Chairperson, allow me to greet the Deputy Chairperson of the NCOP, hon Thandi Memela.
Let me start by responding to the presentation from the DA, given by the person who represented the MEC. I must also say that I accept what the chairperson, the hon Pat Sibande, said on the issue of building sustainable communities, particularly to ensure that human settlements are cohesive in nature and integrated in the manner we create them, so that where we work is where we stay, and houses are closer to the places of work. We agree with that.
The hon member of the DA, we accept what you are saying in terms of your proposals, but I just want to caution that this caring government of the ANC will never depart from providing houses to the poorest of the poor. It doesn't matter what the DA says they think of the poor people, but during the elections they used them a lot to garner votes, yet now they turn their back on them. [Interjections.] It is not surprising; it is what we expected. We told them, but now they are reaping the fruits of exactly what they have done. [Interjections.]