Mabeze ngoku besacengwa kungade kufike ilixa apho kuya kuthiwa ixesha lokucenga liphelile, basuswe ngenkani. Usenokuthi wena urhulumente akakwazi kanti ummelwane wakho nezizalwane zakho ziyazi ukuba loo mhlaba okanye loo ndlu uhleli kuyo asiyoyakho, ngoko ke iyathetha kwaye ingasuka ikufake engxakini kwawena.
Simemelela kakhulu kumaphandle ayesakuba zii-TBVC States, Transkei, Bophuthatswana, Venda, Ciskei, iGazankulu nezinye ezaziyinxalenye yoomaziphathe beloo xesha localucalulo. Othe akavela kwade kwafika ixesha lokuba kuyiwe emthethweni, uza kuzibona entyumpantyumpeka ematyaleni kuba umthetho uza kube ungasahleki namntu. Ngxama kungade kufike "u-Operation Gqogqa", ndiyakucebisa.
Singavuya ke ukuba esi sililo se-Giama singafikelela koorhulumente basemakhaya. Inga bangakhawulezisa kungade konakale ngaphezu kokuba sekonakele, kuba kaloku izinto zikarhulumente ziphaya koomasipala.
Ezaa zindlu zazihlala abaphathiswa bezaa palamante zamaphandle kufanele ukuba ziqwalaselwe nazo, kananjalo nezaaflethi zazihlala abameli-lizwe ababesuka kuloo maphandle. Ezo flethi zazise-Hillbrow eRhawutini, ukuba kuhlala bani kuzo ngoku kwazi ophezulu.
Okokugqibela, kukho ingxaki apha kweli Sebe lezeMisebenzi yoLuntu. Kuba lihlazo xa kuboniswa ingxaki yezikolo zodaka nezakhiwo zesikolo ezikekeleyo ezingathi ziza kuwela phezu kwabantwana nootitshala. Ezinye zihlala iibhokhwe kuba loo magumbi akanazingcango nazifestile. Elo hlazo aliyi kuMphathiswa weSebe leMfundo esiSiseko, liza ngqo kuMphathiswa wezeMisebenzi yoLuntu.
Iiklinikhi nezibhedlele ezingekhomgangathweni, ezifuna ukucocwa, yonke loo ngxaki ithunyelwa kwiSebe lezeMisebenzi yoLuntu. Nditsho mna nejele eneetephu ezivuzayo, ityala libekwa kwakweli Sebe lezeMisebenzi yoLuntu.
Kanti ke, xa la maSebe afana neleeNkonzo zoLuleko, elezeMpilo kunye nelezeMfundo enikwa imali ayayithatha nale yokwakha nokugcina izakhiwo zisemgangathweni ze xa umsebenzi ungenziwanga angatsho ukuba imali ayinikwanga iSebe lezeMisebenzi yoLuntu. Siyile komiti sithi lo mba mawuxoxwe banzi noMphathiswa wezeziMali, ukuze kucace ukuba ngubani ekufanalwe ukuba enze ntoni, nini, njani ukuze singakhombani emehlweni okanye kubekho odyojwa ngamafutha inyama engayityanga. [Kwaqhwatywa.]
ISebe lezeMisebenzi yoLuntu malenze umsebenzi walo ukuze abezempilo bajongane nezigulana, iititshala zijongane nokufundisa abantwana, hayi ukwakha izikolo; asingomsebenzi wazo lowo, ngoweSebe lezeMisebenzi yoLuntu.
Okunye okubalulekileyo kukuba kukho ezaa zindlu zazihlala amajoni ocalucalulo nala ombuso wentando yesininzi; ndingenza umzekelo ngezaseLimpopo kufutshane ne-Beite Bridge. Kukho ilali yonke yezindlu esele ikwimeko engancumisiyo konke. Ngoko sasiye khona kwakuhlala oonogoda kuphela begade ukuba zingamoshwa ngamasela, kuba angeba iifestile neengcango. Siyacela ukuba iSebe lezeMisebenzi yoLuntu, lisebenzisane neSebe lezoKhuselo namaGqala oMkhosi, libone ukuba lenza ntoni ngezoo zindlu. (Translation of isiXhosa paragraphs follows.)
[They must come forward now before the amnesty period expires and they are evicted. You might think that the government does not know you, but your neighbour and relatives know that the land or the house you are occupying does not belong to you, and the matter is questionable, which can lead to trouble.
We strongly appeal to the former TBVC homelands - Transkei, Bophuthatswana, Venda and Ciskei - and Gazankulu and others who were part of the independent states during the apartheid regime, to come forward. If someone does not come forward and the amnesty period expires, he will be prosecuted, because at that time the law will not be merciful to anyone. So a word of advice: Hurry now before "Operation Gqogqa" comes into full swing!
We will be glad if this Giama campaign also reaches the local government level. We wish they could speed up the processes before things get out of hand, as they are already in a bad situation, because government assets are with the municipalities.
We need to investigate the issue of the houses that the Ministers of the homeland parliaments were living in and those apartments that were used by their ambassadors. The apartments are in Hillbrow and God only knows who is occupying them.
Lastly, there is a problem in the Department of Public Works. It is a disgrace when the lopsided mud school buildings are shown, as they look as if they will fall over onto the learners and teachers. Some of them shelter goats because they don't have any doors or windows. The issue of this disgrace is not being directed at the Minister of Basic Education, but at the Minister of Public Works.
Clinics and hospitals which are not up to standard and which need to be maintained are referred to the Department of Public Works. Even the taps that are leaking in the Correctional Services facilities are referred to the Department of Public Works.
However, on the contrary, when departments like Correctional Services, Health, and Basic Education receive their funds, they also take the funds that are earmarked for building and maintenance. When the job is then not done, they do not reveal that the funds were not injected into the Department of Public Works. In the committee we proposed that the issue be discussed at length with the Minister of Finance, so that it is clear who does what, when and how, in order to stop the blaming act. [Applause.]
The Department of Public Works must do its job so that the Health Department can look after its patients and so that teachers can teach learners and not have to build schools. That is not their job description; it is the Department of Public Works' job.
Another important issue is that of the houses that the apartheid soldiers and the democratic government forces were using, for example those in Limpopo near Beit Bridge. There is an entire village consisting of those houses, which are now in a terrible condition. When we last visited them, there were only the security guards there, guarding against vandalism and theft, because thieves might even steal windows and doors. We appeal to the Department of Public Works to work with the Department of Defence and Military Veterans to see what they can do about those houses.]
There are four public entities reporting to the Department of Public Works: the Construction Industry Development Board, CIDB; Agrment South Africa, ASA; the Independent Development Trust, IDT; and the Council for the Built Environment, CBE.
The Construction Industry Development Board is a Schedule 3 public entity with the main objective of providing leadership to stakeholders and stimulating sustainable growth. It also needs to reform and improve the construction sector for effective delivery. We as portfolio committee members would like to see its mandate extended to assisting and supporting emerging contractors, with more emphasis on skills development of the youth and women.
The IDT was established in 1990, with a grant of R2 billon to carry out its mandate. For the past 20 years the entity has remained involved, reducing poverty in the most disadvantaged communities. The IDT has developed a model of developmental social infrastructure delivery, a contribution to the reduction of infrastructure backlog being experienced in the rural areas of South Africa. The IDT, heeding the call by the President, has committed itself to contributing 75 000 job opportunities to assist with poverty alleviation efforts in the 2011-12 financial year. This number could increase to 83 000 in 2012-13. To the IDT, the community would like to say:
"Huntshu! Ukwanda kwaliwa ngumthakathi nokucwangcisa." [Kwaqhwatywa.] [Congratulations! Well done! [Applause.]]
I would like to quote from the words of our icon, Tata Nelson Mandela, when he said:
If your attitude is to do things which are going to please the community and human beings, then of course you are likely to live a long life. To go to bed feeling that you have done some service to the community is very important.
He was just short of saying:
Xa usenza izinto ezimbi awulali nasebusuku. [Evil deeds deprive you of your sleep.]
Keep up the good work, IDT. We really appreciate what you are doing.
The CBE is a Schedule 3 public entity. One of its main roles is to oversee the six built environment professional councils that regulate the professions of architects, engineers, landscape architects, quantity surveyors, and project and construction managers, as well as property valuers.
My colleague has touched on some of the issues that deal with the CBE. We really appreciate the indaba that will be convened by the CBE, which will bring all professionals and stakeholders together to discuss issues in the built environment.
If we want this country to improve its skills development, we need to take drastic measures before the youth of the country curse our graves. The empowerment of the women and youth of this country cannot be compromised.
Again quoting from the wise words of our former President, Nelson Mandela:
Let us never be unmindful of our terrible past from which we come - that memory - not as a means to keep us shackled to the past in a negative manner, but rather as a joyous reminder of how far we have come and how much we have achieved. By joining hands South Africans have overcome problems others thought would forever haunt us.
The ANC supports the Budget Vote. Thank you. [Time expired.] [Applause.]