Madam Deputy Speaker, hon Deputy President, hon members, Azapo has nothing against any of the persons on the list. We have reason to believe that the hon members who sat to select from the original list applied their minds properly.
We saw the list from which the final list was drawn and we can only express disappointment that a gender activist of note did not make it onto the final list. We are referring here to Mr Mbuyiseli Botha, a tireless fighter for gender equality in our country. It was through him and the Sonke Gender Justice Network that a certain wayward youth leader was fined R50 000 by the Equality Court. The Commission on Gender Equality will be poorer without him.
Having said that, Azapo supports the recommendation of the ad hoc committee. We thank you. [Applause.]