Chairperson, I am bit surprised by the answer of the hon Minister. This is because he tried initially to pass the buck to the DA. But then later he admitted that the problems were basically those of the provincial and national government, which is the government of this hon Minister.
Colleagues, we have abundant proof now of the failure of this government in respect of service delivery to the poorest of the poor. Saying there were 51 demonstrations over a few months means that there were two demonstrations per week. I want to ask the hon Minister if, after 15 years he hasn't been able to solve this issue, doesn't he think it would be better for this government to spend money on providing essential services to the poorest of the poor rather than spending millions on cars for Ministers? [Applause.]