Thank you, Speaker. As we say, sticks and stones ...
The opposition has claimed that the report and the investigation are a cover-up. This is their normal response to a truth they do not like. Their deep-seated disdain for the ANC means that whether or not a report is accurate and complete with all the facts, if it does not implicate President Zuma and the majority party, they will not accept it. [Applause.]
It is sad that the opposition is sullying the positive contribution of the Public Protector and other Chapter 9 institutions by attempting to make the Public Protector a detective-inspector of the DA, rather than an institution promoting democracy. [Interjections.] Whenever the DA does not like an issue or an outcome, even if it is true, they rush to the Public Protector, and all they are doing is harming the reputation of this vital and important democratic institution. [Applause.] They cannot claim in this House that their constant approaches to ...