Thank you, hon Chair. I have indicated in this august House before that the social assistance programme, in its entirety and totality, is a poverty alleviation programme. "Alleviation", in simple English, means that we are temporarily alleviating poverty and not really eradicating it. There are other programmes that are intended to really eradicate poverty. This is an intervention mechanism to ensure that our people are able to live.
I have also indicated that this programme has had an impact in that children who receive this kind of grant are able to be enrolled in school. Those who are poor and don't have food, etc, can buy food, clothing and so on. So, this is an intervention mechanism. It is going to be there as long as our people are still suffering and until we have completely eradicated poverty. [Applause.] I thank you.
Programme of integrating different races and teaching different cultures, and putting into practice policy of being united in diversity
29. Mnu D D Gamede (ANC) ubuza uNgqongqoshe wezobuCiko namaSiko:
(1) Ingabe ikhona yini indlela noma uhlelo (a) lokuhlanganisa izinhlanga ezahlukene kunye (b) nokufundisa ngamasiko ohlukene ikakhulu ezindaweni zasemakhaya; uma akunjalo, kutheni; uma kunjalo, ithini imininingwane;
(2) kanti futhi siwuqhuba kanjani umgomo othi sibumbene yize kuno kwehlukana ngempilo (united in our diversity)?