Hon Speaker, hon members, the Constitution is very clear that it gives protection to all South Africans and recognises the rights of all the citizens without regard to language and so on. So, all of them enjoy exactly the same rights. It would not be advisable or serve any purpose to establish a ministry to take charge of the interests of minorities, because all South African citizens have the same right of access to and protection by the government of the day to promote their interests in all respects, without any inhibitions as it were.
So, I believe that the hon member should advise whichever section of our South African population is harbouring the view that there is a need for a minority ministry or department to look into specific issues affecting them, that they can still attain the same through this government. All they really have to do is to make representations to the correct Ministers and departments and their issues would be addressed because there is no basis to discriminate against any section of the South African population. [Applause.]