Agb Adjunkspeaker, die agb Tolo van Cope is korrek as hy s dat die Suid-Afrikaanse Nasionale Weermag aan ons almal behoort. Dit is ook uit daardie perspektief dat my party besluit het om my beskikbaar te stel om op hierdie kommissie te dien.
Ek wil vir die agb Minister bedank. Ek dink ons kon 'n bydrae maak. Ek wil die Huis verseker dat hierdie verslag 'n objektiewe verslag is, sonder vooroordeel en dit is ook 'n kritiese verslag wat in belang is van al ons lede in die Suid-Afrikaanse Nasionale Weermag.
Ek wil ook van hierdie geleentheid gebruik maak om die voorsitter, regter Bosielo, te bedank en ook vir al die ander kommissielede. Dit was 'n voorreg om saam met hulle op so 'n kommissie te dien en om op te tree in belang van ons mense. Ek wil vir die agb Minister en die Kabinet s, as u hierdie verslag aanvaar soos hy is en die aanbevelings in die praktyk deurvoer, sal ons 'n professionele en 'n baie beter Suid-Afrikaanse Nasionale Weermag h. Ek dank u. (Translation of Afrikaans speech follows.)
[Mr P J GROENEWALD: Hon Deputy Speaker, the hon Tolo of Cope is correct when he says that the South African National Defence Force belongs to all of us. It is also from this perspective that my party decided to release me to serve on this commission.
I would like to thank the hon Minister. I am of the opinion that we were able to make a contribution. I would like to assure the House that this report is an objective report, without prejudice and that it is also a critical report that is to the benefit of all our members in the South African National Defence Force.
I would also like to use this opportunity to thank the chairperson, Judge Bosielo, and all the other members of the commission as well. It was a privilege to serve on such a commission with them and to be able to act in the interests of our people. I would like to say to the hon Minister and the Cabinet, should you accept this report as it stands and carry through the recommendations in practice we would have a professional and a much improved South African National Defence Force. Thank you.]