hon Ma Njobe. We were there - together, with Ma Njobe. Old as she is, she was in uniform. She was in the trenches, because we had to fight the racist apartheid regime. Today she can hardly hear. She is half deaf, and it is as a result of the shootings on 16 December 1986. We were there. [Applause.] Just where you people used to attack us, that's where I was. [Interjections.]
Lastly, I want to say this. [Interjections.] I was not young at all. For the record, I am probably older than you are. I am 57. You look at my face, and you think I am 30. I am not! [Laughter.] [Applause.] Now, the hon Esau, I take the matters that you have raised in relation to our Annual Performance Plan seriously. This is an observation that we have made together with the Deputy Minister. These are some of the matters that we have raised with the directors-general, both with the Director-General of Defence and Military Veterans and the SecDev Group. They are matters that we are attending to. I want to thank you for your contribution to the debate. [Applause.]
Lastly, hon members, I want to say this. I want to quote ... [Interjections.]