Mr Matshana, firstly, we gave our workers new overalls after we had received complaints from them about not having protective clothing in which to do their work. They need it to perform their duties; they have to be dressed appropriately.]
So, it's about the issue of the rights of the workers that they need to have the protective clothing.
Okwesibili, ukuhlakazwa komnyango akukho emandleni walo ophethe lo mnyango. Ungawubuza kwabanye abantu lo mbuzo. Esikwaziyo wukuthi kunezindawo la kungasebenzeki khona, siye sazibeka lapha ePhalamende nasemakomidini lezi zindawo ezinezinkinga kodwa ngalolu uHlelo lwemiSebenzi eyeNzelwa uMphakathi sekuyasebenzeka. Yize noma kukhona nje okuncane okumele sikulungise lapha nalaphaya kodwa kusebenzeka kahle. Baningi abantu abakwazile ukuhlomula kulolu hlelo ngemisetshenzana abathe bayithola. Angeke sithi ke sesilahlela konke ngaphandle okulungile nokungalungile. Asilungise nje lapho kungalungile khona, kuthi lokhu okulungile siqhubeke nako sikubambisise. Ngiyabonga.[Ihlombe.] (Translation of isiZulu paragraph follows.)
[Secondly, as the Minister of the department, I do not have the capacity to dissolve it. You are directing your question to the wrong person. What we know is that there are some areas that we find very difficult to work in, and we have tabled that with Parliament and committees. The Expanded Public Works Programme has made it possible for us to do some work in such areas. Even though there are some things that we still need to rectify, at least now we are making some progress. Many people have benefited from the programme - it has provided employment opportunities for them. We cannot, therefore, throw away everything - the good and the bad. All we have to do is rectify our mistakes and continue with the good work that we are doing. Thank you. [Applause.]]