Hon Chair, thank you for allowing me to speak in this important debate. However, I do want to make a confession in advance. The confession is that the stuff I am going to say here comes from my most reliable resources: one, the Freedom Charter; two, the notes supporting the Auditor-General's presentation to the Association of Public Accounts Committees' annual conference on the theme "Measures for Improving Public Sector Governance"; three, parliamentary oversight of the security sectors, principles, mechanisms and practices by the Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces, together with the Inter-Parliamentary Union; and, the last resource comes from my heart, out of my passion and love for the ANC and my country, South Africa.
I want to thank the ANC for liberating this country and for allowing even rural women like myself to express their mind on issues of state security. For many years women were relegated to house chores, with the result that their humble wisdom was never sought on important matters of state. The result is that many South African brains have lived and died without getting any opportunity to contribute to the security of their own country. What a waste of brains! What a shame! Long live the ANC! Long live!
HON MEMBERS: Long live!