Speaker, these reports before us today indicate the major problems that are confronting the country. We agree with the ANC that they also indicate that the system is effective when it is detecting and exposing these problems. That part of the system has proven to be successful. What needs to be proven to be equally successful is the part of the system that must address and redress the problems that have been highlighted.
We can not afford to receive another set of similar reports here in this House next year.
The questions and challenges that these reports place before the government relate to the extent of the reaction of the government towards everything that has been highlighted as being wrong. There is a need for draconian reactions that would indicate that what has been going on this far cannot continue to happen.
From our side, we would like to see an exemplary punishment, exemplary actions, and actions against those that have the capacity to educate a thousand, because we cannot afford a repetition of these malpractices time and again.
The time of being good guys, the time to condone this and accept is over. We need to turn the page in order to change the natural psychology so that it can change the way things are being done. We plead with the government to turn the page and be more responsible, more accountable and more reactive towards every wrongdoing that has been exposed in these reports. Thank you. [Applause.]
Motion agreed to.
Reports accordingly adopted.