Agb Adjunkspeaker, die langverwagte Plaaslike Regering: Wysigingswetsontwerp op Munisipale Stelsels, wat vandag voor ons dien, demonstreer die gevolge van kader-ontplooiing regoor die land. Dit kom veral voor in arm munisipaliteite waar politieke leiers munisipale bestuurders vertrou het en wat, in antwoord daarop, hulle uiteindelik bitter teleurgestel het.
Ons wil van hierdie geleentheid gebruik maak om die Minister te prys dat hy sy weg oop gesien het om hierdie saak reg te stel, maar ons wil die aandag daarop vestig dat hoe nader plaaslike regering aan ons mense is, hoe beter. (Translation of Afrikaans paragraphs follows.)
[Mr J J MCGLUWA: Hon Deputy Speaker, the long-awaited Local Government: Municipal Systems Amendment Bill, which is before us today, demonstrates the effects of cadre deployment throughout the country. It occurs especially in poor municipalities where political leaders placed their trust in municipal managers who, in return, disappointed them terribly in the end.
We would like to use this opportunity to congratulate the Minister who saw fit to rectify this matter, but we wish to draw attention to the fact that the closer local government structures are to our people, the better.]
While we welcome this Bill, we think that what is also necessary is for the ANC to finally end, in its entirety, this devastating policy of cadre deployment. I thank you. [Applause.]