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Hansard Van 12 Februarie 2015
Hansard Van 12 Februarie 2015
Hansard Van 12 Februarie 2015
Hon MEMBERS: Bring back the signal! Bring back the signal!
The SPEAKER: Hon members, we are just waiting for the Secretary
to return and give us a response. [Interjections.]
And we are waiting for the signal. We dont have water. There is
a service delivery crisis here in Parliament! [Interjections.]
Madam Speaker, can I request that we also look at the SABC feed.
This is a matter that ensures that South Africans can get this
information. Can I ask that the SABC ... in fact, all news
networks - its about freedom of speech - can I ask that we look
into that as well? I would appreciate that. Thank you very much.
The SPEAKER: The Secretary will indeed look into it further. Hon
members, the President has called this Joint Sitting of the
National Assembly and the National Council of Provinces in terms
of section 84(2)(d) of the Constitution of the Republic of South
Africa, read with Joint Rule 7(1)(a) in order to deliver his
state of the nation address to Parliament. I now call on the hon
President to address the Joint Sitting. [Applause.]
IsiZulu: 19:19:25
UMONGAMELI WASENINGIZIMU AFRIKA: Nansi iyasebenza manje Sihlalo.
[Ihlombe.]
English:
Speaker of the National Assembly, Chairperson of the National
Council of Provinces, Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly
and Deputy Chairperson of the NCOP, Deputy President Cyril
Ramaphosa, former President Thabo Mbeki, former President F W de
Klerk, Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng and all esteemed members of
the judiciary, the Vice President of the Pan-African Parliament,
His Excellency Mr Roger Nkondo Dang, the Speaker of the National
Assembly of the United Republic of Tanzania and Chairperson of
the Southern African Development Communitys Parliamentary
Forum, the hon Anne Makinda, Ministers and Deputy Ministers,
premiers and Speakers of provincial legislatures, Chairperson of
SA Local Government Association, the heads of Chapter 9
The SPEAKER: Hon members should be aware that each House has a
procedure for asking questions to the executive. This Joint
Sitting cannot be turned into a question session. The President
will be answering questions in the National Assembly on 11
March, as we have all been informed; and in the National Council
of Provinces, questions to the President are provisionally
scheduled for 18 March. Before then, members can always ask
questions for written reply. That opportunity is available to
members on a weekly basis; members should use those platforms
for questions. This is in addition to the interaction that will
The SPEAKER: Hon members, if you insist on this approach and you
keep raising questions even after I have explained to you, not
once, that this Joint sitting is not meant for any of the issues
you are raising, as I said, not a point of order, or a point of
privilege nor questions are the business of this particular
sitting. This is a special sitting asked for by the President
for him to deliver the state of the nation address, and the
people of South Africa are waiting to hear what he has to say.
This House has to proceed with the business of the state of the
nation address being delivered today without hindrance by any of
the kind of conduct that is being displayed in this House today.
[Applause.]
The SPEAKER: Hon Malema, I dont think you are going to raise
anything that has not been covered by what I have said.
The SPEAKER: Hon Malema, you are not raising anything new; and
what you are saying is still the same thing I have responded to
and explained, and I have patiently been asking you hon members
to allow this House to proceed with the business of the day, and
the business of the day is that the President will deliver the
state of the nation address. I am not allowing any other member
to raise any other point of order. [Interjections.] I am not
allowing you hon members because I have explained to you that
you are actually abusing ...
The SPEAKER: Hon Julius Malema, I now have to ask that you leave
the Chamber. [Applause.] I now ask, hon Malema, you leave the
Chamber because its clear that you are not prepared to cooperate with us.
The SPEAKER: Hon Shivambu, I now have to ask you also to leave
the Chamber. [Interjections.] [Applause.]
The SPEAKER: ... I have ruled on the matter and I am now asking
you to leave the Chamber. [Interjections.]
The SPEAKER: You told the country that you will disrupt.
[Interjections.]
The SPEAKER: ... that you are assisted to leave the Chamber!
[Interjections.]
The SPEAKER: You will leave the Chamber because the Chamber is
for the business of today.
The SPEAKER: Hon Ndlozi, you must also leave the Chamber!
[Interjections.]
IsiZulu:
Nkz M S KHAWULA: Ngeke kwenzeke lokho!
English:
Ms H O MAXON: Hon Speaker! [Interjections.]
IsiZulu:
Nkz M S KHAWULA: Singabaphi thina?
English:
Ms N R MASHABELA: Hon Speaker!
IsiZulu:
ILUNGA ELIHLONIPHEKILE: Sizolala la!
English:
Ms N R MASHABELA: ... or a question of privilege ...
[Interjections.]
The SPEAKER: Hon members, you are not going block the state of
the nation address. [Interjections.]
The SPEAKER: ... and take out the hon members. [Interjections.]
IsiZulu:
Nkz M S KHAWULA: Yebo, akezwa!
English:
Mr M Q NDLOZI: Hopefully you still have a revolutionary
conscience! [Interjections.]
IsiZulu:
Nkz M S KHAWULA: Wozani! He! He! he! [Applause.]
English:
The SPEAKER: I also order the security officers to, please,
assist!
Xitsonga:
MUCHAVISEKI XIRHO: Manana Xipikara, ndzi kombela ku pfuna. Ndzi
kombela mi ndzi langutisa leswaku ndzi ta pfunanyana swinwana.
Manana Xipikira, ndzi kombela leswaku mi ndzi langutisa haleno
leswaku ndzi ta kota ku pfuna swinwana.
IsiZulu:
Nkz M S KHAWULA: Ujabulela ukuthi umuntu omnyama ashaye futhi
aqindezele omunye umuntu omnyama!
Xitsonga:
MUCHAVISEKI XIRHO: Manana Xipikira, ndzi kombela ku vulavula
leswaku ndzi ta pfuna swinwana.
English:
An Hon MEMBER: Speaker, may I talk?
IsiZulu:
ILUNGA ELIHLONIPHEKILE: Sizolala la thina! Sizolala la!
Xitsonga:
MUCHAVISEKI XIRHO: Ndzi kombela ku vulavula leswaku ndzi ta
pfuna swinwana.
English:
The CHAIRPERSON OF THE NCOP: Order! Will all the hon members who
are standing take their seats!
Xitsonga:
English:
The SPEAKER: The security forces must come in, in terms of the
Powers and Privileges Act. [Interjections.]
IsiZulu:
ILUNGU ELIHLONIPHEKILE: Sebephumile.
English:
The CHAIRPERSON OF THE NCOP: No! No! Hon members!
The CHAIRPERSON OF THE NCOP: Order! Will the members please take
their seats? Hon Maimane, what point of order are you rising on?
I think that we have called for a Joint Sitting of Parliament it was not even convened by the Speaker and the Chairperson of
the NCOP. It is convened in terms of a request raised by the
President for a specific reason to come and give the nation,
ourselves and the international community the state of the
nation address. I think we should be allowed, hon members, to
proceed with the business of the day.
(a)
(b)
the gallery, the country at large and everybody who has had to
witness what has happened in this House today. We hope, as I
said earlier, that out of bad lessons some education will come
and we will learn to do things the right way. We wish to proceed
with the business of today and therefore call on our President
to please take his place at the podium and to give us the state
of the nation address. [Applause.]
The year 2015 is the Year of the Freedom Charter and Unity in
Action to Advance Economic Freedom. It is the year of going the
extra mile in building an united, democratic, nonracial,
nonsexist and prosperous South Africa. It is also the year of
rededicating ourselves to eradicate racism and all related
intolerances in our country. It is also the year of investing
more in our future by educating our children and the youth about
the rich heritage of this country.
school. From this year, schools must also practise the African
Union anthem in preparation for the celebration of Africa Month
in May, as we implement the African Union decision in this
regard.
about what the President must say. These are the contributions
that came in response to that request.
IsiZulu:
Bakwethu, uhulumeni wenza konke okusemandleni akhe ukubhekana
nesimo sokuncipha kukagesi ezweni. Siyazi ukuthi lesi yisikhathi
esinzima, kodwa sizodlula, ngoba sinezindlela eziningi
zokusebenza nokubhekana nale nkinga.
English:
We have developed a plan which involves short-, medium- and
long-term responses. The short- and medium-term plan involves
improved maintenance of Eskom power stations, enhancing the
electricity generation capacity, and managing the electricity
demand. The long-term plan involves finalising our long-term
The year 2015 will mark the beginning of the first phase of
broadband roll-out. Government will connect offices in eight
district municipalities. These are Dr Kenneth Kaunda in North
West, Gert Sibande in Mpumalanga, O R Tambo in the Eastern Cape,
Pixley ka Seme in the Northern Cape, Thabo Mofutsanyane in the
Free State, Umgungundlovu and Umzinyathi in KwaZulu-Natal and
Vhembe in Limpopo. [Applause.]
IsiZulu:
Siyaqhubeka. Siyasebenza.
English:
We are a nation at work.
IsiZulu:
Ngidabukela abangekho, abangasizwa.
English:
A lot has been achieved in the past year. We believe that our
nine-point economic intervention plan on the economy will
consolidate the achievements and ignite much-needed growth.
During this year of the Freedom Charter and Unity in Action to
Advance Economic Freedom, we rededicate ourselves to unity and
hard work to ensure continuous success in our beautiful country.
Together, we move South Africa forward! I thank you. [Applause.]
Debate concluded.