Speaker, I had just hoped that perhaps the word "acknowledge" might ring a bell with him.
Where President Zuma believes he has failed us, he is the first to acknowledge it and apologise. We, who constitute 66% of this House, have forgiven him. Here is a bitter pill for all of you to swallow: The Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development has said - using the April 2009 election as a starting point - the TNS survey showed that President Zuma's approval rating rose from 40% at the beginning of 2009, to 52% at the time of the election, and increased to 58% in November of the same year. The TNS survey was led to argue that "... it is clear that many ordinary citizens separate their approval of President Zuma from his private life". We are also pleased that the latest report from the Bureau of Economic Research, which was published only last week, found that business confidence had risen by 15% to 43% in the current quarter. This represents the single biggest increase in 16 years. [Applause.] Eat your heart out and tell us what you are griping about today.
What galls us is the sheer hypocrisy of the President's detractors. To Cope I wish to say: You are a bunch of sore losers, sour at democracy. Turn your attention to yourselves. [Interjections.]