Chairperson, hon Minister, hon members of this House and guests, our leader, hon Watty Watson, is unable to be with us today, but I know that he is very passionate about the situation in respect of the Ndebele kings in Mpumalanga. Traditionally, the Ndebele nation has two kings: King Makhosonke of the Manala and King Mayisha of the Ndzundza people. The Ndzundza are by far the larger group in number and claim to have had a recognised king for centuries, whilst the Manala king was only recognised some years ago. However, the Nhlapo Commission has now given recognition to King Makhosonke of the Manalas only, which means that in terms of this legislation before us, they lose their kingship upon the death of their king: