Chair, as I conclude, we want to make it categorically clear that we shall not falter in leading national efforts to build a society in which all South Africans, regardless of their background, race or gender, will have a better quality of life.
We shall brazenly dismantle all political and geographical boundaries to ensure that all the people of South Africa enjoy the fruits of freedom, regardless of their location within the borders of our country.
The hon Premier of the Western Cape must rest assured that our common struggle to build a better South Africa and to ensure a better life for our people will be realised, either today or tomorrow.
We would fail in our duty and historic resolve to change the lives of our people for the better if we do not move decisively to address the issues of the people of the Western Cape. We need to vocally defy any policy of exceptionalism by any political party that has the sole intention of excluding the Western Cape and its people from the rest of our nation.
We are one South Africa, one country, and we are led by one President, none other than the hon President Jacob Gedleyihlekisa Zuma. [Applause.] You must understand that, as a province, your role is to make sure that national government is assisted in taking services down to the people. You are not a government. You are a province; you are an administration.