Deputy hon Chair, indeed today ...
Voorsitter M J Mahlangu, sterkte en dankie vir die dissipline en voorbeeld wat u stel, asook u leiding. Ek wil dit baie duidelik stel vandag - dis net 'n jammerte dat drie minute te min is vir 'n mens om te kan praat oor hierdie begrotingspos. Hierdie begrotingspos is so belangrik vir ons, want hierdie begroting behels nie net ons toekoms nie, maar ook die toekoms van die mense wat ons dien. (Translation of Afrikaans paragraph follows.)
[Chairperson M J Mahlangu, good luck and thank you for the discipline and the example that you have set, as well as your leadership. Today, I want to make it clear - it's such a pity that three minutes are too little to be able to deliberate on this Budget Vote. This Budget Vote is so important to us, because this Budget Vote encompasses not only our future, but also the future of the people whom we serve.]
Allow me to say that since Parliament's main objective is oversight, it is important that we do not forget our role as leaders. Our programme must be suitable so that we can do proper oversight in order for us to do justice to the electorate.
We must stop redundancy. When is this institution going to take its mandate seriously? For example, how many local municipalities have been placed under administration? Can we honestly say that we have done justice to the communities who have suffered under poor service delivery?
The restoration of this institution is long overdue. A greater level of strategic planning is needed in this institution to ensure that Members of Parliament have easy accessibility to interact with those at grass-roots levels. It is imperative that constituency work should increase visibility within the areas and provinces for which members are responsible.
For this reason, the people of South Africa can truly exercise the power of their vote and use constituency offices as a vehicle and means of communication between them and Parliament. This is an important action as it also gives them an opportunity to hold public office bearers accountable.
Hierdie instansie is nie 'n departement nie, en moet nie optree soos 'n departement nie. [This institution is not a department, and shouldn't act like a department.]
We are not a department; we are Parliament. We need to act as Parliament. We must do things as Parliament. In Taking Parliament to the People, we have to ensure that the people of the respective areas being visited are educated and informed in order to understand the visit of Parliament. We said that we were going to be an active Parliament. It is high time that we are held accountable for this. I thank you. [Applause.]
UMntwana M M M ZULU: Sekela Sihlalo wale Ndlu, Sihlalo wale Ndlu Bab' uMahlangu, amalungu ahloniphekile ale Ndlu, abafowethu bonke sebekhulumile ngezwi elilodwa. Engikubuka ngokuqiniseka kakhulu Sihlalo wale Ndlu ukuthi noma sibekelwe isabiwomali sale Ndlu, umsebenzi obaluleke kakhulu ulaphaya ebantwini, kulokhu okuthiwa ukuhlolwa kwenqubekela phambili yokusebenza. Ukuhlola inqubekela phambili yokusebenza emphakathini yikho okwenza ukuthi kunakekelwe ngokuqiniseka ukuthi uhulumeni uyakwazi ukusiza abantu.
Angisho ukuthi uma siyohlola ukusebenza kukahulumeni emphakathini kumele sizibone njengabaphathi abakhulu kuleyo Minyango kahulumeni noma kulezo zakhiwo zikahulumeni. Kungukubhekisisa ukuthi zonke izinto zisetshenziswa kahle yini, nokuthi abantu bayasizwa yini ngezinsizakusebenza zikahulumeni.
Leyo ndlela yiyona ndlela eyenza ukuthi kube khona ukuhlonipheka, futhi ngiyakuncoma ukuthi ekuphatheni kwakho - yize noma kukhona izintwana ezincane ezinokwenziwa ngabantu ngabodwana - ngeke ukwazi ukubheke bonke abantu ukuthi benza kahle yini.
Umuntu kaKhongolose kumele azi ukuthi uNobhala wePhalamende akasona isisebenzi sakwaZulu, uyisisebenzi sePhalamende laseNingizimu Afrika. Akufanele nokuthi kube khona ukugxambukela noma kanjani emsebenzini wakhe. Kuyadingeka kodwa ukuthi umuntu abuse uma kukhona lapho engamhloniphanga khona omunye umuntu eNingizimu Afrika. (Translation of isiZulu paragraphs follows.)
[Prince M M M ZULU: Deputy Chairperson of this House, Chairperson of this House, Mr Mahlangu, hon members of this House, and all my colleagues who have spoken with one voice.
What I look at with certainty, Chairperson of the House, is that although we are assigned a budget for this House, the important task is out there in the communities, which is called oversight of service delivery. The oversight visit in respect of service delivery is that which confirms the fact that government is able to help the people.
I'm not saying that if we go on an oversight visit on service delivery we must regard ourselves as being more important than those departments. It is only to check whether things are utilised correctly and that people are assisted with government resources.
That method is one that brings about respect, and I admire your leadership style - even though there are minor things that could be done by individuals, you won't be able to monitor that everybody is working accordingly.
An ANC member should know that the Secretary to Parliament is not an employee of KwaZulu, but he is an employee of the Parliament of the Republic of South Africa. There should not be any interference of any kind in his work. It is, however, necessary for a person to ask if there's someone who did not respect him in South Africa.] As the IFP we support Budget Vote No 2, because it is an important Budget Vote ...
... emphakathini wezwe lakithi, okufuneka ukuthi ibhekelele bonke abantu bakithi abanikhethile noma abasikhethele ukuba sibe khona kuleli Phalamende. Okungasho ukuthi yindaba nje okufuneka ukuthi siyidle ntshovuntshovu noma yini.
Okubalulekile wukuthi siyabheka yini ukuthi iMinyango yoNgqongqoshe laba iyakwazi yini ukuphakela izinsiza emphakathini. Uma ingakwazi, kukwazeke ukuthi batshelwe ukuthi bahambe. Akufuneki ukuthi kubhekwe ukuthi lowo muntu uqhamuka kuliphi iqembu.
Sikhulumela abantu bakithi baseNingizimu Afrika abahluphekayo nabalambileyo, nokufuneka ukuthi sikwazi ukubaqeqesha ukuze bakwazi ukuzisiza kwabona. Ngiyabonga. [Ihlombe.] (Translation of isiZulu paragraphs follows.)
[... in our community, which must take care of all the people who elected you or who have elected us to be in this Parliament. This doesn't mean that it's just an issue that we should discuss haphazardly.
What is important is whether we monitor if these Ministers' departments are able to provide the necessary resources to the communities. If they fail, it should be known and they must be told to leave. And it should not be a matter of which party that person is affiliated to.
We are talking on behalf of the people of South Africa - those who are suffering and are hungry - and those whom we must train so that that they can help themselves. Thank you. [Applause.]]