Adjunkspeaker, ons is nou al gewoond daaraan dat die agb Minister minstens die inligting kom deel met die Parlement, en ons verwelkom dit. Ek wil, in die beperkte tyd wat ek het, vir die agb Minister s dat daar twee aspekte is waaraan die agb Minister moet aandag gee.
U moet aandag gee aan hoe dit moontlik is dat 'n maksimumsekuriteit- gevangene kan verander in 'n mediumsekuriteit-gevangene. Dit is nie aanvaarbaar nie. U identifiseer dit as 'n probleem. U moet vasstel hoekom daardie probleme ontstaan.
Daar is 'n ander aspek wat ek onder u aandag wil bring. U het netnou gehoor dat R857 miljoen van die belastingbetaler spandeer is aan hierdie tronk. Dit word ook beskryf as die hotel van tronke. Ek wil u vra dat daardie toerusting wat vernietig is deur die gevangenes nie vervang sal word nie. As hulle hul televisieskerms breek en vernietig en as hulle die telefone breek en vernietig, moet hulle 'n les geleer word. Hulle moet leer dat die belastingbetaler nie elke keer daarvoor gaan opdok nie. As hulle dit nie wil gebruik nie, gaan hulle dit nie kry nie. Ek dank u. (Translation of Afrikaans speech follows.)
[Mr P J GROENEWALD: Deputy Speaker, we are now used to the fact that the hon Minister comes to Parliament and at least shares the information with us; we welcome it. I want to say to the hon Minister in the limited time at my disposal that there are two issues she should focus on.
You must investigate as to how it is possible for a maximum security prisoner to be transformed into a medium security prisoner. It is unacceptable. You identify this as a problem. You must determine why those problems arise.
There is another aspect I want to bring to your attention. Earlier on you heard that R857 million of taxpayers' money have been spent on this prison. This prison has also been described as the hotel among prisons. I want to ask you that the equipment that the prisoners destroyed must not be replaced. If they break and destroy their television screens and their telephones, then they must be taught a lesson. They must learn that the taxpayer will not foot the bill every time. If they do not want to use them, they will not receive them. I thank you.]