Hon Speaker, I am responding to the issue raised by the IFP member on the 16 Days of Activism For No Violence against Women and Children campaign.
Akhe ngithi-ke elungeni elihloniphekileko, amalanga we-16 Days of Activism For No Violence against Women and Children, azange abe yi-Talk Show, nakancani. Kodwana kusikhathi lapho abomma baveza khona iingongoyilo zabo godu thina njengabomma kulapho sihlola khona bonyana imithetho ebethwe esibeThamthethweni lesi iyasebenza emphakathini esiphila kiyo begodu nokobana iyahlonitjhwa na? Kanti begodu nokukhumbuza abomma ngamalungelo wabo bona bakwazi ukuzijamela.
Ngibawa bonyana ngitjho elungeni elihloniphekileko bonyana likhuthaze abomma be-IFP bonyana bahlanganyele ngokukhambisana nathi ekulweleni amalungelo wabomma. Nawe ngiyakubawa bona uhlanganyele nathi ukulwela zehlalakuhle yabomma. Ngithokoze kwamanikelela bonyana uyiveze indabale ngokwenza isiphakamiso sokobana kusasa kuzabe kulilanga lokuthoma le-16 Days of Activism For No Violence against Women and Children. Kodwana ngisola nawuthi izaba ngenye yeenkulumo kwaphela. Angekhe ibe yikulumo kwaphela, kodwana yikulumo eyenza bona nabanye abomma abangakatjheji, batjheje bona banabajameli ngeNdlini yesibeThamthetho. Ngiyathokoza. [Iwahlo.] (Translation of isiNdebele paragraphs follows.)
[Let me say to the hon member that the days of the 16 Days of Activism For No Violence against Women and Children are not just a Talk Show at all. But instead they are a time when women express their concerns, and again, we as women get a platform where we review whether the laws that have been passed by this National Assembly are implemented in our communities where we live and are also respected. It is also about reminding women about their rights so that they will be able to stand up for themselves.
I would like to say to the hon member that the member should encourage the women of the IFP to join us in fighting for the rights of women. I am urging you to join us in fighting for the social wellbeing of women. I thank you very much for bringing this matter to the fore by making the submission because tomorrow will be the first day of the 16 Days of Activism For No Violence against Women and Children. But I am sceptical when you say that this will just be a discussion. It is not just going to be a discussion that will yield no result, but it will be a discussion that will alert other women who are not aware, to be aware now that they have representatives in the National Assembly. Thank you. [Applause.]]