Agb Speaker, Dr Manto Tshabalala-Msimang was 'n senior lid van hierdie Huis en sy het hier gedien sedert 1994. In daardie tyd het ons haar almal goed leer ken deur die bydrae wat sy gemaak het. Sy was 'n politikus wat die voorreg gehad het om die ideale wat sy nagestreef het oor baie jare te sien verwesenlik, toe sy na die Parlement toe kom. Met haar benadering kon sy deel wees van die regering waarvoor sy gewerk het en waarin sy geglo het.
Dr Tshabalala-Msimang was 'n politikus teenoor wie niemand regtig neutraal kon staan nie. Ek dink mense het of baie van haar gehou of glad nie van haar gehou nie, want sy het altyd sterk standpunt ingeneem. Sy het geweet waarvoor sy staan en sy was een van daardie persone wat in hierdie Huis 'n verskil gemaak het. Sy het geglo daar moet gereageer word op wat sy ges of gedoen het en dit was op verskeie wyses hanteer.
Namens die VF Plus wil ons ons opregte medelye oordra aan haar gesin, die party, haar kollegas en aan ons nasie wat hartseer is oor 'n Minister wat 'n bydrae gemaak het, maar wat vandag nie meer daar is nie. Baie dankie. (Translation of Afrikaans speech follows.)
[Dr C P MULDER: Hon Speaker, Dr Manto Tshabalala-Msimang was a senior member of this House and she served here since 1994. During that time, we all got to know her very well through the contribution she made. She was a politician who had the privilege of seeing the ideals she had pursued over the years realised when she came to Parliament. With the type of approach she had, she could be a part of the government she had worked for and believed in.
Dr Tshabalala-Msimang was the kind of politician towards whom no one could actually adopt a neutral position. I think people either liked her a lot or did not like her at all, because she always took a strong line. She knew what she stood for and she was one of those people who made a difference in this House. She believed that there should be a response to whatever she said or did, and this was dealt with in several ways.
On behalf of the FF Plus, we would like to convey our sincere condolences to her family, the party, her colleagues and our nation which is mourning a Minister who had made a contribution, but who is no longer with us. Thank you.]