Hon Speaker, hon members, the National Council Against Gender-Based Violence is being fully constituted by the Minister of Women, Children and People with Disabilities. I have been requested by the Minister, in my capacity as the chairperson of the SA National Aids Council, to serve as a patron of this council, and I have agreed to do so.
As a patron, my responsibility will be to spread the word, mobilise and endorse decisions of the council and the work that the council will be doing. This responsibility is still being fine-tuned as we speak. Thank you.