Chairperson, the Minister refers to her inadequate budget. I was interested in this and read in her annual report that her department managed to spend R4,5 million on catering last year; R2,6 million on entertainment; and R18,8 million on travel and subsistence. So, she spent one rand out of every five rand the taxpayer gave her department on parties and travel. My questions are: Firstly, how could the Minister allow spending on parties and travel to reach such levels? Secondly, will she commit to shifting her department's spending on parties and travel to real delivery in next year's budget?
The MINISTER OF WOMEN, CHILDREN AND PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES: Hon Chairperson, my department has never had a party. It commemorates important historical days to the people of South Africa, for example National Women's Day. Parties, like the DA, have no history, have no heritage, and abanazinyanya abanamadlozi [they do not have ancestors]. We are proud of OR Tambo, Chris Hani, Lilian Ngoyi, Dora Tamana, Charlotte Maxeke and Solomon Mahlangu. We are proud of them. We are going to make sure that our children know their history, know who their leaders are know where they come from, and know how their freedom and democracy was won by their mothers, grandmothers and forefathers ... [Interjections.]