Umbono wethu uzobuyisa isithunzi ekusebenzeleni kwethu imiphakathi. Isithunzi esizokwakhiwa ukuthi sibe nomdlandla wokusebenzela umphakathi, hhayi ukuzibonelela thina. [Ubuwelewele.] [Our vision will restore the dignity of the communities by working for them. This dignity will be built by being determined to work for our communities, and not only by looking after ourselves. [Interjections.]]
As the custodians of the state, we will ensure that we limit opportunities for corruption. As public servants we should be an embodiment of what is best about those among us who want to work towards the future, faithfully and honestly. That doesn't mean having the courage of our convictions only for the television cameras; it means working every day with integrity.
Key to our vision will be bigger penalties and better enforcement of punitive clauses in the Public Finance Management Act. We will introduce a National Business Interests of Employees Act to ensure that the partnership between the state and business is not through the businesses of those who work for the state.
The South Africa that we want is not born of false promises. Our vision will end the expectation that some generations will be lost. We will only be satisfied when we know that our children will have more tomorrow than we do today. The government must empower, not prohibit. It must provide opportunity, not encumbrance. We do not have to resign ourselves to this country that we live in today.
When we start accepting that we have the means to realise our deepest hopes and ambitions, we can make the country of our dreams a reality. That is the vision we offer South Africa today. We demand the future that we dreamed of in 1994 and, in our future, we will make it together. I thank you. [Applause.]