Modulasetulo, ke opa leopo ke le Tau ya mariri, ke re madume ?eao. [My sincere greetings to you, Chairperson.]
The position of the EFF is clear on sports and recreation. We cannot expect sports to be normal in an abnormal society; above all, regarding the success of sports where the majority are black athletes, they have been a total failure, like Bafana Bafana.
Hon Minister, it is not true that blacks can't swim, can't play hockey or can't play tennis. Our observation is that 20 years into democracy, blacks and rural schoolchildren are still excluded from proper sports facilities and participation. This is because there are no comprehensive sports development programmes that aim to diversify participation across geographical and class divisions. Hon Chair, the most popular places in townships and rural villages are not sports centres, but shebeens, and one also encounters the use of drugs.
Honourable Minister, you will be embarrassed and extremely ... [Interjections.]