You take decisions there, you have views about them, and you take people to court to destabilise the functioning of such institutions. [Interjections.] Of course, yes. That's a contribution you have made. I take the decision, which is within my competence, and I put a person in place. You challenge my decision, and the person or the head is taken out. You destabilise the very NPA, and then you now say, "What is the plan?"
Maye babo! Akufanele nibe bukhali nganxanye njengommese ntombazane! [Ubuwelewele.] Sikani ndawo zonke. [My goodness! You are not supposed to have a one-sided view on the matter, madam! [Interjections.] You must look at it from all angles.]
Let us respect independence. Let the processes that are done by independent components take their course, including the court finalisation of your challenges contributing to what we are now saying is instability. [Interjections.] Yebo. [Yes.] [Applause.] You cannot have your cake and eat it. You must be fair. Of course, yes; people take decisions. I can't say to the NPA: "Don't take this decision." They know their job. If there are matters that people are not happy about, they take them to court and the matters are dealt with there.
I am not going to jump; no. I am going to respect the independence of the components. [Interjections.] Correct. Now, once everything is done, it gets to the level of the President. We take decisions. There is no doubt about that. We will take decisions. I believe that with regard to the processes that go on in the NPA, the NPA has the competence to take their decisions. If the decisions are not correct, they are challenged in court. The court then takes the final decisions. Don't ask me to do something, and then say tomorrow, "You don't respect the independence." [Interjections.]
However, the question of credibility is very important. We have taken action because we thought there was no credibility, when there was credibility. The action that caused the problem in the NPA is that we had to suspend somebody because there was action against that person. And then we have people who haven't until now taken a decision to say, "Here is a permanent appointment." This is because we are waiting for the processes which are going on as part of the DA's action. So, talk to yourself as well about the situation we are talking about. Thank you, hon Speaker. [Applause.]
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