Mohlomphegi Modulasetulo, pele ke t?wela pele ka Molaokakanywa wa rena, ke rata go pho?olla temana ye nngwe. Ke gopola gore Tona ya t?a T?hirelet?o le Bagale ba Se? ole o imelwa ke kgoro ye ya gagwe. Ke a dumela gore ba swanet?e ba mo fetole. Ke a ikwa ge ke bolela ka tsela ye. Ke bolela se ka lebaka la gore ke ile ka mmot?i?a pot?i?o re le kopanong gore na ke kae moo ma?ole a nago le mokgatlo lefaseng - kontinenteng le dit?habat?habeng. Tona o ile a palelwa ke go araba pot?i?o ye gomme a re ke ye go bot?i?a mopresidente wa Cope, Khomoreiti Terror Lekota. Le lehono o sa dut?e a bolela ka tsela ye. Se se bont?ha gabotse gore o a imelwa. Ke gopola gore ba mo humanele se sengwe se bonolo. Le ga bjale ga se nke a nkarabe. Ke sa letet?e karabo.
Tona, re le ba Cope re thekga Molaokakanywa wo. Eup?a ke rata go laet?a gore karolo 62(c) go Molaokakanywa e bolela ka ga go hlongwa ga komiti yeo e swanet?ego go bop?a ke banna le basadi. Se se bohlokwa. Eup?a re swanet?e go hlokomela gore go se ?ome taba ya go kgetha ka boleloko gomme go kgethwe batho bao ba nago le bokgoni bjalo ka seo se diraget?ego dikgethong t?a khomi?ene ya lebakanyana yeo e lego gona. E na le banna le basadi bao ba nago le maikarabelo.
Ge re ka ?oma ka boleloko, re bea naga ya gaborena tseleng yeo e sego yona. O tla humana motho a se na tsebo eup?a a fiwa mo?omo wo it?ego ka gore e le leloko la ANC. Ka mant?u a mangwe, gore motho yo a gole ke pho?o.
Ge re thekga Molaokakanywa wo re thekga naga ya gaborena gore e sepele gabotse. Mohlomphegi Booi o bolet?e ka mekgatlo. Set?welet?wa sa Cosatu se ile sa nkgakant?ha. Ga se se gakant? he nna ke le no?i. Cosatu e gapelet?a gore mokgatlo wa ma?ole o akaret?we go Cosatu. Se se ra gore mokgatlo wo o ka gare ga mokgatlo wa dipolotiki gomme o tla ba le kgwerano le ANC. Taba ye ga e gabotse. Ma?ole a swanet?e gore a ikemele ka bowona. Ke a rena ka moka. Re le ba komiti, ga se re dumelelane le taba ya mohuta wo. Ba laedit?e gore ge re sa dumelelane le taba ye ba tla t?ea kgang le rena pele ga Kgorotsheko ya Molaotheo. Re le set?haba sa Afrika-Borwa, re duma gore re be ngatana e tee tabeng ye.
Tona, komiti ya khomi?ene ye e tlogo kgethwa e bohlokwa. Ma?ole a rena a na le mohola, gomme megolo ya bona e swanet?e go hlokomelwa. Go bolela nnete, seo re se bonego se diragala kua Union Building ga se botse. Re dira boipilet?o bja gore ma?ole e be mohlala wo mobotse bathong. Re le ba Cope re rata ma?ole a rena. Eup?a go a baba ge ma?ole a rena a emelela a ?wahla Union Building mola e le bona ba swerego dibet?a t?a rena. Bjale, re dira boipilet?o bja gore ba be le maitshwaro a mabotse.
Eup?a re swanet?e go kgonthi?i?a gore ma?ole a rena a a kgotsofala. Re swanet?e go leka go hlokomela megolo ya bona le moo ba ?omelago gona gore t?e ka moka di sepele ka tshwanelo. Le ge karolo 62(c), temaneng ya pele go fihla go ya boraro, e laet?a gore go be le banna le basadi tabeng ya go kgetha komiti, re swanet?e re lebelele le taba ya go akaret?a merafe ye mengwe komiting ye. [T?hwahlelo.] Ke a leboga. [Legofsi.] (Translation of Sepedi speech follows.)
[Mr L J TOLO: Honourable Chairperson, I would first like to correct something, before I continue with the Bill. I think the Minister of Defence and Military Veterans is unable to manage this department and should therefore be replaced. I hear what I am saying. I asked the Minister one day in a meeting to tell me of any place in the world where members of the Defence Force are affiliated to a union. The Minister did not give me an answer but instead told me to go and ask the Cope president, Comrade Terror Lekota. She is still repeating the same thing today and this shows that she is unable to manage the department. I think they should find her something easier to manage. Even now she has not yet answered me, I am still waiting for an answer.
Cope supports the Defence Amendment Bill. According to section 62 (c) of the Bill, we have to establish a committee and in that committee both males and females have to be represented. We have to nominate people according to their competency but not according to their political affiliations. We nominated competent people in the current interim commission. The members of the current interim commission are responsible men and women. Cadre deployment is unacceptable because it will mislead the country. People should be employed based on their competency but not on the fact that they are ANC members.
By supporting this Bill we are also supporting the smooth running of things in our country. Hon Booi talked about trade unions and we are confused by the fact that Cosatu is forcing the SA National Defence Union to join the alliance, meaning it will have political alliance with the ANC. We are against this as the committee members because the SA National Defence Force represents the whole nation. They even threatened to take us to the Constitutional Court if we do not agree on this matter. We would love to see the South African nation working together on this matter.
The committee that is to be nominated is very important. The members of the SA National Defence Force are playing an important role and therefore their needs have to be taken care of. We were not impressed by what happened at the Union Building and we therefore call upon the members of the SA National Defence Force to behave themselves well and be a good example to the public. We do love the members of the Defence Force as Cope members and we do not want to see what happened at the Union Building.
We have to ensure that the members of the SA National Defence Force are satisfied with their salaries and the conditions of their work environment. Even if the first three paragraphs of section 62 (c) indicate that both males and females have to be represented in the committee to be nominated, we should also nominate across the diverse racial groups. [Interjections.] Thank you. [Applause.]]