Adjunkspeaker, ek wil vir die Minister s, u moet nie hier kom staan soos 'n Pontius Pilates en u handjies in onskuld was nie. [Gelag.] U is net so skuldig. U kom vertel vir ons in die opposisie ons moet nie verpolitiseer nie. Wat het u met u eie lid, Julius Malema, gemaak? Het u hom aangespreek? [Applous.] Het u hom weggejaag? Nee, u moet nie vir ons kom preek nie. Ek wil vandag vir u s, u het te lank getalm. Hierdie verleentheid van Eskom is nie net 'n verleentheid vir Eskom en vir die agb Minister nie, dit is 'n verleentheid vir Suid-Afrika en die verbruiker moet opdok daarvoor - dit is total onaanvaarbaar.
Die VF Plus verwelkom die afdanking, of dan die bedanking, van mnr Jacob Maroga en ek wil vir die agb Minister vra om te verseker dat die nuwe hoof uitvoerende beampte 'n bevoegde persoon is wat in belang van Suid-Afrika en die verbruiker sal optree, want Jacob Maroga het bewys dat hy onbevoeg is vir die pos, ongeag politieke inmenging. Ek dank u. [Applous.] (Translation of Afrikaans speech follows.)
[Mr P J GROENEWALD: Deputy Speaker, I want to tell the hon Minister, you should not come and stand here like a Pontius Pilate washing your hands in innocence.[Laughter.] You are just as guilty. You come and tell us in the opposition that we should not politicise issues. What did you do about your own party member, Julius Malema? Did you take him to task? [Applause.] Did you chase him away? No, you should not come and preach to us. I want to tell you today that you waited too long. This embarrassment caused by Eskom is not only an embarrassment to Eskom and the hon Minister, it is an embarrassment to South Africa and the consumer has to foot the bill for this - it is totally unacceptable.
The FF Plus welcomes the dismissal, or rather the resignation, of Mr Jacob Maroga, and I want to ask the hon Minister to ensure that the new chief executive officer is a competent person acting in the interests of South Africa and the consumer, because Jacob Maroga has proved that he is unfit for the post, notwithstanding political intervention. I thank you. [Applause.]]