Hon Faber ... no, it is hon Max. He refers to the suffering of the people of KwaNdebele. I want to quote him verbatim and I know he was corrected. He was corrected for saying it was KwaNdebele. He made reference to Makhosazana Mahlangu as Makhosazana Mashlangu. I want to say to him that the unfortunate part of the DA is that they tend to pick and choose issues outside of the Western Cape, and conveniently so. When I started, I made mention of the fact that I have been living in that area since 1983 and I know exactly what the lives of the people there are like. I have been part of that life and a victim of all the bad things that happened there. To stand here and want to score political points off the misery of people to whom I belong really makes me feel so bad. But the unfortunate part ...
Ngesikhethu, nasimadoda sibhalelanako ngekulumo, kuthiwa asiyeni evadleni. Angikwazi ukutjho njalo ngombana umthetho awungivumeli. Khathana bewungivumela, yinye indoda bengizoyibizela evadleni lapha.
Besitjhwile nangaphambili bona ngapha ku-EFF, akunanto ebizwa ngehlangano, besitjhwile nangaphambili bona umntwana lo usesemncani. (Translation of isiNdebele paragraphs follows.)
[In our culture, if we don't agree on a particular issue as men, the best way to resolve it is to wrestle. But for now I cannot say that because the law does not permit me to do that. If the law permitted me to do that, I was going to challenge one man to a wrestling match.
We have mentioned earlier that when referring to the EFF, there is nothing called a political party there; we have mentioned that this child is still young.]
Hhayi-ke mfowethu, nsizwa yamabutho mfokaKhawula, ngizizwile izinduku zakho mfokababa, uyinsizwa impela. Kodwa ke angisho ukuthi maluju! [Uhleko.] Into engingayisho nje kuwena mfowethu, ukuthi hambani bafowethu keniyokhetha umholi. [Uhleko.] Ngicela ukuvala Sihlalo. Ngiyabonga. [Uhleko.] [Ihlombe.] (Translation of isiZulu paragraph follows.)
[Oh! Yes, my brother, son of Khawula, I felt your impact; you are a real warrior. However, I am not saying that I am giving up. [Laughter.] What I can say to you, my brother, is that you must go and elect your leader. [Laughter.] Let me stop at this point, Chairperson. Thank you. [Laughter.] [Applause.]]