Mohlomphegi Modulasetulo, maloko le baeng ka moka, ke bula polelo ya ka ka gore PAC e thekga kabo ya dit?helete t?a Palamente. Empa go na le dintlha t?e bohlokwa t?eo ke nyakago go di hlagi?a. Re kwa gore Palamente ye e swanet?e gore e ame set?haba dilong ka moka t?eo e di dirago. Empa re nyami?wa ke t?helete ye nnyane yeo e le go R85 milione yeo ka yona re tlago ama set?haba dipolelong t?a rena. Re ka ama set?haba bjang dipolelong t?a rena re na le mapheko a mant?i ao set?haba sa gaborena se swanet?ego go a tshela pele lent?u la sona le kwagala?
Lepheko la mathomo ke leleme. Dilo t?e nt?i t?eo di ya go set?habeng di ngwadilwe ka leleme leo set?haba se sa le kwe?i?ego. Le ge re re re bit?a pit?o goba re re set?haba se kgeregele lefelong le le it?ego gore se tle se kwe sebilet?wa, o hwet?a re bapat?a tsebi?o yeo ka leleme leo set?haba se sa le kwego. Bjale, re le ba PAC re re ge eba re nyaka go ama set?haba ka ditaba t?a set?haba, a re boleleng ka maleme ao set?haba se a kwago le go a kwe?i?a.
Ntlha ya bobedi ke ya go tii?a kopano le temokrasi. (Translation of Sepedi paragraphs follows.)
[Mr L M MPHAHLELE: Honourable Chairperson, members and distinguished guests, I would like to comment that I support Parliament's budget allocation. But there are some important points I would like to highlight. We are told that Parliament has to involve the public in all matters. However, we are disappointed by the insufficient funds to the value of R85 million, with which we are supposed to involve the public. How can we involve the public in our debates while they still have to overcome many challenges before their voices can be heard?
The first challenge is language. So many official correspondences are written in a language that is foreign to the public. Even when we call for public meetings, you find that the announcements are made in the language that is foreign to the public. As the PAC, we would like to recommend that if you want to involve the public effectively in matters of the public, please use a language that is familiar to them.
The second point I would like to indicate is that of strengthening unity and democracy.]
Xhamela, ndiyavuma ukuba masiqinise umanyano nolawulo lwentando yesininzi. Kodwa ekuqiniseni umanyano nolawulo lwentando yesininzi, sikhumbule ukuba umzabalazo awuqalwanga yiANC, ungaqalwanga yiPAC, umzabalazo kudala ukhona. Masingalibali ukuba, phambi kokuba siphathe izikhali, kukho amaqhawe awayekhona phambi kwethu, amadoda afana nooDomani, awathi aqala umzabalazo wezikhali, kodwa namhlanje asazi ukuba oongobani. Ndifuna ukuthi abaThwa namaKhoi nabo babesilwa belwela eli lizwe singawabali xa sikhumbula amaqhawe ethu. (Translation of isiXhosa paragraph follows.)
[I agree, Xhamela, that we have to strengthen unity and democracy, but in doing that, we must remember that the struggle had long been there and it was neither the ANC nor the PAC who started it.
Let us not forget that there were already heroes before we even started with armed struggle, men like Damani, who formed the armed struggle and whom we do not recognise nowadays. I want to say that the Sans and the Khoi- Khoi have also fought for this country, and we must not forget them when we commemorate our heroes.]
Ke rata go boela tabeng ya temokrasi. Ye ga ke tsebe gore na ke temokrasi goba ke "tolakrasi". Ke bolela se ka lebaka la gore gant?i mokgatlo o swanet?e gore o be le t?helete gore o kgone go ikwalakwat?a set?habeng. Tsela yeo dit?helete di abjago ka yona Palamenteng ga e tii?e temokrasi. Bahumi ba a humi?wa gomme mekgatlo yeo e lego gore e a diila e t?wela pele le bodiidi.
Ntlha ya boraro ke ya gore re hlabolle Maloko a Palamente ka dithuto ... [T?hwahlelo.] [Nako e fedile.] Ke a leboga. [Legofsi.] (Translation of Sepedi paragraphs follows.)
[I refer back to the issue of democracy. I am not too sure if this is democracy. The reason I am saying this is because in various instances the party has to have enough funds for their campaigns. The manner in which the funds are allocated in Parliament is undemocratic. The rich parties get richer at the expense of the poor ones which are getting poorer.
The third point I would like to address is the development of Members of Parliament with regards to their education ... [Interjections.] [Time expired.] Thank you. [Applause.]]