Chairperson, I hope that you are going to give me two more minutes. Let me take this opportunity, on behalf of Cope, to add my voice to the good and wise words of our Chairperson. Thank you, Chairperson, for the very beautiful words. I must mention from the outset that I have made very good new friends and others were not so good, but they are good, all of you are good. [Laughter.] One thing I really want to give to some members here in the House as a Christmas gift is tolerance.
You know, some are not so tolerant. We must listen to the views of others; we must respect that. Let me also convey greetings and blessings from our president, Mosiuoa Terror Lekota. [Applause.] He wishes all of you a blessed and prosperous New Year.
I have some tips for some of our members for the New Year. Hon member Chaane, you are first. Here is a tip: you are too fast when reading your speeches.
Ka puo ya setsotsi ra re: "wa spita, too much", Ntate. [In Tsotsi taal [language] this is expressed as: "You are too big for your boots", sir.]
But you are not alone, you have a twin brother and that is Gunda. Gunda is also very fast when he speaks. In Afrikaans we say: Jy is te haastig. Jy moet net 'n klein bietjie afkoel. [You are too hasty. You must slow down a little bit.]
The second tip is to our Chief Whip. Chief Whip, stop dreaming about Helen Zille, please! [Laughter.] Please stop because I can see that you dream about the Premier of the Western Cape and that will cause you to have a heart attack. [Laughter.]
I have a very serious proposal to make, which is that when we come back next year, the Chairperson must allow us to come into the House with vuvuzelas so that when any one of you is not speaking sense we will blow the vuvuzelas.
Let me wish all of you a merry and happy Christmas and a blessed New Year. Go well and come back with energy and steam and let us move on. Thank you very much. [Applause.]