House Chairperson, hon members, Ministers and Deputy Ministers, it is my honour to wrap up this important debate today. This debate reminded us that as a nation we should continue striving to build a better, more humane and caring society. These values are enshrined in our Constitution.
We urge all of our people to continue building a culture of democracy, social justice and fundamental human rights. As a nation, we have just managed to host a very successful World Cup. The Minister indicated earlier on that we will be celebrating Heritage Day in Durban under the theme: "Celebrating the 2010 Fifa Soccer World Cup Successes: Our Heritage".
Let us remind ourselves that, as we will be celebrating our Heritage Day on 24 September 2010, we just came from a very successful month where we celebrated together with the Moral Regeneration Movement. We are once more calling on all our people to continue promoting values of ubuntu, where we should say be saying: "I am because you are".
As a nation, during the World Cup, we once more demonstrated the true meaning of ubuntu to all those who were visiting our country. We did this by opening our hearts and arms to our visitors, proving to the whole world that we were indeed a caring, warm and loving nation.
Our immediate task is to sustain the positive momentum we built up during the World Cup, both in word and in action. We must continue to work towards a more cohesive society that is just and caring.
We must also sustain the spirit of patriotism and national pride that was so evident during the World Cup. This, amongst other things, requires that we should continue to fly the South African flag and popularise our national symbols. Therefore, it is fitting that, as this House, we should decide how we are going to sustain the gains we made during the World Cup.
As we continue, we should build on the culture of hard work, better planning and working together. You know that the success of the World Cup happened because of the collective efforts of our people who worked together, irrespective of their diverse cultures. They ensured that we were focused and that the World Cup became a big success.
Therefore, I would like to take this opportunity today to thank hon members for all the good suggestions that they have made, because as the Department of Arts and Culture we are going to continue building on this big success. We will continue celebrating South Africa's living human treasures - the custodians of our intangible cultural heritage.
We know that there are many experiences in our communities. We have many heroes who are busy coming forward with many initiatives. They would like to ensure that they are exposed and that South Africa can celebrate its diverse culture together. We should make sure that, indeed, we build a better country and a united nation.
I also want to thank our mothers who came all the way from Limpopo today. We would like to say to them, "Thank you for showing us that South Africa is indeed a beautiful country." [Applause.]
Ndi madekwana. [Good evening.]
A lot has been said this evening. We would like to urge you to continue working together like you did during the World Cup. Let us make sure that we hold hands and continue building the culture of sharing, respect and hard work. As a nation, let us continue ensuring that we are moving forward.
Therefore, I wish you all happy Heritage Day celebrations. We are hoping to see all of you in Durban on 24 September 2010. Let us all come to celebrate and work together to build a successful nation. I thank you. [Applause.]
Debate concluded.
USIHLALO WENDLU (Nk M N Oliphant): Sibonge kuSekela Ngqongqoshe, uSekela Ngqongqoshe ubesephothula ingxoxompikiswano ngakho-ke siyileNdlu sifuna ukwengeza ekutheni siyabonga ukuthi omama nobaba bethu bezile ukuzoba yingxenye yale ngxoxompikiswano ebikhona namhlanje kulesi Sishayamthetho. Sikholelwa ukuthi nangokuzayo bazophinde babuye futhi. Malungu ahloniphekile, umsebenzi wosuku sesiwuphothile, ngakho-ke iNdlu iyaguqa. (Translation of isiZulu paragraph follows.)
[The HOUSE CHAIRPERSON (Ms M N Oliphant): Thank you, Deputy Minister. The Deputy Minister was wrapping up the debate, therefore, as members of this House, we would like to add that we are grateful that the high-ranking officials came to be part of this debate which took place here today in the National Assembly. We believe that they will come again in future. Hon members, we have accomplished the day's work, therefore the House is adjourned.]