Thank you, Mr Chairman. I seem unable to deliver a speech in this House without a barrage of points of order, even when I do so on behalf of somebody else.
The point I was trying to make is that greatest attention should be given to bringing into the fold a broader range of people who can help - people of goodwill, from retired people to young people who are not necessarily specialised, through their studies, in the field of social services. This experience would give them something valuable to put on their rsums, something that will enable them to get a job more easily later on in life. It is this notion of counting on volunteerism that will re-ignite in the hearts and minds of the people of South Africa the fundamental will to help those who help themselves.
We support the child support grant contribution specifically to reach child poverty, because it is linked to a decrease in child poverty and child labour and to an increase in school attendance. We support the child grant amendment, which will now include those beneficiaries born after January 1994, and we urge the department to make sure that the SA Social Services Agency, Sassa, office will be informed about the amendment and will give the correct information to beneficiaries about these changes.
The entire function of the Department of Communications, I think, is one that is most important. We feel there is a need, perhaps, to look into specialised radio channels. They are quite cheap. One could then at any given time tune into a social welfare channel providing basic, recurring information which may be more accessible than hot-lines and telephone lines.
We encourage Social Development to continue working in conjunction with Home Affairs, Health, Education and Correctional Services, because the functions of social assistance and social development do not really have boundaries. Thank you very much. [Time expired.]