Mutshamaxitulu, Minister Paul Mashatile, Deputy Minister Dr Phaahla, hon members, avuxeni, dumelang, sanibonani [good day]. I'm deeply honoured to take part in this very important debate today, seven days after the commemoration of the 35th anniversary of the Soweto uprising under the theme, "Youth Action for Economic Freedom in our Lifetime". Also, it is four days before the 56th anniversary of the launch of the historic Freedom Charter in Kliptown by the Congress of the People, championed by the ANC.
Through you, hon Chairperson, the great-great-grandfather of hon Faber displaced the Khoi and the San on their own land, colonised them and stripped them of their dignity. [Interjections.] The ANC-led government is currently clearing up the mess and the bad legacy that we inherited from the apartheid regime.
At its 52nd conference in Polokwane the ANC resolved that we should develop a policy that clarifies the approach to the naming and renaming of geographic places, such as streets, towns and public facilities.
These guidelines should include principles such as the need to change offensive names representing colonial conquest and apartheid statehood, the need to restore the proud heritage of the indigenous people ... [Interjections.]