Madam Chairperson, hon Minister and departmental officials ...
... ke t?haba go bu?elet?a t?eo maloko ao a bolet?ego pele ga ka a ?et?ego a di bolet?e. Re tla be re binabina felo go tee, gomme ga re nyake go binabina felo go tee. Fela ke nyaka go thekga dinthla t?e pedi t?e tharo t?e e lego gore maloko ao a tlilego pele ga ka a ?et?e a di bolet?e.
Ke ema le ntlha ya gore kgoro ye e abet?we ditekanyet?o t?e nnyane le ntlha ya gore kgoro ye e sa le ye mpsha gomme e swana le ngwana yo a abulago. Fela ka morago ga nako ye e rileng, e tla kgona go ema ka maoto gomme ya tatai?a ya kgona go ya pele. Ga e gona kgoro ye e ka rego e sa le ye mpsha ra be re ?et?e re e ?upa ka menwana. Re tlile mo ra bolela gomme ra dumela gore kgoro ye ke e mpsha, fela re ?et?e re thomile go e ?upa ka menwana. Ga re a swanela gore re e ?upe ka menwana. Ge re e ?upa ka menwana re swanet?e gore re tsebe gore ye meraro ye e ?upile rena go swana le nna gona bjale ge ke eme mo gomme ke ?upa ka monwana.
Re le komiti re ile ra kopana le kgoro ye gomme ra t?welet?a go ipelaet?a ga rena ka taba ya dipeelet?o. Re ile ra tsinkela lenaneotshepedi?o leo le thadilwego la kgoro. Re humane gore ke lenaneo leo le nago le maikemi?et?o a go dira gore kgoro e hlongwe pele ka botlalo ka gore ge e ka se hlongwe ka botlalo, e ka se ?ome. Re a tseba gore ge e ?et?e e hlomilwe ka botlalo, e tla ?oma. Le bjale, re na le lehut?o la go feta legonono gore kgoro ye e tlo ?oma. Ga se ya re ge Mopresidente a hloma kgoro ye a e hloma a se na maikemi?et?o a gore e tlo dira eng.
Re a tseba gore go na le batho ba gaborena bao ba sa itekanelago le bana. Re na le dipholisi t?eo re di hlamilego re le ba ANC gore di kaonafat?e maphelo a batho ba. Re a tseba gore basadi ba swanet?e go matlafat?wa, e bile re ?et?e re batamet?e goba re le go yona 50/50 ya go laet?a gore basadi ba matlafadit?we. Ga ke tsebe gore batho bao ba sa dut?ego ba bolela gore basadi ba matlafat?we ba bolela ka eng ka gore ke pholisi ya rena yeo e rego re matlafat?e basadi, ebile re ba matlafadit?e.
Ke nyaka go boela polelong ye nngwe yeo e bolet?wego ke mohl Worth. Ke kwele ge mohl Worth a efa polelo ya go laet?a gore ga a tsebe tshepedi?o ya mmu?o le ya Kabinete. O bolet?e ka Mokgatlo wa Boset?haba wa Tlhabollo ya Baswa wo o welago ka fase ga Mopresidente. Fela yena o nyaka gore Tona ya Lafapha la Basadi, Bana le Batho bao ba sa Itekanelago a ikarabele tabeng ye. Tona a ka se ke a ikarabela tabeng ye ka gore e ka gare ga ofisi ya Mopresidente. Mohl Worth o be a swanet?e go ?i?inya gore dikgokagano ka gare ga lefapha le la gona bjale le le mpsha di sepet?we gabotse gore di tle di kgone go hola batho ba gaborena. Bjale, ga re nyake gore ka lebaka la ge a nyaka go fihlelela morero wa dipolotiki, a bolele dilo t?e di sa swanelago go lebana le lefapha le it?ego gomme a di lebant?he le lefapha le le sa lebanago le t?ona. Re kgopela gore a boele a yo bala, a lebelele gore na mo?omo wa mmu?o le Kabinete o sepela bjang.
Re le ba ANC, ka fase ga komiti ye e lebanego le kgoro ye, re re kgoro ye re tla e thekga. Tona o tla humana thekgo ya rena ye e tsenelet?ego kgorong ye, e se go thekgo ye e aroganego. Re tlo dira gore Lefapha la t?a Dit?helete, e lego Boswaramatlotlo bja Set?haba, le kgone go fa kgoro dit?helete t?eo di swanet?ego ge go tlo lebedi?i?wa t?a dit?helete gape ngwageng wo. Se ke go dira gore kgoro ye e fiwe t?helete gomme e kgone go dira mo?omo wa yona wo o e lebanego.
Re re bjalo re le ba ANC. Re thekga ditekanyet?o t?a lefapha gore lefapha le t?wele pele le ?ome. Ke a leboga. [Legoswi.] (Translation of Sepedi paragraphs follow.)
[... let me not reiterate what other members have already mentioned. If we do that there will be no progress on this matter and this is not what is desired. However, I would like to mention two or three things in support of what has already been said prior to my speech.
I support the fact that this department has been allocated an insufficient budget for the reason that it is at its tender stage like a crawling baby. After some time it will be mature enough to operate on its own. We cannot point fingers at this new department for a lack of service delivery. Some time ago we unpacked issues around this department and concluded that it is still developing, but to my surprise we lay blame on it. We are not supposed to do that. If we do that, we will in turn be laying blame on ourselves since the other three fingers are pointing at us as we are pointing one at the department.
As a committee, we had consultations with this department and raised issues of concern about investments. We looked at matters closely at the department's strategic planning workshop. We found that the plan has well- defined objectives for efficiency and development. We know that once it is fully established, it will make it. As of now, we still have confidence that this department will succeed. The President did not just establish this department in vain; he had a mission.
We know that there are fellow citizens who are disabled. As the ANC, we do have well-established policies for the betterment of their lives. We know that women are to be empowered and we are almost at the half-way mark in terms of their empowerment. I don't know why people keep on raising the issue of women empowerment while we actually know that they are empowered, for our policy states clearly that women are to be empowered.
Let me refer to what the hon Worth highlighted. In his address, I could pick a few hints to suggest that the hon Worth confuses the government system and that of the Cabinet. He made mention of the National Youth Development Agency as if it was under the Presidency. But he wanted the Minister of Women, Children and People with Disabilities to respond on this matter. The Minister cannot respond on this matter for it is in the office of the President. Hon Worth was supposed to suggest that communication in this new department be well administered for the benefit of our people. We would prefer him not to raise matters which do not concern this department for political correctness; he should rather be advised to direct questions to the relevant department. We ask him to go back and look carefully at how government works, especially the Cabinet.
As the ANC, under the portfolio committee of this department, we will support it. We will support the Minister to the fullest. We will ensure that the Department of Finance, which is the National Treasury, allocates enough money for the second budget allocation this year. This is to make it possible for it to function properly. As the ANC, we support the budget allocation of the department and we say let the beat go on. Thank you. [Applause.]]
The MINISTER OF WOMEN, CHILDREN AND PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES: Deputy Chairperson, I was hoping to borrow from my concluding 15 minutes.
One area that I have to emphasise is our international role. We collaborate with a number of international and continental bodies and instruments that the country is signatory to. In this regard, we are required to report periodically on the progress made at the national level in the implementation of these instruments.
We are going to ensure that all reports to these international and regional bodies are consulted on and finalised in time for submission. Furthermore, we are undertaking to address the backlog in reporting and will ensure that all outstanding reports are submitted during this financial year.
We participated in the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women which reviewed 15 years of the implementation of the Beijing Declaration and its Platform for Action in New York in March this year. During Women's Month in August this year we will hold a national conference to discuss the outcome of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Woman, UNCSW, and develop a programme of action towards Beijing +20. This conference should also discuss the measures we need to take to ensure that we observe this decade, 2010 to 2020, as the decade of African woman, as declared by the African Union. Hon Keerath, the issue of unpaid work done by many women of Africa should be part of this discussion.
We will work towards the ratification of the Southern African Development Community, SADC, Protocol on Gender and Development and ensure the domestication of this protocol into the revised policy.
As I go through the responses, I wish to thank the hon members for the robust debate that we have engaged with this morning. I wish to say that we take note of all the inputs of the hon members.
Regarding the debate on programmes and projects of the department, I appreciate the support expressed by members for the collective goal of an inclusive and caring society.
Member Worth, on the challenges facing the CGE, I must emphasise that we are engaging with the CGE on measures to resolve its challenges. I also want to reassure this House that we will follow through on the recommendations of Scopa. The country cannot afford to lose an institution like the CGE. All of us, the department and Parliament, need to work together to make it work.
With regard to the limited resources given to the department, I welcome the input made by the hon members and I would like to reiterate what I said earlier in my speech. The amount allocated to the department and agreed to by Cabinet, is limited compared to the magnitude of the task at hand. However, we will use this amount to ensure that we do the work before us and ensure that the policy of our government to mainstream the programmes throughout the government system is implemented.
We will certainly play our oversight role to ensure that the whole of government has programmes and funding that benefit women, children and people with disabilities.
Mhlonishwa weqembu leNkatha, sibonga kakhulu ngamazwi asigqugquzelayo. Sasebenzisana kahle kakhulu noMntwana kaPhindangene kanye noNkosikazi Zanele Magwaza-Msibi ekugqugquzeleni usuku lwamakhosikazi eVryheid ngonyaka odlule. Sifisa ukuthi sibambisane ikakhulukazi ekuthuthukiseni abantu bakithi emakhaya. (Translation of isiZulu paragraph follows.)
[Hon member of the IFP, thank you very much for the words of encouragement. We worked very well with Inkosi Mangosuthu Buthelezi and Mrs Zanele Magwaza- Msibi in promoting Women's Day in Vryheid last year. We wish to work together especially in the development of our people in the rural areas.]
I have noted the concerns raised by the Western Cape. Through you, Deputy Chairperson, I would like to say to hon Labuschagne and hon Feldman that they must be assured that we shall walk the talk. We shall deliver on our mandate to increase developmental opportunities for women, children and people with disabilities. We will all work together.
I would like to thank all those, as I said earlier, who have supported us with this challenging task of setting up the new Ministry and department over the past year. The Presidency, in particular, has played a central role in assisting us and providing administrative and other forms of support to ensure that we establish this institution. We appreciate that very much.
I also wish to thank my organisation, the ANC, for its vision and the continued support and understanding with regard to the challenges faced by the people of South Africa. I also wish to thank other parties who have given support in different ways and indicated the willingness to work with us to ensure that the challenges of our people are addressed.
I also want to thank my colleagues in Cabinet, the chairperson and members of the Select Committee on Women, Children and People with Disabilities. Thank you very much to all of you.
My appreciation goes to the many women's organisations, children's rights groups and organisations representing persons with disabilities who have engaged with us to ensure that we create an entity that can respond to the expectations of our sectors.
In conclusion, I need to say that the best measure of our performance will be the extent to which we make a difference in the lives of our people, especially women, children and persons with disabilities. I can say with certainty that with such strong support from the select committee, we are going to make a major difference in this term of office.
We will be in the streets and we hope to see members supporting the programmes that we are going to implement over a period of time, starting with the launch of, for instance, the week of the rights of the child. We are also going to hit the ground running with the 2010 Fifa World Cup programme and other such programmes.
We will lean on the support of the members of this House as we seek, even with limited funds, to make a difference in the lives of our people in the country, especially, those who are represented by this Ministry.
Let us work together towards a common vision of a nonsexist and nonracial South Africa that does not discriminate on the basis of sex, religion, etc. Let us work towards a society that is caring and inclusive, and that develops the human potential of its women, children and persons with disabilities.
Let us work towards a society where the women and young people of our country will walk the streets of South Africa without fearing any form of attack from any quarter by anybody. I say to this House, confidently, that as we move forward together, we will be able to achieve such a society in the future. Thank you.
Debate concluded.