Agb Adjunkspeaker, die enigste hoop wat vir Suid-Afrika oorbly, is die Nasionale Ontwikkelingsplan. Dit is dan ook wat die regering van die dag vir die toekoms vir die mense van Suid-Afrika aanbied.
Ek is bekommerd dat die ANC-regering Suid-Afrika se enigste oorblywende hoop in die praktyk gaan opvoeter. Hoekom s ek so? Kyk na die Nasionale Ontwikkelingsplan en daar is 'n groot deel wat basies om die ontwikkeling van die infrastruktuur van Suid-Afrika sentreer. As ons na die syfers kyk, klink dit baie indrukwekkend. In terme van die totale ontwikkeling van di infrastruktuur, praat ons van 'n bedrag van ongeveer R4 miljard! (Translation of Afrikaans paragraphs follows.)
[Mr P J GROENEWALD: Hon Deputy Speaker, the only hope that remains for South Africa is the National Development Plan. And this, then, is what the government of the day has to offer for the future to the people of South Africa.
I am worried that the ANC government is going to muck up in practice the only remaining hope for South Africa. Why do I say so? When we look at the National Development Plan, a large section is centred around the development of the infrastructure of South Africa. Looking at the figures, it sounds very impressive. In terms of the total development of this infrastructure, we are talking about an amount of about R4 billion!]
In English that is R4 billion.
Minister, ons kan al hierdie projekte h, maar as ons nie die kundigheid het om dit in die praktyk te kan deurvoer nie, gaan dit 'n mislukking wees. As ons kyk wat tans in die arbeidsmark gebeur, en ons kan maar net na die Medupi-aanleg kyk, dan is daar ernstige probleme wat voorl.
As ons na die verslag van die Staande Komitee oor Finansies kyk, sien on hy maak spesifieke aanbevelings. Ek wil hier spesifiek stilstaan en aanhaak by aanbeveling 9(8), waar u as agb Minister van Finansies met u kollegas moet praat en vir hulle moet s dat hulle minder van konsultante gebruik moet maak.
Hoekom word daar so baie van konsultante gebruik gemaak? Dit is omdat u die kundigheid weggejaag het uit die Staatsdiens. As gevolg van u regstellende aksie het u ges u wil nie die kundigheid h nie, want u wil hierdie land kom bou op 'n rassebasis. Dit is die probleem.
Ek wil vanmiddag 'n aanbod maak aan die agb Minister van Finansies. Die VF Plus wil help om van hierdie toekomsplan 'n sukses te maak. Ek s weer eens dit is al hoop wat nog vir Suid-Afrika oorbly. Ons bied vir u kundige mense aan wat u kan help om minder van konsultante gebruik te maak.
Die VF Plus het 'n webwerf, SA Talent. Dit word gedryf deur die nasionale jeug van die VF Plus. Dis waar professionele mense hulself aanbied in terme van hul kwalifikasies, want hulle wil 'n bydrae lewer vir Suid-Afrika. Hulle wil hulle kundigheid aanbied, maar die regering wil dit nie altyd h nie. So ek daag die agb Minister uit om met die VF Plus te skakel, sodat ons vir u die name kan gee van die kundige mense wat wil help om Suid- Afrika op te bou, want dan kan ons 'n goeie toekoms vir almal h. Ek dank u. (Translation of Afrikaans paragraphs follows.)
[Minister, we can have all these projects, but if we do not have the expertise to put them in practice, it will be a failure. If we take a look at what is currently happening in the labour market, and we only have to look at the Medupi plant, then there are serious problems ahead.
Looking at the report by the Standing Committee on Finance, specific recommendations are made. I want to pause here and link up with recommendation 9(8), where you as hon Minister of Finance must address your colleagues and tell them that they must use consultants less.
Why are consultants used so often? It is because you have chased the expertise away from the Public Service. As a result of your affirmative action you have said that you do not want the expertise, because you want to build this country based on race. That is the problem.
I want to make an offer to the hon Minister of Finance this afternoon. The FF Plus wants to help make a success of this plan for our future. I say again that this is the only remaining hope for South Africa. We offer you skilled people who can assist you to make less use of consultants.
The FF Plus has a website, SA Talent. It is run by the national youth the FF Plus. This is where professional people offer their services in terms of their qualifications, because they want to make a contribution to South Africa. They want to offer their expertise, but the government does not always want it. I therefore challenge the hon Minister to contact the FF Plus, so that we can give you the names of the skilled people who want to help build South Africa, because then we can have a good future for all. I thank you.]