Speaker, the IFP welcomes the President's recent Cabinet reshuffle as a sign of President Zuma's commitment to efficiency and accountability within government. Nonperforming departments must be corrected in order to improve service delivery to the people of our country.
All too often Ministers assume that they are beyond reproach and bigger than the structures that have placed them in power. This leads to a mind- set of unaccountability and inefficiency, which we have already experienced here in Parliament during this year. An example of this is the notable absence of a few Ministers from various scheduled parliamentary portfolio committees.
We trust that the reshuffling will bring in an accountable executive that is committed to both service and the delivery thereof. In this event the IFP will wish all new Ministers and Deputy Ministers everything of the best with their portfolios as they serve the citizens of South Africa. I thank you. [Applause.]