Deputy Speaker, hon President, we are on the same wavelength as regards acknowledgement and appreciation of our heroes, but surely you'll agree with me that those who joined the ANC during the floor- crossing period do not automatically qualify as heroes of the struggle; similarly, those who left the ANC do not automatically get disqualified as heroes.
The insults hurled at Prof Asmal cannot and will never obliterate his enormous contribution to the struggle for freedom. Therefore, the Deputy Minister of Police's comments are merely indicative of badly brought-up children in the leadership of the ANC.
Deputy President, we believe that people like Prof Asmal, Archbishop Tutu, Dr Mamphela Ramphele, Chief Buthelezi and Robert Sobukwe also qualify to be regarded as unsung heroes. Can you inform this House whether or not the government has a database of the unsung heroes of the struggle and the criteria utilised to compile it, including the period covered? Thank you.