Chairperson, hon Joseph threw stones on Tuesday and now he thinks everybody must throw stones! [Laughter.] We have finished with throwing stones. We are governing now. We are not throwing stones and marching. We are governing. The ANC is governing, and not throwing stones, marching or being disrespectful to the highest House in the land by bringing stones into Parliament! What does that say about the people who are supposed to be looking after the interests of the people? It is skandelik [disgraceful]! What a shameful thing for a Member of Parliament to stand at the podium in the House of Parliament and throw stones! [Laughter.] It is shameful for a Member of Parliament to come and talk about throwing stones in Parliament. What do you take the people of South Africa for? This shows the DA's mentality in dealing with the poor and with unemployment. They have no respect for human life or for the poor, no respect at all! [Interjections.] [Laughter.]
The so-called ... [Interjections.] ... development nodes are merely existing projects that are being expanded or face-lifted. These areas are far from where the workers live and they will still have to spend a large portion of their earnings on travelling expenses. The Western Cape, under the DA, is not friendly to poor people, as has been shown in this House today by members of the "Disrespectful Alliance". It does not care about the small, medium and micro enterprises. [Laughter.] It is biased towards big business.
The business environment that the DA is creating is one of political instability, as was shown on Tuesday, when they marched. This is where the DA rules: Where it can divide people along racial lines, have frequent high- handed raids on small businesses and have people shot in the streets. The DA has become known for the trail of blood it leaves as it acts against poor residents. We can see its war against the poor from Hangberg to Eerste River and from Dunoon to Makhaza. Now there is also blood on the streets of Johannesburg as the conflict-seeking DA and its abrasive leaders aggressively and defiantly break up social cohesion for cheap political gains and cheap political point scoring. That is what the DA is.