Thank you, Chairperson. The MF welcomes the report, but cherishes the hope to see that the reality of implementation of the recommendations takes place. However, the MF notes with great sadness that the broad suffering masses continue to endure hardship.
Service delivery protests show communities are frustrated and agitated. Lack of competent skills, fraud, corruption, nepotism, etc were just some of the concerns creating a negative destructive force to the delivery of quality services for all our people.
It is absolutely imperative that the people chosen must be capable people, and there must be skills development delivery. However, this cannot be achieved if those Sector Education and Training Authorities, Setas, that are given monies have become cheaters. They cheat and indeed that must be re-examined. Indeed, there must be complete dedication about uplifting the lot of the poor people.
The nondelivery problem is putting the wrong people in the job. South Africa must move away from colour. The selection of councillors who cannot read agendas and cannot take decisions is another area of great concern.
Let me give you an example. On land matters in eThekwini Municipality the housing committee chairperson has been deferring matters for the past eight months. Apart from other municipalities in the report, in Umdoni Municipality, after 16 years of democracy, people continue to live in informal settlements under difficult and inhumane circumstances. People living in houses for over 21 years continue to wait for the houses to be transferred. Some are compelled, indeed, to sign acknowledgement of debts nullifying government's policies of housing subsidies and debt relieve. Actually, where is the better life for all? Where is the creation of wealth assets for the poor?
Councillors are directly involved in tenders. What about Mike Sutcliffe using section 36 of the Supply Chain Management Act to give R1 billion worth of contract, which makes up 25% of the entire contract? The MF will support the report. [Time expired.]