Hon Speaker, the recent withdrawal by Netball South Africa from the All Africa Games is shameful. It sums up South Africa's attitude towards Mother Africa. Our country is fast becoming notorious for snubbing Africa and blindly glorifying Europe. On the football field, it is scandalous that the PSL calendar is synchronised with the European league and not with the African league. Like mental slaves we totally disregard the dissimilarity of the climatic conditions of Africa and Europe. When the Europeans crafted their calendar, they took into account their seasons, and if we wear clothes that were not tailored for us, we inevitably appear as cartoon characters in the eyes of onlookers.
Today we are the ultimate clowns on the African continent. Viewers of and listeners to television and radio are injected with an overdose of European football. No wonder we know and even love Europe more than we know and love Africa.
When a young prince of England tied the knot recently, the wedding was telecast live. When an African king ties the knot, no TV programme gets interrupted. This in fact implies that a European prince is more important than all the African kings and queens lumped together. The PAC will be more than happy if Netball South Africa, NSA ... [Interjections.] [Time expired.]