Voorsitter, ek het baie respek vir die agb lid, maar hy klink nou soos Horwood na wie daar netnou verwys was. [Gelag.]
Om by die debat uit te kom, ek wil vir die agb Minister s dat grond 'n baie sensitiewe aangeleentheid is. Dit is 'n emosionele aangeleentheid na beide kante, maak nie saak na watter kant toe ons praat nie.
Ek wil graag 'n beroep op u doen: u het in u begrotingsdebat ges u erken die reg op private besit, maar skaars 'n week daarna s u in die media dat u persoonlik saamstem dat die beloftes wat gemaak is in die "struggle" deur die ANC, naamlik dat grond genasionaliseer moet word, ook u persoonlike standpunt is. Agb Minister, in regsterme s ons dis contradictio in terminis. U skep totale verwarring. Die grondeienaars vra, "Maar kan ons die agb Minister vertrou?" Vandag s hy in sy debat dat hy probeer sekerheid skep, maar daarna kom praat hy met 'n ander benadering en in 'n ander taal.
U moet daardie sekerheid skep en ek wil vir die agb Minister s voordat die VF Plus nie daardie sekerheid het nie kan ons u nie in die begroting ondersteun nie. Sorg dat daardie plase wat alreeds toegeken is produktief raak, dan sal dit tot voordeel van Suid-Afrika wees.
Ons sal nie hierdie begrotingspos ondersteun nie. Ek dank u. (Translation of Afrikaans paragraphs follows.)
[Mr P J GROENEWALD: Chairperson, I have a lot of respect for the hon member, but he now sounds like Horwood to whom reference was made earlier. [Laughter.]
To turn to the debate, I want to tell the hon Minister that land is a very sensitive issue. It is an emotional issue for both sides, it does not matter to which side we are talking to.
I would like to make an appeal to you: during your Budget Vote debate you said that you acknowledge the right to private ownership, but not even a week after that, you said in the media that you personally agree with the promises made by the ANC during the struggle, namely that land should be nationalised, and that this is also your personal viewpoint.
Hon Minister in legal terms we call this contradictio in terminis. You are creating total confusion. The landowners are asking, "But can we trust the hon Minister?" Today, in his debate he is saying that he is trying to create certainty, but after that he is talking with a different approach and in a different language.
You must create that certainty and I want to tell the hon Minister that unless we as the FF Plus have that certainty, we cannot support you in this budget. Ensure that farms that have already been allocated become productive, and then this will be to the advantage of South Africa.
We will not support this Budget Vote. I thank you.]