Hon Chairperson, hon Minister and Deputy Minister, hon members, the director-general and staff of the Ministry and the department, and distinguished guests in the gallery, since today is the International Day of Families, allow me to welcome my mother.
Aa! Nolusapho. [Hail Nolusapho!] [Applause.]
We also welcome the delegation from Mvezo Traditional Council, as well as one of my beloved traditional leaders, Bang'ilizwe of amaTshawe.
Siyabulisa mhlekazi.
Bawo uTrollip, ndikhathazeke kakhulu xa ulahlekisa abantu bakuthi ngokuthi ucingoamacingo lua yabiwa sithi ezialalini. Abantu bakuthi emaphandleni bazingxamele iinkonzo. Ucingo bayalufuna ukubiyela iinkampu zabo nokuqinisekisa ukuba bayakwazi ukufuya ukuze bakwazi ukuncedisa ngenyama kushishino. Siyafuna ke, Mphathiswa, ukuba uqinisekise amakomkhulu alapha namhlanje azokungqina ngomsebenzi owenzayo emaphandleni nasezilalini. Olo cingo luzise kuthi. (Translation of isiXhosa paragraph follows.)
We salute you, sir.
Mr Trollip, I was very worried when you misled our people by saying we steal the fences in the rural villages. Our people in the rural areas are actually yearning for service delivery. They need fencing to demarcate the grazing fields and to ensure that they keep their animals in for breeding purposes, so that they can contribute to the meat industry. Hon Minister, we need to assure you that the royal houses present today are here to bear witness to what you are doing in the rural areas and villages. Please bring the fences to us.]
Unfortunately, hon Madisha is not a member of this committee, so everything that he said is irrelevant. I think you should take note of that, hon Kilian. [Interjections.]