We have developed policies on issues of traditional healing, traditional leaders, family trees, the involvement of the Khoisan people in the governance system, and so on. We must also ensure that there are national norms and standards on the issue of traditional leaders. We should have uniformity in the way we approach things.
In that way we will be able to ensure that we have comprehensively reviewed the laws dealing with traditional affairs before the end of the year. Among the laws that will be looked at and dealt with are the Traditional Leadership and Governance Framework Act, Act 41 of 2003, the National House of Traditional Leaders, Act 20 of 2000, and the Property Rates Act, Act 6 of 2004.
We would like to commend all our municipalities that are hosting the 2010 Soccer World Cup for the excellent work that they have done. Without them we would not be saying today that we are ready to host the World Cup. More work was done at that level. They should continue doing so; we are proud of them. [Applause.]
Today we are presenting a budget that has been increased from R36,6 billion to about R43,5 billion. In this budget we should be able to see the difference and the value of every rand spent. We are going to make sure that this happens. The budget for the Department of Traditional Affairs has increased from R53,3 million to over R70 million. Without fear of contradiction we believe that in South Africa the choir is beginning to sing the song very well and according to the same melody. In that way we are going to succeed. I thank you very much. [Applause.]