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Vol. 17 ISSUE 2 2017

MPs build their skills

Celebrating graduation in human settlements studies Vision

An activist and responsive people’s Parliament that improves the quality of life of South Africans and ensures enduring equality in our society.

Mission

Parliament aims to provide a service to the people of by providing the following:

• A vibrant people’s Assembly that intervenes and transforms society and addresses the development challenges of our people; • Effective oversight over the Executive by strengthening

its scrutiny of actions against the needs of South Africans; Provinces of Council National of • Participation of South Africans in the decision-making of National Assembly National of processes that affect their lives;

• A healthy relationship between the three arms of the Black Rod Mace Mace State, that promotes efficient co-operative governance

between the spheres of government, and ensures

appropriate links with our region and the world; and • An innovative, transformative, effective and efficient parliamentary service and administration that enables Members of Parliament to fulfil their constitutional responsibilities. Strategic Objectives

1. Strengthening oversight and accountability 2. Enhancing public involvement 3. Deepening engagement in international fora 4. Strengthening co-operative government 5. Strengthening legislative capacity contents

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7 MPS’ GRADUATION 12 8 20TH ANNIVERSARIES OF CONSTITUTION AND HUMAN RIGHTS NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATE 10 KHANEDZANO YA PHALAMENNDE YA MINWAHA YA 20 YA MULAYOTEWA 12 NCOP DEBATES HUMAN RIGHTS DAY 14 TRANSNET IN SCOPA’S SPOTLIGHT 15 KOMITIKEMO YA DIAKHAONTO TSA SETSHABA 16 SOUTH AFRICAN COMMONWEALTH WOMEN PARLIAMENTARIANS CHAPTER LAUNCH 18 PALAMENTE YA BASADI YA MOKGATLO WA DINAHA TSA SELEKANE

20 TRADITIONAL AND KHOI-SAN LEADERSHIP BILL PUBLIC HEARINGS 22 MINING RIGHTS IN SPOTLIGHT 30 23 PARLIAMENT INTERVENES ON ISSUE OF PREPAID ELECTRICITY METERS IN SOWETO 24 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES FARM MURDERS 25 PARLEMENT BESPREEK PLAASMOORDE 28 PARLIAMENT HOSTS NIGERIAN DELEGATION 29 UKUVAKASHA KWAMANXUSA ASENIGERIA 30 TRIBUTE TO AHMED KATHRADA

GRADUATING IN HUMAN SETTLEMENTS: The Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Human Settlements, Ms Bertha Mabe, is congratulated on her achievement by a representative from the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University. REGULARS

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is a humbling experience and commissioned a High Level Panel led It great honour to be afforded an The critical question we need to pose by the former president, Mr Kgalema opportunity to share my thoughts to ourselves, as law makers, is whether Motlanthe, to traverse the length and with fellow legislators and other we have been true to the commitments breadth of South Africa to assist us eminent persons on the pressing and declarations we have made in the in understanding the impact of our need to foster collective growth Charter of the Commonwealth with legislation on the lives of our people. through people-centred legislation. regard to sustainable development. Establishing the High Level Panel was

Allow me to quote extensively from guided by our abiding view that our The topic is much more relevant the Charter. The Charter reads as people are central to our legislative today than ever due to the growing follows with regard to sustainable work and that they are the motive income inequalities between the development: “We stress the force for the struggle for the attainment rich and the poor globally, compounded importance of sustainable economic of deep and lasting transformation of by the growing refugee crisis and social transformation to eliminate the lives of our people for the better. occasioned mainly by civil wars in the poverty and meet the basic needs of Middle East. the vast majority of the people of the Allow me to remind us of the various world – and reiterate that economic elements of the SDGs. I have to do so We need to reflect on whether and social progress enhances the recognising that the Commonwealth the people are at the centre of sustainability of democracy. Charter has made specific declarations our collective efforts as legislators with regard to gender equality, access and whether they are the ultimate “We are committed to removing wide to health, education, food and shelter. beneficiaries of the law-making disparities and unequal living standards process in general. as guided by internationally agreed I also believe it is appropriate to turn development goals.” our collective eye on issues affecting I had to reflect deeply on this topic women, as we have just marked and chose to draw inspiration from The United Nations’ Sustainable International Women’s Day. The a simple, yet profound statement Development Goals (SDGs) provide Commission on the Status of Women made by one of the greatest African the basis of our common effort to is currently sitting in New York. statesmen, Mr Julius Kambarage foster collective growth through Nyerere [former president of people-centred legislation among The Charter states the following Tanzania]. He said the following: the Commonwealth countries. The with regard to gender equality: “If real development is to take place, SDGs give a measurable and concrete “We recognise that gender equality the people have to be involved.” expression to the declarations and women’s empowerment are stipulated in the Commonwealth essential components of human Embedded in this statement is the Charter. development and basic human view that the people must always be rights. The advancement of women’s at the centre of the legislative process We need to revert to the question I rights and the education of girls are and must be its main beneficiaries. posed earlier regarding the impact critical preconditions for effective and relevance of the laws we pass and sustainable development.” The Commonwealth provides an in our normal course of work, to the appropriate platform to reflect on attainment of the SDGs. Having cited the Charter, I would like to the work we have done individually deal with a particular issue that deeply and collectively as legislators coming As Speaker of the National Assembly troubles and shocks me; the issue from the whole area called the and the Chair of the Speaker’s Forum related to honour killings of women. As “Commonwealth”. of the Republic of South Africa, I have an activist and freedom fighter,

PARLIAMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA 5 REGULARS

PUTTING PEOPLE AT CENTRE OF LEGISLATION: The Speaker of the National Assembly, Ms Baleka Mbete, was a special guest at the Commonwealth Africa Summit 2017.

I am really aggrieved by the so-called with this matter as different us to greater heights. However, we dare “honour killings” of women. There is Commonwealth countries. not linger on our achievements, for no honour in killing your own sister much is expected from us. for marrying a lover of her choice. The That shared experience should provide family honour and democratic values a basis for collaborative efforts in this This is an edited version of the speech we deeply cherish cannot be associated area. It is only through collaborative made by the Speaker of the National with the taking of a life. Punitive work that we can foster collective Assembly, Ms Baleka Mbete, as a legislation has to be passed to deal growth with the people at the centre. special guest at the Commonwealth harshly with perpetrators of this kind Africa Summit 2017: Collective of crime. We have all witnessed the rising Growth, in London. income inequalities in our societies. The United Nations Development The UNDP indicates that the richest The Commonwealth Africa Summit Programme (UNDP) correctly states 10% are earning up to 40% of total is an annual summit organised as that “ending all forms of discrimination global income, whilst the poorest part of the activities to celebrate against women and girls is not only 10% earn only between 2% and 7% the Commonwealth Week in London. a basic human right, but it is also of total global income. Ms Mbete was invited to speak during crucial to accelerating sustainable the Parliamentary Roundtable on development. Clearly, these levels of inequalities are Fostering Collective Growth through unsustainable and pose a serious threat People Centred Legislation in the It has been proven time and again, to the stability of our societies and Commonwealth. that empowering women and girls has legitimacy of our democracies. a multiplier effect, and helps drive up The Commonwealth Africa Summit economic growth and development Therefore, I fully support the UNDP’s is a high-level, multistakeholder across the board”. goals of reducing inequalities by event that annually brings together removing discriminatory laws, policies government and business leaders As legislatures we must undertake, and providing appropriate legislation, from across the Commonwealth and as stipulated by the UNDP, reforms among other interventions. We need allied nations to facilitate dialogue to give women equal rights to to share experiences on how different and action on key and relevant issues economic resources, as well as Commonwealth countries have ranging from trade and investment, access to ownership and control over attempted to address this challenge. entrepreneurship and job creation, land and other forms of property, economic development, security financial services, inheritance and We have achieved great things acting and counterterrorism, energy and natural resources. We need to share together as Commonwealth countries. I power among other matters relevant experiences on how we have dealt am confident that our unity will propel to Africa.

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Members of Parliament graduate in course on human settlements

knowledge is a key resource that must better positioned now than before Relevant be available before there can be any by this achievement,” said Ms Mafu. hope of conducting effective oversight. This was the view of the Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Human Settlements, According to NMMU’s Director of the Chair for Education in Human Ms Nocawe Mafu, who was addressing Members of Parliament (MPs) Settlements Development and and parliamentary staff receiving certificates for a course in human Management, Prof Sijekula Mbanga, settlements at the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (NMMU), the students studied and passed reports Mava Lukani. modules that included Human Settlements Management, “Human settlements is a very The Committee had to gather Integrated Development complicated sector and is not only 25 students to make up a class for Management (Sustainable Human about the business of building houses, the course. Settlements Planning), Construction as some people think. It involves a lot Management for Public Managers, of other things and it becomes more “We were unable to make that Project Management and Property and more complicated daily,” said Ms number,” Ms Mabe explained. Development. Mafu. “However, the university insisted that before we could become a Speaking on behalf of the Vice- She said members of her Committee class we needed to make the 25 Chancellor of NMMU at the certification realised that the application of effective students threshold. We realised that ceremony, Prof Winston Shakantu oversight over the Department of MPs need to be supported by officials congratulated the certificate recipients Human Settlements demanded MPs who also understand the human on their achievement. He described who were knowledgeable in the settlements sector and so we marketed the aims of the course as achieving sector. “We realised that we can’t the course beyond MPs and included professionalism in the human claim to do effective oversight without staff,” she said. settlements sector. understanding the pros and cons of the human settlements sector,” she added. Speaking on behalf of the 23 recipients “I hope that some of the lessons from of certificates in the human settlements the short learning programmes can The MPs and staff officials who enrolled course at a ceremony at the Old be applied in the resolution of some at NMMU were able to register for Assembly Restaurant at Parliament, of South Africa’s and the continent’s the course because of the existing Ms Mafu said the students had been human settlements development and partnership between the Department of empowered by the course and now management of pressing problems,” Human Settlements (DHS) and NMMU. hoped to make a difference in the way Prof Shakantu said. According to the DHS, during 2012, the they go about their work. DHS and NMMU sealed a Memorandum He highlighted the importance of MPs of Agreement on professionalisation Ms Mabe said the course had informed understanding the human settlements of Human Settlements education in the Committee about the issues relating sector, given the fact that parliamentary South Africa. A Chair for Education in to human settlements and had boosted Committees have a critical role to play Human Settlements Development and their understanding of the sector. in the achievement of the National Management was established at NMMU Development Plan’s and African Union’s in 2013. “We are very excited, proud and feel Agenda 2063 goals.

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CELEBRATING 20 YEARS: The Speaker of the National Assembly, Ms Baleka Mbete, presides over a sitting of the House.

Celebrating 20 years of Constitution and human rights

debate in Parliament celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Constitution and human The rights served as a barometer to gauge how far the democratic transition has embraced the principles that underpin South Africa’s Bill of Rights and how the Bill has bridged the divisions of the past, reports Abel Mputing.

“The celebration of our Constitution demonstrated the capacity of South And anyone who has visited a and culture of human rights takes Africans to work together to find home- prison will know that the conditions, place in the year that we celebrate grown solutions to their problems. The particularly for remand detainees, do the life and times of our icon, Oliver South African Constitution adopted in not remotely conform to what the Bill Reginald Tambo, affectionately known 1997 has been correctly hailed as one of Rights prescribes,” he said. as Oliver Tambo (OR). In particular, of the best in the world,” he said. we must celebrate OR’s contribution to The Deputy Minister of Justice and the development of our constitutional The two main fundamental issues Constitutional Development, Mr John jurisprudence and the Bill of Rights. that the constitutional negotiations Jeffery, said: “Our Constitution stands OR was informed by the human rights addressed were those of racism and like a stark refuge against the evils of culture developed by his forebears,” land redistribution and restitution, but our past. Many of us recall elements said Dr Mathole Motshekga, the its crafters failed to pass legislation of those dark moments in our history – Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee that criminalises racism, he said. the dompas, the pencil test and forced on Justice and Constitutional removals. Development. Mr of the Democratic Alliance said: “It is natural that the Bill “Today, we are all equally entitled “OR realised and acknowledged the of Rights should be the heart of the to our human rights without need to develop a post-apartheid Constitution. As we approach Human discrimination. The Constitution is a South African constitutional policy Rights Day, we must ask whether South national compact that seeks to heal informed by the human rights culture. Africans enjoy these rights. the divisions of the past and establish To this end, OR established the a society based on democratic values, Department of Legal and Constitutional “The answer must be an overwhelming social justice and fundamental human Affairs and appointed Dr Zola Skweyiya no. Anyone who has been to a mud rights.” as the head of the department. school with a pit latrine will know that some South Africans are denied the The preamble to the Constitution The department moved swiftly to right to basic education and to dignity. clearly states that the Constitution is mobilise the democratic lawyers intended to, among other things, heal movement and this saw the emergence “Anyone who has stood in a queue the divisions of the past and establish of the National Association of at a clinic and gone home, still sick, a society based on democratic values, Democratic Lawyers in 1986. and without having seen a doctor or a social justice and fundamental human sister, will know that access to health rights, said Mr Moses Mbatha of the “The democratic breakthrough of 1994 care services needs vast improvement. Economic Freedom Fighters.

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But in the same breath he asked: entrenched our human rights and Referring to the existing stalemate over “Twenty years after the Constitution has set clear guidelines for transparent the municipal demarcation dispute was enacted, are we truly in a position and accountable governance, “It is in , Mr Mandlenkosi Galo of as a country to proudly claim that to the Bill of Rights stipulated in our the African Independent Congress said we are healing the divisions of the Constitution which we turn for the we should never take for granted the past, while the single most important protection of our dignity and equality, aspirations of the people. “The people indicator of those divisions, the land, and it is to our Constitution which we of Matatiele recognise that the Eastern is still in the hands of those who turn as our first and last line of defence Cape Province has no legitimate claim benefited from the divisions of the against the abuse of state power,” over them,” he said. past?” he said. Rev , the Leader of Mr Mncedisi Filtane of the United The ’s the African Christian Democratic Party Democratic Movement said: “Our Mr Mangaqa Mncwango said: “In (ACDP), said: “Even though the ACDP Constitution envisaged a and just a report released by Human Rights was the only political party to vote society, not necessarily an idealistic Watch, it was stated that South Africa against the Constitution in 1996, for utopia, but a modern society where the continued to face a number of human its failure to balance human rights basic human rights are honoured and rights challenges, and that public with responsibilities, and its protection observed. Should a Constitution be cast confidence in the government’s ability of criminals while failing to protect in stone?” he asked. to deal with these challenges had innocent unborn babies, we fully eroded. support our constitutional democracy Mr of the National and wish to give credit to those men Freedom Party said: “We must guard “Xenophobic violence has once again and women who helped to stabilise a our Constitution and the principles it erupted in South Africa, and as before nation that was plagued by fear and espouses at all cost, but it does not threatens to become a national crisis. uncertainty about its future.” mean that it is a dead piece of paper. Government must take decisive steps It should rather be a responsive living in combating such violence. It has He went on to add: “It gives me a great document, which helps us to reach no place in this country and yet this sense of pleasure and fulfilment to the goal of a good and just society,” government does not seem overly remember that I was part of the historic he said. committed. Xenophobia if allowed to process that produced a Constitution take firm root, will destroy the rule of that afforded me and my fellow South Twenty years on, our Constitution law and all social cohesiveness gains Africans the many rights that we all has stood the test of time and has made in South Africa since democracy.” enjoy today.”

PARLIAMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA 9 MAFHUNGONYANGAREDZI KHANEDZANO YA PHALAMENNDE YA MINWAHA YA 20 YA MULAYOTEWA

tshikolo tsho fhaṱiwaho nga mavu a shumisa bunga ḽa dindi u ḓo zwi U pembela Miṅwaha ḓivha uri Maafurika Tshipembe vhaṅwe a vha na pfanelo ya pfunzo ya 20 ya Mulayotewa ya mutheo na tshirunzi. Muthu o no folaho muḽaini kiliniki a ya hayani, a tshi kha ḓi lwala, a songo kona na pfanelo dza vhathu u vhona dokotela kana muongi, u a zwi ḓivha uri u swikela tshumelo dza ndondolo ya mutakalo zwi ya u pembela anivesari ya ṱoḓa u khwiṋiswa nga maanḓa. Na Khanedzanomiṅwaha ya 20 ya Mulayotewa muthu o no dalaho khothoni u a zwi na pfanelo dza vhathu yo farelwaho Phalamenndeni yo shuma sa ḓivha uri nyimele, nga maanḓa dza tshikalo tshi kalaho nḓila ine tshanduko ya demokirasi ya katela vhafariwa vho lindelaho u gwevhiwa, milayo ine ya khwaṱhisa Mulayotibe wa Pfanelo dza Vhathu wa Afurika a dzi tevhedzi zwine Mulayotibe wa Tshipembe na zwe Mulayotibe wa fhungudza phambano dza tshifhinga Pfanelo wa themendela,”vhoamba. tsho fhelaho, hu vhiga Abel Mputing. Yo pindulelwa nga Mudau Ntshengedzeni Edward. Mufarisa Minisiṱa wa Vhulamukanyi na Mveledziso ya Mulayotewa, Vho John Jeffery, vho amba vha “U pembela Mulayotewa washu na ḽa Lushaka ḽa Vhoramilayo vha ri: “Mulayotewa washu wo ima sa mvelele ya pfanelo dza vhathu hu Demokirasi nga 1986. tshiimiswa tsha tsireledzo tshi si khou itea kha ṅwaha unera khou na vhuhali tshi lwaho na vhuvhi ha pembela vhutshilo na tshifhinga tsha “U swikelwa ha demokirasi nga 1994 tshifhinga tsho fhelaho. Vhunzhi muhali a ṱhompheaho, Vho Oliver zwo sumbedza vhukoni haMaafurika hashu ri a elelwa zwiwo zwa Reginald Tambo, vha ḓivheaho Tshipembe ha u shumisana na u zwifhinga zwiḽa zwi si zwavhuḓi kha nga u pfi Vho Oliver Tambo (OR). wana thasululo dza thaidzo dzavho ḓivhazwakale yashu – dzibasa,ndingo Nga maanḓa, ri tea u pembela u nga vhone vhane. Mulayotewa ya penisela na mipfuluwo ya u shela mulenzhe ha Vho OR kha wa Afurika Tshipembe we wa kombetshedzwa. Ṋamusi, roṱhe ri mveledziso ya sisiteme ya zwa ṱanganedzwa nga 1997 yo dzhiwa, na ndugelo dzi lingana kha pfanelo mulayo ya ndayotewa na Mulayotibe zwo tea, sa muṅwe wa ya vhuḓisa dza vhathu hu si nakhethululo. wa Pfanelo. Vho OR vho vha na ḽifhasini,”vho amba. Mulayotewa ndi mulangawa lushaka tshedza tshi bvaho kha mvelele ya une wa ṱoḓa u fhelisa phambano dza pfanelo dza vhathu yo bveledzwaho Mafhungo mavhili mahulwane a tshifhinga tsho fhelaho na u thoma nga vho vha rangaho phanḓa,”ho ndeme e nyambedzano dza zwa tshitshavha tsho ḓisendekaho nga amba Dr Vho MatholeMotshekga, ndayotewa dza a tandulula o vha maitele a demokirasi, vhulamukanyi Mudzulatshidulo wa Komiti ya ayo a khethululo nga murafho, u kha zwa matshilisano na pfanelo dza Phothifoḽio nga ha Vhulamukanyi na khovhiwa hafhu na mvusuludzo vhathu dza ndeme.” Mveledziso ya Mulayotewa. ya mavu, fhedzi vhasiki vhayo vho kundelwa u phasisa milayo i itaho Mvulatswinga ya Mulayotewa ibula “Vho OR vho pfesesa na u uri khethululo nga murafho hu vhe zwi khagala uri Mulayotewa wo ṱanganedza ṱhoḓea ya u bveledza mulandu, vho amba. livhiswa kha, vhukati ha zwiṅwe, u mbekanyamaitele ya ndayotewa ya fhelisa phambano dza tshifhinga Afurika Tshipembe ḽa nga murahu Vho James Selfe vha Democratic tsho fhelaho na u thoma tshitshavha ha tshiṱalula ḽo ṋewaho tshedza nga Alliance vho amba vha ri: “Zwi a tsho ḓisendekaho nga maitele a mvelele ya pfanelo dza vhathu. U pfesesea uri Mulayotibe wa Pfanelo u demokirasi, vhulamukanyi kha zwa swikela izwi, Vho OR vho thoma vhe tshivhindi tsha Mulayotewa. Musi matshilisano na pfanelo dza vhathu Muhasho wa zwa Milayo na ri tshi khou ya kha Ḓuvha ḽa Pfanelo dza ndeme, ho amba Vho Moses Ndayotewa vha thola Dr Vho Zola dza Vhathu, ri tea u vhudzisa arali Mbatha vha Economic Freedom Skweyiya sa ṱhoho ya muhasho. Maafurika Tshipembe vha tshi khou Fighters. Muhasho wo shuma nga maanḓa ḓiphiṋa nga pfanelo idzi. wa kuvhanganya dzangano ḽa Zwi tshe zwo ralo vho vhudzisa uri: vhoramilayo vha demokirasi zwe “Phindulo itea u vha hai hu si nau “Kha miṅwaha ya mahumi mavhili zwa ita uri hu thomiwe Dzangano timatima. Muthu o no dzhenaho Mulayotibe wo phasiswa sa mulayo,

10 PARLIAMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA KHANEDZANO YA PHALAMENNDE YA MINWAHA YA 20 YA MULAYOTEWA MAFHUNGONYANGAREDZI

ri kha tshiimo,sa shango, hune ri Pfanelo we wa dodombedzwa kha VhoMandlenkosiGalovha African nga amba ri tshi ḓihudza uri ri khou Mulayotewa washu unera ya khawo Independent Congressvho amba uri fhelisa phambano dza tshifhinga tsho ri tshi ṱoḓa tsireledzo ya tshirunzi ri songo dzhia madze lutamo lwa fhelaho, ngeno hu na uri tshisumbi tshashu na ndinganyelo, nahone ndi vhathu. “Vhathu vha Matatielevha a tshithihi tsha phambano idzo, mavu, kha Mulayotewa washu hune raya zwi ḓivha uri Vunḓu ḽa Eastern Cape tshi kha ḓi vha zwanḓani zwa avho hone sa tshiga tsha tsireledzo tsha a ḽina mbilo ya vhukuma khavho,”vho vho vhuelwaho nga phambano dza u thoma na u fhedzisela musi hu tshi amba. tshifhinga tshofhelaho naa?” shumiswa maanḓa a muvhuso nga nḓila i si yone,”vho amba. Vhafunzi Vho Kenneth Meshoe, Vho MncedisiFiltane vha United murangaphanḓa wa African Christian Democratic Movementvho amba vha VhoMangaqaMncwango vha Inkatha Democratic Party (ACDP), vho amba ri: “Mulayotewa washu wo vha na Freedom Party vho amba vha ri: vha ri: “Naho hu na uri dzangano ḽa bono ḽa tshitshavha tshavhuḓi na u “Kha muvhigo wo bviswaho nga vha ACDPḽo vha ḽone ḽi ḽoṱhe ḽi songo luga, tshi si tsha khumbulelwa lini, Human Rights Watch, ho sumbedzwa voutelaho Mulayotewa nga 1996, fhedzi tshitshavha tsha maḓuvha ano uri Afurika Tshipembe ḽi khou ṱangana ngauri wa kundelwa u linganyisa hune pfanelo dza vhathu dza mutheo na khaedu dza pfanelo dza vhathu, pfanelo dza vhathu na vhuḓifhinduleli, dza ṱhonifhiwa na u tevhedzwa. na uri vhathu a vha tshe na fulufhelo na uri wo tsireledza magevhenga Mulayotewa u a tea u vha u sa kha vhukoni ha muvhuso ha u ngeno u tshi khou kundelwa u shanduki naa?” Vho vhudzisa. tandulula khaedu idzi. tsireledza tshetshe dzi sa athu u bebiwa dzi si namulandu, ri tikedza Vho MandlenkosiMabikavha National “Khakhathi dza nyofho dza tshoṱhe demokirasi ya ndayotewa Freedom Party vho amba vha ri: vhabvannḓa dzo dovha hafhu u vha yashu na u tama u khoḓa vhanna na “Ri tea u tsireledza Mulayotewa hone Afurika Tshipembe, sa zwiḽa vhafumakadzi vhe vha thusa uri hu washu na zwine wa zwi imela nga dzi khou vhonala dzi tshi ḓo vha vhe na vhudziki lushakani lwe lwa hune ra kona, fhedzi a zwi ambi uri tshiwo tshi si tshavhuḓi kha lushaka. vha lwo ḓala nyofho na u sa vha na ndi tshipiḓa tsha bammbiri tshi si Muvhuso u tea u dzhia maga o teaho vhuṱanzi nga vhumatshelo halwo.” na mushumo. U tea u vha ḽiṅwalo ḽi a u lwa na khakhathi dzo raliho. A dzi tshilaho ḽine ḽa fhundula, zwine zwa ri ṱoḓei kha shango iḽi na uri muvhuso Vho isa phanḓa nga uri: “Zwi thusa u swikela ndivho ya tshitshavha a u sumbi wo ḓiimisela nga maanḓa. ntakadza mbilu na u ita uri ndi fushee tshavhuḓi na u luga,”vho amba. Arali nyofho dza vhabvannḓa dza musi ndi tshi elelwa uri ndo vha tendelwa u vha hone, dzi ḓo tshinya tshipiḓa tsha maitele a ḓivhazwakale Nga murahu ha miṅwaha ya mahumi mulalo na vhuthihi ha matshilisano ho e a bveledza Mulayotewa we wa mavhili, Mulayotewa washu wo kunda swikelwaho Afurika Tshipembe u bva ṋetshedza nṋe na vhaṅwe Maafurika ndingo ya tshifhinga nahone wo sima tshe demokirasi ya vha hone.” Tshipembe pfanelo nnzhi dzine ra midzi ya pfanelo dza vhathu dzashu ḓiphiṋa ngadzo ṋamusi.” na u vhea nyendedzi dzi pfalaho dza Zwi tshi ḓa kha u sa pfesesana hune vhuvhusi vhu re khagala na u vha na ha vha hone kha phambano ya vhuḓifhinduleli, “Ndi Mulayotibe wa mukano wa masipala ngei Matatiele,

PARLIAMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA 11 GENERAL NEWS NCOP DEBATES HUMAN RIGHTS

“Despite the fact that the country continues to face significant challenges in providing access Human rights of services to the poor and vulnerable people, it is recognised that significant progress has been must drive made in terms of meeting human rights by local government since 1994,” said Ms Sidell, Chairperson of the Community Development transformation Working Group at Salga. “On this Human Rights Day, we must reflect on agenda the progress we have made in advancing human rights and consider what we still need to do in future to promote human rights even further. South African local government sector believes that The despite the high rate of unemployment and the backlog “Local government is the sphere of government in service delivery, South Africa has made significant progress in that interfaces with communities the most. As improving the human rights of citizens. This observation was made such, the White Paper on Local Government by Ms Jester Sidell, a member of the South African Local Government (1998) puts forward a vision of a developmental Association’s (Salga’s) national executive committee, when she and accountable local government that is able participated in a parliamentary debate on Human Rights Day, to address the human rights of communities. It in the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) recently, reports declares that municipalities must continuously Sakhile Mokoena. engage with all stakeholders within their respective areas of jurisdiction in municipal planning processes,” she said.

12 PARLIAMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA NCOP DEBATES HUMAN RIGHTS GENERAL NEWS

HUMAN RIGHTS: The Chairperson of the NCOP, Ms Thandi Modise, presides over the debate.

these weapons – or the pursuit of such and Province Delegate in the possession by certain states – does not NCOP, urged his colleagues during the enhance international peace and security debate to use this year’s celebration of and lastly, it violates human rights, Human Rights Day as an opportunity to hence this Parliament continues to call assess the status quo and to see how for disarmament of weapons of mass people’s lives have changed over the past destruction through structures like the 23 years since the dawn of our democracy. IPU [Inter-Parliamentary Union]. “Poverty is the worst form of human rights “In striving to demonstrate its violation. The gap between the rich and commitment to advancing the precepts the poor is not improving as promised. of a safe and peaceful world order, the My assessment is that the African National dawn of democracy in South Africa Congress, after 23 years, has proven that inspired a definitive move towards nuclear it is not interested in respecting, disarmament as an apex objective,” said protecting, promoting and fulfilling these The debate was led by NCOP Deputy Mr Tau. rights,” he said. Chairperson, Mr Raseriti Tau, who said human rights must fundamentally dictate North West’s African National Congress Mr Mntomuhle Khawula of the Inkatha the terms and conditions of South Africa’s delegate to the NCOP, Mr Tekoetsile Freedom Party representing the province radical transformation agenda. Motlashuping, said the dignity of South of KwaZulu-Natal said: “The forebears of Africans cannot be protected and our country who left this legacy and laid “We must do so, bearing in mind that guaranteed until every citizen is free to a solid stone for the future generations South Africa is globally recognised as find work and enter trades and professions of our country, had a glorious vision for a country that is still at the forefront to of their choice. South Africa. The question we need to advance a global transformation agenda. be confronted with today is whether this Parliament seeks to cement the work “Notwithstanding government’s present generation gathered in these done by our forebears, who sacrificed interventions, our country’s premises today, is implementing this everything to ensure that South Africa unemployment rate remains one of vision in accordance with the original upholds its principles of human rights. the highest in the world. We believe that template.” these freedoms that area guaranteed in “The nation should also act in partnership the Bill of Rights will remain meaningless, Economic Freedom Fighters’ MP and with government and Parliament to unless radical socio-economic Mpumalanga Province’s Permanent ensure that price collusion by the private transformation happens. We must Delegate to the NCOP, Dr Younus sector should come to an end. Each sector mobilise all South African citizens behind Vawda, said: “Today, 20 years after the must contribute to the realisation of the the radical socio-economic transformation Constitution was enacted, we are truly common good,” Mr Tau said. programme of the government. It is the in a position as a country to proudly claim only way to guarantee the meaningful that we are healing the divisions of the “South Africa is the only country to date enjoyment of human rights by all,” said past, while the single most important to have voluntarily and unilaterally Mr Motlashuping. indicator of those divisions, the land, is destroyed its nuclear weapons and we still in the hands of those who benefited remain convinced that the possession of Mr , a Democratic Alliance from the divisions of the past.”

PARLIAMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA 13 COMMITTEE NEWS SCOPA COMMENDS TRANSNET

Scopa says it is satisfied with Transnet management, turnover and profit

Standing Committee Members of Scopa raised concerns have done. If you can’t verify them, The on Public Accounts about Transnet making use of private then you have all sorts of challenges. (Scopa) has commended Transnet auditors, rather than the Auditor- And if you can’t manage performance, for being one of the few state- General of South Africa (AGSA). Scopa it means managers are not managing owned enterprises that are well has been vocal in discouraging public effectively or appropriately,” he said. managed and financially healthy, entities using private auditors. Mr Ms Browne said the point about the writes Faith Kwaza. Godi said Scopa’s problem with private AGSA was well made. However, the auditors is that they treat public entities department meets with the AGSA as This was noted when Transnet like a business. often as possible and will take this appeared before Scopa for irregular concern into consideration. expenditure amounting to R25m and “There is a fine line between fruitless and wasteful expenditure maintaining standards and ensuring Transnet Group Chief Financial Officer amounting to R3.9m for the 2015/16 that they can still do business. We see Mr Garry Pita assured Scopa of financial year. Scopa Chairperson that although the Auditor-General says Transnet’s financial viability, stating that Mr said that, despite he sets the standards, the differences Transnet doesn’t take a cent from the this, the Committee was nonetheless are quite substantive and they remain. fiscus, relying on its own balance sheet satisfied with the financial health, For purposes of oversight, if you look instead. viability and general management at audit reports from private audit of Transnet. firms, they are not user-friendly. They Ms Brown agreed with Mr Pita, saying are also highly summarised, and that Transnet has not asked for a “This is one of the few cases where oversight can’t do anything with that government guarantee since 1998. a state-owned company has shown a level of reporting,” said Mr Godi. She added that it will not do so in the good turnover of more than R60bn and future either. “They have a guarantee profit of almost R400m,” he said. It does not comfort Members of of about R3.5bn and Transnet’s debt Parliament when they read a private stands at about R120bn.” Minister This sentiment was echoed by the company’s audit report of a public Browne said that Transnet and Eskom Minister of Public Enterprises, Ms entity, saying that all is well, Mr Godi have an asset base of approximately Lynne Browne, who was present at the said. “If you look at the report of a R800bn. “So it’s very important that meeting. private audit firm and you still find they are managed properly,” she said. statements of concern, then it really “In the recent World Bank report makes us worry. This is because if the Mr Godi said Scopa is happy that of 2016, among the Organisation Auditor-General went there, it may be despite the points raised, the overall for Economic Cooperation and five times worse than what we are picture is a positive one. “That is the Development (OECD) countries, reading. If you look at your annual kind of narrative we want to hear Transnet is viewed as a leader on report, the private audit firms complain from public entities. It must not be the continent. [South Africa is not a about performance information as well that every time we talk about a state- signatory of the OECD, but participates as performance management. owned company, it is due to a crisis or in some of its activities). It is the only a bailout or all these negative things company on the continent that can “If we fail on those two, then we that imply that public ownership is actually do Africa-wide logistics and have a problem in confirming the wrong. We want more public ownership rail,” she said. information about the deliverables you beyond this 30% footprint,” he said.

14 PARLIAMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA KOMITIKEMO YA DIAKHAONTO TSA SETŠHABA DIKGANG TSAKOMITI

Scopa se a re se kgotsofaditswe ke boitsamaisi, tlhotlhwathekelo le poelo ya Transnet

Komitikemo ya Diakhaonto tsa Borwa (AGSA). Scopa se tsweletse go batsamaisi ga ba tsamaise ka nonofo Setšhaba (Scopa) e tlotlomaditse rotloeletsa ditheo tsa puso go tlogela kgotsa ka tshwanelo,” a rialo. Transnet go bo e le nngwe tiriso ya baruni ba poraefete. Rre Godi Mme Browne o rile ntlha ka ga AGSA e a re bothata ba Scopa ka baruni ba tlhagisitswe sentle. Le fa go le, lefapha ya dikgwebo tsa puso tseo di poraefete ke gore ba tsaya ditheo tsa le kopana le AGSA makgetlho a a tsamaisiwang sentle mme di na le setšhaba jaaka e kete ke kgwebo. kgonagalang mme le tla tsaya ntlha itekanelo ya ditšhetele, go kwala eno tsia. Faith Kwaza. E fetoletswe ke “Go na le pharologanyo e e sa Lebogang Mafulako. bonaleng magareng ga go tshegetsa Motlhankedimogolo wa Ditšhelete boemo le go netefatsa gore ba santse tsa Setlhopha, Rre Garry Pita o Seno se etswe tlhoko fa Transnet e ba ka kgona go dira kgwebo. Re netefaleditse Scopa bokgoni jwa ne e itlhagisitse fa pele ga Scopa ka lemoga gore le fa Moruni-Kakaretso tšhelete ke Transnet, ka go bua gore tshenyegelo e e sa tlhomamang ya a baya boemo, dipharologanyo di a Transnet ga e tseye sente go tswa go bokana ka R25m le tshenyegelo e e bonala e bile di santse di le gona. matlotlo, ka e ikaegile tshalelo ya yona. senang mosola e bile e sa tlhokege ya Mo ntlheng ya okamelo, fa o lebelela bokana ka R3.9m mo ngwageng wa dipegelo tsa thuno go tswa go difeme “Transnet e ipela tota ka e ikagetse ditšhelete wa 2015/16. Modulasetilo tsa boruni tsa poraefete, o fitlhela di boemo jwa kerediti ka boyona, eo e wa Scopa Rre Themba Godi o rile, sa tlhaloganyege bonolo. Gape, di leng mo boemong jo bo lekanang le go sa kgathalesege tseno, Komiti e sobokantswe thata, e bile okamelo ga jwa Moody’s le Standard & Poor’s,” itumeletse itekanelo ya ditšhelete, e kgone go dira sepe ka boemo joo jwa a rialo. bokgoni le botsamaisi ka kakaretso ba pegelo,” go rialo Rre Godi. Transnet. Mme Browne o dumalana le Rre Pita, Maloko a Palamente ga a fitlhelele fa a re Transnet ga e ise e kope dithuso “Eno ke nngwe ya dikgetse di le boiketlo le go bua gore tsotlhe di siame go tswa go puso go tloga ka 1998. mmalwa tseo khampani ya puso fa ba buisetsa setheo sa setšhaba A bo a tlaleletsa ka gore seo se ka se e tlhagisitseng tlhothwathekelo pegelo ya boruni ya khampani ya diragale fa gautshwane. ya go feta R60bn le poelo e e ka poraefete, Rre Godi a rialo. lekanyediwang go R400m,” a rialo. “Ba na le bokana ka R3.5bn ya “Re a tshwenyega tota fa re lebelela tshegetso mme sekoloto sa Transnet Tona ya Dikgwebo tsa Setšhaba, Mme pegelo ya feme ya boruni jwa poraefete e ka nna bokana ka R120bn.” Tona Lynne Browne, yo o neng a le gona re bo re santse re fitlhela dipolelo tse di Browne o rile Transnet le Eskom di na kwa kopanong o na le maikutlo a tshwenyang. Seno ke ka fa re itse gore le dithoto tse di ka fopholediwang go a tshwanang. “Pegelo ya Banka ya fa go ka bo go ile Moruni-Kakaretse, R800bn. “Ka jalo, go botlhokwa tota Lefatshe ya 2016 ya moragonyana, go ka bo go le maswe gatlhano go gore di tsamaisiwe sentle,” a rialo. mo gareng ga Thulaganyo ya feta seo se re buisang ga jaana. Fa o Tirisanommogo ya Ikonomi le lebelela pegelo ya ngwaga le ngwaga, Rre Godi o rile Scopa se itumetse Tlhabololo ya dinaga (OECD). [Aforika difeme tsa boruni tsa poraefete di ka maemo a ga jaana le mororo go Borwa ga se leloko la OECD, fela e tsaya lela ka tshedimosetso ya tiragatso le tlhagisitswe matshenyego. “Ke ona karolo go dingwe tsa ditirwana tsa tsamaiso ya tiragatso. mofuta wa kgang eo re ratang go e yona). “Ke yona khampani e e nosi mo reetsa go tswa go ditheo tsa puso. Ga kontinenteng eo e kgonang tsamaisa “Fa re palelwa mo go tseo ka bobedi, go a tshwanela gore nako le nako fa le go akantsha ka bonako go Aforika ka go raya gore ke tlile go nna le bothata go buiwa ka khampani ya puso, e bo e bophara,” a rialo. go netefatsa tshedimosetso e e ka le ka ntlha ya bothata kgotsa go tlhoka ga diphitlhelelo tseo di kwadilweng. thuso kgotsa dilo dingwe tse di sa Maloko a Scopa a tlhagisitse Fa o palelwa ke go di netefatsa, go siamang tseo di neelanang ka tumelo matshwenyego malebana le Transnet kaya gore o na le dikgwetlho tsa gore fa puso e le mong go phoso. Re go bo e dirisa baruni ba poraefete, mefuta yotlhe. Mme fa o palelwa ke batla puso e nna mong go feta 30% e e go na le Moruni-Kakaretso wa Aforika go tsamaisa tiragatso, go raya gore fitlheletsweng,” a rialo.

PARLIAMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA 15 GENERAL NEWS COMMONWEALTH WOMEN’S PARLIAMENTARIANS

Urgent call for gender equality in the legislative sector

by the Multi-Party Women’s Caucus in Parliament to lobby for amendments in the country’s Efforts electoral laws to make the equal representation of men and women in Parliament and provincial legislatures a legal obligation received a major boost with the launch of the South African Commonwealth Women Parliamentarians (CWP) Chapter, whose mandate is also to campaign for gender equality in the legislative sector, writes Sam Khetheng.

During the launch of the CWP Chapter political parties to ensure that there is in provincial legislatures, Parliament at Parliament recently, the Chairperson 50-50 representation and participation and municipal councils, she said. of the Multi-Party Women’s Caucus, in all party activities and party lists,” “Looking back at the work of the CWP, Ms Rosalia Morutoa, called the lack said Ms Morutoa. it is clear that through the advocacy of legislation on gender quotas “a and engagement of political parties, surprise”. The Launch of the CWP Chapter in progress is being made in increasing Parliament happened in the same women representation in Parliament. “It is surprising that at this time of our week as International Women’s Day. Noting this progress does not mean lives in South Africa we still do not have The theme for this year’s international we should relent, but rather work even legislation mandating gender quotas Women’s Day was “Women in the harder to ensure that mechanisms are for national and provincial elections. Changing World of Work: Planet found to ensure that we make progress We only have discretionary legislation 50-50 by 2030”. all the time,” said Ms Didiza. for local government elections, like the Municipal Structures Act, and for Ms Morutoa said this theme speaks She also said it was important to national and provincial elections we directly to the mandate of the CWP, of acknowledge that the perspectives are at the mercy of voluntary gender ensuring that there is 50-50 women on issues and legislation brought by quotas set up by political parties, representation and participation in women have ensured inclusivity and the African National Congress to be Parliament and provincial legislatures. also represented the interests of all. specific,” she said. Also speaking at the launch, Member of “It is also encouraging that women The Multi-Party Women’s Caucus is Parliament Ms , who was have been appointed into positions planning on having an engagement elected Chairperson of the CWP Africa of power, as Chairpersons of Portfolio with the South African Local Region in August last year, assured Committees, as well as in the Executive Government Association (Salga) members of the Multi-Party Women’s – and they have performed well in women’s commission on women Caucus that one of her main focuses these roles,” she said. representation in local government. and plans was to see an increase in women participation in provincial Ms Didiza said the presence of more “We are also going to engage the legislatures and Parliament in South women in Parliament and provincial Independent Electoral Commission of Africa and the African continent. legislatures brings a particular South Africa (IEC) to lobby and advocate dimension into law-making and for possible review of the Electoral Act Ms Didiza, who is also National resource allocation. in preparation for the 2019 national Assembly House Chairperson: Internal and provincial elections. I would like to Arrangements, said the CWP will drive Members of the Multi-Party Women’s encourage all women in this Parliament its programmes to achieve the United Caucus called for the Women from both Houses to stand up with one Nations’ Sustainable Development Empowerment and Gender Equality voice and fight for 50-50 representation Goals (SDGs). Bill, which lapsed at the end of the last and participation. parliamentary term, to be reintroduced. The Multi-Party Women’s Caucus and They argued that the Bill will enforce “We need to ensure that there is proper the Portfolio Committee on Women will compliance with women representation legislation in place compelling all continue to advocate for more women in both the private and public sectors.

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WOMEN IN THE WORLD OF WORK: Chairperson of the CWP Africa Region and also National Assembly House Chairperson, Ms Thoko Didiza.

The Bill, which was introduced by the former Minister of Women, Children and People with Disabilities, aimed to give effect to section 9 of the Constitution insofar as the empowerment of women and gender equality is concerned and to establish a legislative framework for the empowerment of women. It also seeks to align all aspects of laws and implementation of laws relating to women empowerment, and the appointment and representation of women in decision-making positions and structures.

If it is reinstated and passed into law, it will introduce measures and targets to strengthen existing legislation on the promotion of women empowerment and gender equality. In its summary it says: “The proposed legislation carries forward the constitutional vision of equality by requiring the development and implementation of plans and measures to redress gender imbalances.”

Ms Didiza said: “In 2015 we formed part of the community that assessed programmes made by countries in the attainment of the Sustainable Development Goals. In our assessment it was clear that a number of countries had attempted to meet one or more of the set goals. However, a number of goals were not met for a variety of reasons.”

She said one of the concerns for women was to ensure that the SDGs must explicitly ensure that they are inclusive and that at least one of the goals addresses gender equality. “It is with pride that women were able to have Goal 5 on the Sustainable Development Goals list, as it talks to gender equality. Interestingly so, almost all the goals do have an impact on the lives of women,” she said.

PARLIAMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA 17 DITABA TSA KAKARETSO PALAMENTE YA BASADI YA MOKGATLO WA DINAHA TSA SELEKANE

Pitso e potlakileng bakeng sa tekano ya bong sekethareng ya ketsamelao

a Lekomo la Basadi la Mekga e Mengata bong tseo e leng tsa boithaopo tse Matsapa Palamenteng a ho susumeletsa diphetoho theilweng ke mekga ya dipolotiki, melaong ya dikgetho ya naha ho etsa hore boemedi bo lekanang ba banna African National Congress ka ho le basadi Palamenteng le matlong a ketsamelao a diporofensi e be setlamo qolleha,” a rialo. sa molao a fumane tshehetso e kgolo ka ho thakgolwa ha Kgaolo (CWP) ya Bommapalamente ba Mokgatlo wa dinaha tsa selekane wa mona Lekomo la Basadi la Mekga e Mengata le rera ho ba le dipuisano le komishene Afrika Borwa, eo matlataelo a yona e leng ho thaothela tekano ya bong ya basadi ho tsa boemedi ba basadi sekethareng ya ketsamelao, e ngotswe ke Sam Khetheng. E fetoletswe ke mmusong wa selehae ya Salga Thapelo Lebona. (Asoseishene ya Mmuso wa Selehae Nakong eo ho neng ho thakgolwa Borwa re sa ntse re sena melao e wa Afrika Borwa). Kgaolo ya CWP mane Palamente fanang ka matlataelo a dipalo tse nakong e sa tswa feta, Modulasetulo sehetsweng moedi tsa bong bakeng “Re boetse re tlo buisana le IEC wa Lekomo la Basadi la Mekga e sa dikgetho tsa naha le tsa porofensi. (Komishene ya Dikgetho ya Afrika mengata, Mme Rosalia Morutoa, o Re na le feela melao e ka sebediswang Borwa) ho susumeletsa le ho buella boletse leqeme la melao e mabapi ho ya ka moo ho bonwang ho lokela kgonahalo ya tekolobotjha ya Molao le dipalo tse sehetsweng moedi tsa dikgethong tsa mmuso wa bomasepala, wa Dikgetho e le ho itukisetsa dikgetho tekano “le makatsa”. jwalo ka Molao wa Dipopeho tsa tsa naha le tsa porofensi tsa 2019. Masepala, mme bakeng sa dikgetho tsa Ke batla ho buisana le basadi kaofela “Ho a makatsa hore nakong eo re naha le tsa porofensi mme re mohaung Palamenteng ena ho tswa Matlong ka phelang ho yona ya jwale mona Afrika wa dipalo tse sehetsweng moedi tsa bobedi e le ho ema ka ntswe leng le ho

18 PARLIAMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA PALAMENTE YA BASADI YA MOKGATLO WA DINAHA TSA SELEKANE DITABA TSA KAKARETSO

Basadi la Mekga e Mengata hore o a kotara ya ho qetela ya Palamente, mong wa maikemisetso le merero wa hore e boele e tsebiswa. Ba ne ba sehloho ke ho bona keketseho seabong phehisa hore Bili ena e tla qobella sa basadi matlong a ketsamelao le ho ipapisa le boemedi ba basadi Palamenteng mona Afrika Borwa disekethareng ka bobedi tsa poraefete mmoho le kontinenteng ya Afrika. le ya mmuso.

Mme Didiza, eo hape e leng Bili ena, e ileng ya tsebahatswa ke Modulasetulo wa Ntlo ka hara Ntlo Letona la Basadi, Bana le Batho ba ya Seema ya Naha: Ditlhophiso tsa sa Itekanelang, e ne e ikemiseditse ka Hare, o itse CWP e tla qhoba ho kenya tshebetsong karolo ya 9 mananeo a yona hore e fihlelle Merero ya Molaotheo ho matlafatsweng ha ya Ntshetsopele ya Mileniamo (eo basadi le tekano ya bong mmoho le ha jwale e seng e bitswa Merero ho thea moralo wa ketsamelao bakeng ya Ntshetsopele e Bolokehang ya sa ntshetsopele ya basadi. E boetse e Matjhaba a Kopaneng – diSDG). Lekomo habile ho bapisa maikemisetso ohle la Basadi la Mekga e Mengata le a melao le ho kenngwa tshebetsong Komiti ya Potefolio ho tsa Basadi di tla ha melao e amanang le matlafatso ya tswelapele ho buella basadi ba bangata basadi, mmoho le khiro le boemedi matlong a ketsamelao a porofensi le ba basadi maemong le ditheong tse Palamenteng mmoho le makgotleng a etsang diqeto. bomasepala, a rialo. Haeba e boela e tsebiswa mme e “Ha re sheba morao mosebetsing wa fetiswa ho ba molao, e tla tsebahatsa CWP, ho hlakile hore ka tshehetso mekgwa le diphihlello ho matlafatsa ya setjhaba le dipuisano tsa mekga molao o teng o tshehetsang matlafatso ya dipolotiki, tswelopele e teng ho ya basadi le tekano ya bong. eketsweng ha boemedi ba basadi mane Kakaretsong ya yona e re: “Molao Palamenteng. Ho elahloko tswelopele o hlahisitsweng ona o tsamaisa ena ha ho bolele hore re lokela ho pono ya molaotheo ya tekano ka ho nyahlatsa, empa re lokela ho sebetsa batla ntshetsopele le ho kenngwa lwanela boemedi le bonkakarolo ba 50- ka thata le ho feta ho netefatsa hore ho tshebetsong ha mekgwa e tlang ho 50. Re lokela ho netefatsa hore ho na le fumanwa mekgwa e tlang ho netefatsa lokisa ho sa lekane ha bong.” molao o nepahetseng o teng o tlamang hore re etsa tswelopele ka dinako mekga yohle ya dipolotiki ho netefatsa tsohle,” ho rialo Mme Didiza. Mme Didiza o itse: “Ka 2015 re ne hore ho na le boemedi le bonkakarolo re le karolo ya setjhaba se ileng sa ba 50-50 mesebetsing yohle ya mekga O boetse o itse ho bohlokwa ho lekola mananeo a entsweng ke dinaha esitana le manane a mekga,” ho rialo ananela hore maikutlo ka maikemisetso phihlellong ya Merero ya Ntshetsopele Mme Morutoa. le melao e tliswang ke basadi a e Bolokehang. Tekolong ya rona ho netefaditse hore ho kenyeletswa le hlakile hore dinaha tse ngata di lekile Ho thakgolwa ha Kgaolo ya CWP mona ho emelwa ha ditabatabelo tsa batho ho fihlella o le mong kapa ho feta wa Palamenteng ho etsahetse bekeng kaofela. merero o beilweng. Le ha ho le jwalo, eo ka yona lefatshe le neng le keteka merero e mengata ha ya ka ya fihlellwa Letsatsi la Basadi la Matjhaba (8 “Ho a kgothatsa hore basadi ba se ba ka mabaka a fapaneng.” Hlakubele). Mokotaba wa Letsatsi la hirilwe maemong a nang le matla, Basadi la matjhaba selemong sena jwalo ka Baduladitulo ba Dikomiti O itse e nngwe ya dingongoreho tsa ke “Basadi ho fetoleng Lefatshe la tsa Potefolio, mmoho le Moifong wa basadi ke ho netefatsa hore ha ho Mosebetsi: Polanete ya 50-50 ka 2030”. Phethahatso – mme ba sebeditse tswelwapele, Merero ya Ntshetsopele Mme Morutoa o itse mokotaba ona o hantle haholo mesebetsing ena,” a e Bolokehang e lokela ho netefatsa ka bua ka kotloloho le matlataelo a CWP, rialo. bobatsi hore e kenyeletsa bohle mme a ho netefatsa hore ho na le boemedi le hore bonyane o le mong wa merero le bonkakarolo ba 50-50 mona Mme Didiza o itse boteng ba basadi ba o sebetsana le ditaba tsa tekano Palamenteng le matlong a ketsamelao bangata mane Palamenteng le matlong ya basadi. “Ke ka boikgantsho hore a porofensi. a ketsamelao a porofensi bo tlisa seabo basadi ba kgonne ho ba le Morero wa se itseng ho etsweng ha melao le ho 5 lenaneng la Merero ya Ntshetsopele Setho sa Palamente Mme Thoko Didiza, ajweng ha disebediswa. e Bolokehang, kaha e bua ka tekano ya ileng a kgethwa ho ba Modulasetulo ya bong. Ka tsela e kgahlang, boholo wa CWP Lebatoweng la Afrika ka Ditho tsa Lekomo la Basadi la Mekga e ba merero ena bo na le kgahlamelo Phato selemong se fetileng, ha a ne Mengata le ile la etsa boipiletso ka Bili maphelong a basadi,” a rialo. a bua moketeng wa ho thakgola, o ya Matlafatso ya Basadi le Tekano ya netefaleditse ditho tsa Lekomo la Bong, e felletsweng ke nako mafelong

PARLIAMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA 19 GENERAL NEWS TRADITIONAL AND KHOI-SAN LEADERSHIP BILL

Public hearings to ensure a traditional leadership law that will stand the test of time

traditional leadership claims and all outstanding applications for recognition as Disputed traditional leaders made to the Commission on Traditional Leadership Disputes and Claims must be resolved as soon as possible, Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs heard recently during public hearings on the Traditional and Khoi-San Leadership Bill in Thohoyandou, Limpopo, writes Sakhile Mokoena.

The Portfolio Committee resumed He said the affected leaders have disadvantage many eligible leaders the last leg of nationwide public been advised to refrain from acting who were stripped of their status long consultations on the Traditional and as traditional leaders until they receive before that date. Khoi-San Leadership Bill in the Gauteng, the results of their applications. Limpopo and Mpumalanga provinces. “Doing so will be illegal. Wait for the A representative of the Vatsonga- The Bill seeks to give recognition result until your names are gazetted Machangana Traditional Communities, to Khoi-San communities and their and proclaimed before resuming Mr Ernest Khosa, told the Committee traditional leaders, as well as address responsibilities of a traditional during public hearings on the Bill limitations in existing traditional leadership.” in Mbombela that some kings were governance legislation. stripped of their status as early as Another community member, Mr Bejani the 1600s. He advised Members of Though the draft legislation continues Hlungwani, said: “I am challenging Parliament (MPs) to consider reviewing to receive mixed reviews from the the Act of 1927. It created traditional the cut-off date. public, the intention to integrate Khoi- leaders by recognising people who San traditional leaders into the South were never born to be royals and made “Other than the good job that you Africa traditional system was generally them traditional leaders.” are doing for the Khoi-San in the Bill, accepted by the public. there are other citizens that were The Committee Chairperson, Mr Richard excluded from kingship by certain Community member of Thohoyandou, Mdakane, said: “The views of the public technical aspects of colonialism. Some Mr Ben Masiye, said: “We appreciate are very important in terms of the of the events that affected traditional the approach of consulting the citizens proposed Bill. It is not a law yet. We leadership go beyond the borders and in the process of making law and need your views in order to come up we did not participate in the drawing of the intentions to recognise Khoi-San with a law that will stand the test of the borders,” said Mr Khosa. traditional leaders are welcome, time,” he said. but don’t forget the outstanding He added that the September 1927 applications made to the Nhlapo He said the Bill was introduced by the deadline will alienate a sizeable Commission. Cabinet to address the grievances of the number of people and could create Khoi and San traditional leaders who the impression that some people are “I read this Bill and my problem is that have been excluded from participating not South African enough. Mr Khosa, now we are jumping into recognising in the traditional system in the country. however, accepted the Bill, saying it the Khoi-San leadership while we have will bring social cohesion. many other unrecognised traditional The Committee heard in Mbombela, leaders in our communities. Mpumalanga, that the proposal in Mr Collen Mnisi said the recognition of the draft Traditional and Khoi-San the Khoi and San is long overdue. “It “When apartheid took our land, Leadership Bill to only allow families was unfair to leave the Khoi-San out they also took away our traditional that have lost their traditional of the country’s system of traditional leadership. We still have a backlog of leadership status after 1 September leadership while the Constitution leaders who are not recognised.” 1927 to reclaim their status will recognises them. They have been

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TRADITIONAL AND KHOI-SAN LEADERSHIP BILL PUBLIC HEARINGS: A member of the public in Gauteng has his say on the Bill.

crying out for a very long time for their traditional leaders to participate in the system,” he said.

Some traditional leaders lost their status when they were driven by wars from Mozambique and Mr Mnisi wanted to know if they can lodge claims to be traditional leaders on that side of the border.

“They were traditional leaders back in Mozambique, but lost their status through wars. What happens to those people?” asked Mr Mnisi.

Ms Bessie Viljoen, who also participated in the public hearings, warned against identifying all coloured people as Khoi- San. She said some, like her, were the products of white and black people. “Some of us are products of black and white people. I’m really not a Khoi- San. What are you going to do with us, because we do not have chiefs or kings? They must not look down on us. I am not a Khoi-San. I am coloured. We know we are coloured and we didn’t bring ourselves here. If God didn’t want my granny to conceive from a white man, I shouldn’t be here,” she said.

The Chairperson of the Lowveld Khoi- San Council, Mr David Petersen, told the Committee that they cannot talk of Mr Mdakane told the participants in On the issue of leadership status lost as nation-building when a key component Mbombela that it was true that some a result of the drawing of borders and of the society is excluded. traditional leaders were not born fleeing from wars, Mr Mdakane said the leaders, but were put in place by the African Union took a resolution not to “We oppose this Bill. We believe the apartheid government to divide people. tamper with existing borders, as doing exclusion is unforgivable. We are the so would have the potential to create first indigenous people of this country. “We agree that some chieftaincies were chaos. We believe unless the First Nation issue created by the old government, but the is comprehensively dealt with, there institution of traditional leadership was “We know that the borders have can’t be any social cohesion,” he said. not created. Yes, other leaders were divided communities. Some kings are imposed by apartheid and others were on one side of the border with their The Committee heard that the role of removed. That is why we have the people on the other side in another traditional leaders is not clearly defined Commission on Traditional Leadership country. Nonetheless, we respect the in the Constitution and any other laws, Disputes and Claims, which traces the borders and cannot have two kings on and as a result many traditional leaders origins of chieftaincy or kingship and both sides of the border for the same are still using the Bantu Authorities Act restores it to the rightful people,” Mr nation,” the Chairperson Mr Mdakane of 1951. Mdakane said. explained.

PARLIAMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA 21 COMMITTEE NEWS SELECT COMMITTEES ON OVERSIGHT WEEK

Mining in spotlight during oversight visit

role of mining in the region of Enkangala in Mpumulanga The came under the spotlight during a meeting between the Select Committees on Economic Business Development and Trade and International Relations with the Enkangala District Municipality, writes Sibongile Maputi.

During the March oversight period, the Committee member Mr Boingotlo They also wanted to know whether Committees visited big infrastructural Nthebe said that the state of mining communities are properly engaged projects in Mpumulanga, including the in Mpumalanga reflects what is in economic development and Moloto Rail Development Corridor, the happening nationally. empowerment programmes. Kusile power plant, the Ekandustria Committee members also suggested Industrial Park, and Evraz Highveld “This resistance by mining houses a workshop under the auspices of the Steel. to comply with social labour plans is Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) happening nationally. We should move on how the Moloto Rail Development Members of the Committees voiced away from appreciating mining houses Corridor could be made a special dissatisfaction with the role of mining donating chairs to crèches when they economic zone, particularly in view of companies in the South African are making billions. This is not the kind the proposed Nkangala airport. economy. They encouraged the of intervention we want to see,” Mr municipality to put forward a resolution Nthebe said. Committee member Mr George forcing the mining houses to contribute Mthimunye said there would be many meaningfully to the economic “We should be able to extract economic spin-offs that could be development of the Enkangala district. maximum benefits from mining activity attached to the airport development and actually dictate to mining houses and that could unlock economic Committee Co-Chairperson Mr Eddie the conditions they ought to meet in opportunities for locals. “The benefits Makue said the mining sector’s role was upskilling our people, and how they are potentially huge there and will help a concern. must contribute to the economy,” us address the issue of radical economic he said. transformation. This will even help in “We need to understand the mining the Black Industrialist Programme run sector’s role. People are suffering He said young graduates were not by the DTI.” as a result of mining. What is being being absorbed by the economy and done to address the impact of mining yet the mining industry sat on billions He committed to facilitating the on agriculture? This might be an of rands. workshop with the DTI, and said: “Let’s opportunity to advise us on what it begin to radically change the economy is we can do, so that we could govern Members of the Committee asked of the region and we have the law in a responsible manner,” Mr Makue questions about how manufacturing on our side to unlock the economic said. and mining contributed to job creation. potential of the region.”

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Parliament intervenes in Soweto electricity bills dispute

has been asked to intervene in the ongoing dispute between national Parliament electricity supplier Eskom and the residents of Soweto, in Gauteng, over electricity bills’ accuracy and the installation of pre-paid meters, writesSakhile Mokoena.

The matter was brought to Parliament and Eskom representatives, the and Maintenance in Gauteng, Ms through a petition by a group of Committee advised that Eskom must Daphne Mokoena, said billing for the pensioners, who asked fellow resident hold proper public consultations in conventional or post-use meters was and Member of Parliament, Mr Tshepo the community and educate the based on estimates. “The monthly Mhlongo, to submit the petition on residents about the benefits of pre-paid bills are based on estimates for three their behalf. Recently, the Portfolio electricity. months, depending on consumption Committees on Public Enterprises and patterns. We only conduct meter Cooperative Governance and Traditional Committee Chairperson Ms Dipuo readings on the third month,” she said. Affairs (Cogta) started consultations Letsatsi-Duba said the purpose of the with Eskom and the residents of visit was to come up with a solution to Committee member Ms Natasha Diepkloof in Soweto in an attempt to the issues raised by the residents in the Mazzone said the crux of the matter is find a solution to the matter. community. “Eskom should develop a that “we have a large community that communication and public consultation does not understand how the pre-paid In the petition, the residents accuse strategy as soon as possible and meters work. They are unhappy that Eskom of inaccurate billing and forcing also explain the advantages of pre- they were not consulted and what is the pre-paid meters on them, which paid electricity. The Committee will clear from the installation of these they don’t want. investigate the use of more than one meters, indigent and pensioners are electricity supplier in one community, losing out on social benefits like free In a meeting of the Portfolio and lack of uniformity in social electricity.” Committee and Eskom that took place packages for indigent people,” she said. in Johannesburg recently during the It has also emerged that Soweto Committee’s oversight week, Mr She said the electricity supplier should residents owe Eskom about R8bn Mhlongo said the main concerns of explain to the people the benefits of in unpaid electricity bills and the the pensioners and other Soweto pre-paid electricity, which is aimed at installation of pre-paid meters was residents, was the lack of proper public managing consumption, and will also expected to manage the debts. With participation before the installation prevent illegal connections which often these meters, residents will only of the new pre-paid meters, disputed result in fatalities. pay for what they owe and will not electricity bills and a social package accumulate new debts. The community (free electricity) for indigent people. “The economy is also losing billions members are rejecting Eskom’s of rands through illegal connections proposal that if they accept the pre- He said between 2014 and 2016, and electricity theft. I think the pre- paid meters, their outstanding bills will the community submitted three paid meters will help address that and be suspended for three years. They petitions to Parliament, demanding the ease the debt for the residents and demand a complete write-off of their intervention of the national legislature address the billing dispute under the debts as they claim the estimates are after their attempts to engage Eskom current conventional system,” said the wrong. failed. Committee Chairperson. The Portfolio Committees on Public “One of the main concerns was the lack One of the pensioners, Mr Pat Moboa, Enterprises and Cogta will continue of proper public participation, where it said some of the petitioners owed engaging the residents and Eskom and was not done properly, and the forceful Eskom amounts as high as R300 000 for hope to report back to the National installation of pre-paid meters,” said Mr electricity, bills whose accuracies they Assembly with a solution to the Mhlongo. claim are questionable. dispute.

After listening to both the petitioners Eskom Senior Manager for Operations

PARLIAMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA 2123 GENERAL NEWS PARLIAMENT DEBATES FARM MURDERS

CALLS FOR INTERVENTION: Farm murders came under the spotlight during a debate in the National Assembly.

Farm murders threaten stability of society, say MPs

The killing of farmers and human rights violations against farm workers and farm dwellers came under the spotlight in the National Assembly, with Members of Parliament condemning these acts and calling for intervention, as they threaten the country’s food security and may provoke an increase of racial hatred, writes Sakhile Mokoena.

Freedom Front Plus Member of of the population. “This means that it is rights issue. People living on farms Parliament Dr , who nearly three times more dangerous to must be treated equally in this country. proposed the debate on the theme be a farmer in South Africa than it is to Why does government refuse to take “The recent increase in farm murders be a police officer. decisive action to protect farming and and farm attacks in South Africa”, said rural communities, to stand up and the discussion was “necessitated by the “Nearly everything you ate or drank condemn all murders?” she said. excessively high percentage of murders today, apart from water, was produced on farms and the brutality thereof in by farmers. Former president Mr According to Mr Mangaqa Mncwango many instances.” undertook to establish of the Inkatha Freedom Party, farm something in the place of the attacks appear to be “crimes fuelled Dr Groenewald said although white commando system, which he had by hatred, as they go way beyond people make up the majority of the disbanded. Sector policing would have robbery, with the perpetrators inflicting victims of farm killings, they are not the filled this role, however this is not cruelty, torture, pain, suffering and only ones who die in farm attacks. effective enough,” he said. in many instances death, upon their victims, who are more often than not, “There is a perception that only whites Ms Annette Steyn of the Democratic defenceless and elderly, with children are murdered in farm attacks. This is Alliance said the murder rate in South being made to look on in horror, and not true. Research shows that 40% of Africa is shocking. She accused society then possibly be raped and killed all victims of farm attacks are black. The at large of keeping quiet when it comes themselves.” generalisation that poorly treated farm to crimes against farmers and rural workers are attackers is also not true. communities. He called for visible policing in rural The police’s research shows that less areas and farmlands to be increased than 2% of the attackers and victims “Why are we quiet when it comes and better resourced. are known to each other. Furthermore, to crimes affecting farming and rural about 2% of the attacks are politically communities? Can I assume that we “All murder and serious crime must motivated,” Dr Groenewald said. are quiet because these victims are be prioritised by the South African farmers? Police Service (SAPS). The SAPS’s Average figures for murder worldwide comprehensive rural safety plan must are seven murdered out of 100 000 “Some say these murders happen also be structured so that it adequately people, he said, but in South Africa it is because farmers mistreat their workers deals with all murders perpetrated 33 in 100 000. Average figures within or because ‘they stole our land’, but against people of all races,” he said. the South African police force is even we have to agree that the torture of higher, with 54 in every 100 000, while any human being is inhumane and The (NFP) also for farmers it is 133 for every 100 000 barbaric. This is a fundamental human condemned the attacks on farmers,

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especially the extreme violence that security and a serious disruption to our “We should stop trying to please white often characterises the attacks. NFP economy”. farmers, most of whom do not care Member of Parliament Mr Ahmed Shaik about the working conditions of farm Emam said: “One of the consequences From the African National Congress workers. AgangSA believes that white of these farm attacks is the rising threat benches in the National Assembly, Ms farmers should stop assaulting and to our nation’s food security. Fewer Machwene Semenya said the alleged murdering farm workers. farmers mean less food. It is as simple increase in farm murders and farm as that. As it is, South Africa is at the attacks should not be looked at in “They must assist in building social point where we import almost as much isolation to the human rights of all who cohesion. White farmers should food as we produce. With every farmer live and work in farming communities. minimise their arrogance and recognise killed, it means less food is produced. that they have to share with black If we become reliant on imported food, “Any criminal activity in farming people. They must embrace a non-racial the cost to the poorest of the poor will communities is a matter of concern, society,” he said. be high,” he said. due to the negative impact that such activities may have on the sustainability Mr Mncedisi Filtane of the United Fears about the threat to food security of farming and food production for the Democratic Movement also highlighted and food prices were shared by the country. In the interest of sustaining our the plight of farm dwellers, who he leader of the Congress of the People, agricultural sector and food security, we said were exposed to physical danger Mr , who said: “We must discuss human rights violations and food insecurity, thus degrading have some 35 000 farmers who provide in the agricultural sector, including their humanity and condemning them food for 95% of the population. As the abuse of farm workers and farm to poverty. we reduce this number, food becomes dwellers,” she said. expensive, and poor people are the “The recent shooting of a farm most affected by this.” Agang SA Leader Mr Andries Tlouamma worker in Limpopo by a farm owner, said the unlawful evictions of farm claiming to have mistaken him for a Mr Steve Swart of the African Christian dwellers and not allowing them to monkey, is another example of where Democratic Party called the killing perform rituals to their ancestors is farm workers and farm dwellers are of farmers “a threat to our food “harrowing”. treated as less than human beings.”

PARLIAMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA 25 ALGEMENE NUUS DEBAT OOR PLAASMOORDE

Die Parlement bespreek plaasmoorde

moorde op boere en menseregtevergrype teen plaaswerkers en plaasbewoners was die onderwerpe Die van ‘n hewige debat in die Nasionale Vergadering, met Lede van die Parlement wat dié dade afkeur en om ingryping vra, aangesien dit die land se voedselsekuriteit bedreig en ‘n afwaartse spiraal van rassehaat mag ontketen, skryf Sakhile Mokoena. Vertaal deur dr Pieter Conradie.

‘n Lid van die Vryheidsfront Plus in die Suid-Afrika is dit 33 per 100 000. Die “Sommige sê dat dié moorde plaasvind Parlement, dr Pieter Groenewald, wat gemiddelde syfer in die Suid-Afrikaanse omrede boere hul werkers mishandel die debat oor die tema aangevra het: polisiemag is selfs hoër, met 54 per of omdat “hulle ons land gesteel “Die onlangse toename in plaasmoorde elke 100 000, terwyl vir boere dit het”, maar ons moet saamstem dat en plaasaanvalle in Suid-Afrika”, het 133 per elke 100 000 mense in die die marteling van enige menslike gesê dat die bespreking “genoodsaak is bevolking is. “Dit beteken dat dit byna wese onmenslik en barbaars is. Dit deur die buitensporige hoë persentasie drie keer meer gevaarlik is om ‘n boer is ‘n fundamentele menseregte- moorde op plase en die brutaliteit in Suid-Afrika te wees as wat dit is om aangeleentheid. Mense wat op plase daarvan in baie gevalle”. ‘n polisiebeampte te wees”. woon, moet in dié land gelyk behandel word. Waarom weier die regering Dr Groenewald het gesê dat ofskoon “Byna alles wat jy eet of drink om beslis op te tree om boere- en wit mense die meerderheid uitmaak vandag, buiten water, is deur boere landelike gemeenskappe te beskerm, van die slagoffers van plaasmoorde, geproduseer. Die vorige president, om op te staan en alle moorde af te hulle nie die enigste persone is wat in mnr Thabo Mbeki, het onderneem keur?” het sy gesê. die plaasaanvalle sterf nie. om iets in die plek van die kommandostelsel in te stel, wat hy Volgens mnr Mangaqa Mncwango “Daar is ‘n aanname dat slegs wit ontbind het. Sektorpolisiëring sou dié van die Inkatha Vryheidsparty, lyk mense in plaasaanvalle vermoor word. rol vul, dog, dit is nie doeltreffend plaasaanvalle na “misdade wat deur Dit is nie die waarheid nie. Navorsing genoeg nie”, haat aangestook word, aangesien dit toon dat 40% van alle slagoffers swart het hy gesê. wyer as diefstal strek, terwyl dié wat is. Die veralgemening dat plaaswerkers moorde pleeg wreedheid, marteling, wat swak behandel word, is ook nie Me Annette Steyn van die pyn, lyding en in baie gevalle die dood waar nie. Die polisienavorsing toon Demokratiese Alliansie het gesê dat van hul slagoffers veroorsaak, wat dat minder as 2% van die aanvallers die moordsyfer in Suid-Afrika skokkend dikwels weerloos en bejaard is, terwyl en slagoffers aan mekaar bekend is. is. Sy het die groter samelewing kinders verplig is om dit met afsku Voorts, omtrent 2% van die aanvalle beskuldig dat hulle swyg as dit gade te slaan, en dan moontlik verkrag is polities gemotiveerd”, het dr handel oor misdade teenoor boere en en self doodgemaak word”. Groenewald gesê. landelike gemeenskappe. “Waarom bly ons stil as dit gaan oor misdade Hy het ‘n oproep gedoen om sigbare Die gemiddelde syfers vir moorde wat boere- en landelike gemeenskappe polisiëring sowel as ‘n toename en wêreldwyd is sewe moorde per 100 raak? Kan ek aanvaar dat ons stil bly beter toegeruste polisiëring in landelike 000 mense, het hy gesê, maar in omrede dié slagoffers boere is?” gebiede en op plase. “Alle moorde

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en ernstige misdaad moet voorkeur syfer verminder, word voedsel duurder, Plouamma, het gesê die onwettige by die Suid-Afrikaanse Polisiediens en behoeftige mense word die meeste afsit van plaasbewoners en die feit dat (SAPD) geniet. Die SAPD se omvattende hierdeur geraak”. hulle nie toegelaat word om rituele landelike veiligheidsplan moet ook te beoefen vir hul voorvaders nie is gestruktureer word sodat dit op Mnr Steve Swart van die African “marteling”. behoorlike wyse alle moorde wat op Christian Democratic Party het die mense van alle rasse gepleeg word, doodmaak van boere beskryf: as “’n “Ons moet ophou om wit plaasboere hanteer”, het hy gesê. bedreiging vir ons voedselsekuriteit tevrede te probeer stel, die meeste wat en ‘n ernstige ontwrigting van ons nie omgee vir die werksomstandighede Die Nasionale Vryheidsparty (NVP) het ekonomie”. van plaaswerkers nie. AgangSA glo ook die aanvalle op boere afgekeur, dat wit plaasboere moet ophou veral die uiterste geweld wat dikwels Uit die banke van die African National om plaaswerkers aan te rand en die aanvalle kenmerk. NVP-lid, mnr Congress in die Nasionale Vergadering, te vermoor. Hulle moet help om Ahmed Shaik Emam, het gesê: “Een het me Machwene Semenya laat maatskaplike samehorigheid te skep. van die gevolge van dié plaasaanvalle hoor dat die beweerde toename in Wit plaasboere moet hul arrogansie is die toenemende bedreiging vir plaasmoorde en plaasaanvalle nie in afskaal en besef dat hulle met swart die voedselsekuriteit van ons nasie. afsondering beoordeel moet word ten mense moet deel. Hulle moet ‘n nie- Minder boere beteken minder kos. Dit opsigte van die menseregte van almal rassige gemeenskap koester”, het hy is so eenvoudig soos dit. Soos dinge wat in boerderygemeenskappe woon gesê. staan, is Suid-Afrika by die punt waar en werk nie. ons byna soveel voedsel invoer as wat Mnr Mncedisi Filtane van die United ons produseer. Soos elke boer vermoor “Enige strafregtelike optrede in Democratic Movement het ook die word, beteken dit minder voedsel word plaasgmeenskappe is ‘n saak van nood van plaasbewoners uitgesonder, geproduseer. Indien ons op ingevoerde kommer, te wyte aan die negatiewe wat hy gesê het aan fisieke gevaar en voedsel staatmaak, sal die koste vir die uitwerking wat sodanige optrede voedselsekuriteit uitgelewer word, en behoefstigste mense toeneem”, het hy op die volhoubaarheid van boerdery hul menslikheid degradeer en hul tot gesê. en voedselproduksie in die lande armoede verdoem. mag hê. In die belang van ons Vrese betreffende die bedreiging vir landbousektor en voedselsekuriteit, “Die onlangse skietvoorval van ‘n voedselsekuriteit en voedselpryse is moet ons menseregteoortredings plaaswerker in Limpopo deur ‘n deur die leier van die Congress of the in die landbousektor, met inbegrip plaaseienaar, wat beweer het dat hy People, mnr Mosiuoa Lekota, gedeel van die uitbuit van plaaswerkers en hom vir ‘n apie aangesien het, is nog wat gesê het: “Ons het ongeveer 35 plaasbewoners bespreek”, het sy gesê. ‘n voorbeeld waar plaaswerkers en 000 boere wat 95% van die voedsel plaasbewoners behandel word of hul aan die bevolking verskaf. Soos ons dié Die leier van AgangSA, mnr Andries nie mense is nie”.

PARLIAMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA 27 GENERAL NEWS NIGERIAN DELEGATION VISITS PARLIAMENT

Nigerian delegation visits Parliament

delegations of law-makers from the Parliament of South Africa and the High-level House of Representatives of the Federal Republic of Nigeria met at the South African Parliament to discuss matters of mutual interest and ways to deepen diplomatic relations between the two countries, writes Mava Lukani.

The delegations from the two some foreign nationals. The matter to work collaboratively to bolster legislative bodies were led by the South featured prominently in the discussion existing relations and present a united African Deputy Speaker of the National in relation to the impact on Nigerian front, particularly in the context of Assembly, Mr Lechesa Tsenoli, and his nationals. The discussion was frank, economic challenges and rising global Nigerian counterpart, the leader of the robust and cordial, focusing on both the competition. The meeting agreed to Nigerian House of Representatives, Mr recent and previous clashes between further engage on issues of mutual Femi Gbaja-Biamila. South Africans and foreign nationals, interest within the ambit of their particularly affected Nigerian nationals constitutional powers. The delegations from the two and businesses. institutions recognised that parliaments Mr Tsenoli emphasised that the globally are the custodians of public The two national legislatures, noted perception created by the media and dialogue, and increasingly assuming a the prevailing depressed global other social forces that Nigerians critical role in strengthening diplomatic economic situation, which led to are targeted in South Africans is relations, over and above traditional increased competition for scarce misleading. Furthermore, he said that roles of oversight and law-making. resources, but denounced any form of xenophobic attacks are not targeted In this regard, speakers from the two criminality, regardless of the target. against a particular group of foreign delegations regretted the insufficient They recognised that South Africans nationals and are confined to certain attention paid to strengthening the are generally a welcoming people, townships in Gauteng. diplomatic legislative relationships evidenced by the great number of between these two bodies. South African communities living in He told the Nigerian delegation that peaceful coexistence with foreign the violence is caused by, among This is despite the fact that South Africa nationals. other things, South Africans protecting and Nigeria enjoy close diplomatic local economic opportunities and relations based on a shared political As the representatives of the two competition for limited opportunities. history. The people of Nigeria provided national legislatures met in Cape This competition for scarce resources unwavering support and solidarity to Town, their executive colleagues, the sometimes turns into violence, he said. the people of South Africa in the fight South African Minister of International against apartheid and the achievement Relations and Cooperation, Ms Maite South Africans are driven by the spirit of freedom and democracy. Nkoana-Mashabane, and her Nigerian of ubuntu to embrace their brothers counterpart, Mr Geoffrey Onyeama, and sisters from other African countries In 2013, the then President of Nigeria, were also meeting in . Recently, and also outside the continent, Mr Mr Goodluck Jonathan, addressed former South African Home Affairs Tsenoli told the delegation. a Joint Sitting of the South African Minister and now Minister of Finance Parliament and, in 2016, President Mr Malusi Gigaba interacted with his The xenophobic violence against was invited to address the Nigerian counterpart, the Minister foreign nationals in 2015 and 2017 Nigeria’s National Assembly, indicating of the Interior, Lt-Gen Abdulrahman occurred in Gauteng townships, he the strong ties enjoyed by the two Bello Dambazau and the Nigerian said. “But it is puzzling to note that an countries. Ambassador to South Africa. impression is created outside South Africa that there is xenophobic violence The latest meeting took place against The two Parliaments, representing against foreign nationals in all of South a backdrop of tension in some local the two largest economies on the Africa. That is incorrect,” Mr Tsenoli South African communities towards continent, committed themselves explained.

28 PARLIAMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA UKUVAKASHA KWAMANXUSA ASENIGERIA IZINDABA EZIJWAYELEKILE Amanxusa aseNigeria avakashela iPhalamende asezingeni eliphezulu abashayi bomthetho basePhalamende laseNingizimu Amanxusa Afrika kanye naweNdlu Emele i-Federal Republic yase-Nigeria bahlangane ePhalamende laseNingizimu Afrika ukuze bezoxoxa ngezindaba ezibathinta bobabili kanye nangezindlela zokuqinisa ubudlelwano bezombusazwe phakathi kwamazwe omabili, kubhala uMava Lukani. Ihunyushwe ngu-Lungile Khoza.

Amanxusa amabhodi ezishayamthetho Umhlangano wokugcina ubanjwe eNingizimu Afrika. Lezi zikhungo ezimbili ayeholwa yiPhini likaSomlomo ngesikhathi esibi kubanjenwe ezimbili, ezimele iminotho emibili waseNingizimu Afrika weNdlu ngezihluthu kweminye imiphakathi emikhulu kuzwekazi, zizibophezele yesiShayamthetho kuZwelonke, uMnu yaseNingizimu Afrika kubhekiswe ekusebenzisaneni ngokubambisana Lechesa Tsenoli, kanye nozakwabo kwabamazwe angaphandle. Udaba ukuze ziqinise ubudlelwano obukhona wase-Nigeria, umholi wabamele ludingidwe nzulu ezingxoxweni kanye nokuncintisana okukhulayo i-Nigerian House of Representatives, ezimayelana nomthelela kubantu emhlabeni jikelele. Umhlangano uMnu Femi Gbaja-Biamila. baseNigeria. Izingxoxo zaziqonde uvumelene ngokuthi uqhubeke ngqo, ziyingqabavu futhi zimnandi, uxoxisane ngezindaba ezibathinta Amanxusa azo zombili izikhungo zigxile ekunqubuzaneni kwamanje bobabili ezinhlakeni zamandla abo abonile ukuthi amaphalamende nokwezikhathi ezedlule phakathi ngokomthethosisekelo. emhlabeni jikelele, njengabaphathi kwabantu baseNingizimu Afrika bezinkulumo-mpendulwano nabantu bamazwe angaphandle, UMnu Tsenoli ukugcizelele zomphakathi, aya ekhula ekubambeni ikakhulukazi ezithinte abantu ukuthi ukubona kwabezindaba indima ebalulekile ekuqiniseni baseNigeria kanye namabhizinisi abo. nezinye izinkundla zokuxhumana ubudlelwano bezombusazwe kokuthi abantu baseNigeria yibo phakathi kwamazwe, phezu Zombili izishayamthetho zikazwelonke, abaqondwe abantu baseNingizimu kwezindima ezijwayelekile zokuqapha zikuqaphelile ukukhula kwesimo Afrika kuyadukisa. Uqhubeke imisebenzi yamaphalamende somnotho esintengayo emhlabeni wathi, ukuhlaselwa kwabokufika kanjalo nokushaya umthetho/ jikelele, okuholela ekwenyukeni akuqondisiwe eqenjini elithile labantu ukwenza umthetho. Mayelana kokuncinitisana ngokuba yindlala bangaphandle kanti futhi kuphelela nalokhu, osomlomo bamanxusa kwezinsiza, kodwa zikuhlabile emalokishini athile e-Gauteng. womabili baxolisile ngokunganakwa ubugebengu banoma yiluphi uhlobo, ngokwanele ukuqiniswa kobudlelwano noma ngabe bubhekiswe kubani. Utshele amanxusa aseNigeria ukuthi bezombusazwe phakathi kwalawa Babonile ukuthi ngokujwayelekile udlame lubangwa, phakathi kokunye, mabhodi omabili. abantu baseNingizimu Afrika abantu baseNingizimu Afrika abavikela bangabantu abemukelana kahle, amathuba ezomnotho asekhaya kanye Lokhu kushiwo yize iNingizimu okufakazelwa isibalo esikhulu sabantu nokuncintisana ngamathuba amancane Afrika ne-Nigeria bebuthokozela baseNingizimu Afrika abahlalisana vele. Uthe, lokhu kuncintisana ubudlelwano bezombusazwe ngenxa ngokuthula nabantu bangaphandle/ kwezinsiza eziyindlala kwesinye yomlando abanawo kwezombusazwe. bakwamanye amazwe. isikhathi kuba udlame. Abantu base-Nigeria banika abantu baseNingizimu Afrika ukweseka Njengoba laba abamele UMnu Tsenoli utshele amanxusa okukhulu kanjalo nokubambisana izishayamthetho zikazwelonke ukuthi, abantu baseNingizimu Afrika ekulweni nokubuswa abezizwe kanye ezimbili bahlangana eKapa, abalingani baqhutshwa umoya wobuntu ukuthi nokuthola inkululeko kanjalo nentando abayiziphathimandla, uNgqongqoshe bamukele abanewabo nodadewabo yeningi. wezoBudlelwane bamaZwe bakwamanye amazwe ase-Afrika nokuBambisana eNingizimu Afrika, kanjalo nabangaphandle kwezwekazi. Ngonyaka wezi-2013, uMongameli uNks Maite Nkoana-Mashabane, wase-Nigeria, uMnu Goodluck kanye nozakwabo waseNigeria, Uthe, udlame olubhekiswe kwabokufika Jonathan, wakhuluma ePhalamende uMnu Geoffrey Onyeama, nabo lwangonyaka wezi-2015 nowezi-2017 laseNingizimu Afrika lapho kwakuhleli babehlangene ePitoli. Okusanda lwenzeke emalokishini ase-Gauteng. zombili iziNdlu zePhalamende kwenzeka, uNgqongqoshe weziNdaba UMnu Tsenoli uchaze wathi, ngokuhlangana kanti, ngonyaka zaseKhaya eNingizimu Afrika uMnu “Kodwa kuyamangaza ukuqaphela wezi-2016, uMongameli uJacob Zuma Malusi Gigaba waxhumana nozakwabo ukuthi ukubona kwabangaphandle wayemenyelwe ukuzokhuluma eNdlini waseNigeria, uNgqongqoshe kwaseNingizimu Afrika ukuthi yesiShayamthetho yaseNigeria, wezindaba zangaPhakathi (Minister of kunodlame olubhekiswe kwabokufika okwakukhombisa ukubambisana Interior), Lt-Gen Abdulrahman Bello kuyo yonke iNingizimu Afrika. Lokho okuqinile kwamazwe omabili. Dambazau noyiNxusa laseNigeria akulona iqiniso.”

PARLIAMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA 29 OBITUARY TRIBUTE TO AHMED KATHRADA

A generous man named Ahmed Kathrada 21 August 1929 – 28 March 2017

has lost one of its heroes, a revolutionary cadre, patriot and a generous South Africa man of the people, Mr Ahmed “Kathy” Kathrada, who passed away on 28 March 2017. He was a man who, according to his peers, placed South Africa and the South African people above everything – including his personal life. He was a man who, as a result of his deep spirit of patriotism, chose to pay the heavy price of incarceration and a sentence of life in prison for the liberation of all South Africans from the shackles of colonialism and apartheid.

“Uncle Kathy”, as he was affectionately North West Province. He was the fourth trial petered out after four years. In called, was one of the eight South of six children of Muslim emigrants December 1961, the opposition to African freedom fighters who were from Surat in Gujarat, India. There apartheid gave up peaceful protest and jailed for life in the 1963-1964 Rivonia being no Indian schools in the town, launched the armed struggle. Treason Trial. The other seven were his family moved to Johannesburg. former President Mr Nelson Mandela, At the time, the South African Indian Mr Kathrada was placed under house Mr Walter Sisulu, Mr Denis Goldberg, community had been politicised by arrest because of his struggle activities Mr Govan Mbeki, Mr Raymond Mhlaba, the activities of Mr Mahatma Gandhi and this forced him underground, Mr Elias Motsoaledi and Mr Andrew and Mr Kathrada joined the struggle working for uMkhonto we Sizwe (Spear Mlangeni. against apartheid under the auspices of of the Nation), the ANC’s military the Transvaal Indian Congress. He also wing. He was involved in organising Mr Mandela recounted in his joined the Young Communist League at to smuggle Mr Mandela across the autobiography Long Walk to Freedom the age of 12 and was soon taking part border into British Bechuanaland (now that in court “Kathy, in his sharp-witted in passive resistance campaigns. Botswana) en route to a meeting of testimony, denied committing acts of African leaders in Ethiopia. sabotage or inciting others to do so, Leaving high school at the age of 17, but said he supported such acts if they Mr Kathrada went to work for the However, the armed struggle received advanced the struggle”. Mr Kathrada Transvaal Passive Resistance Council, a blow when members of uMkhonto and the other accused turned the then engaged in a battle against the we Sizwe high command were tables on their prosecutors, putting the “Ghetto” Act (1946), which restricted arrested at Liliesleaf Farm in Rivonia, state in the dock by highlighting the Asian land ownership. The measure was Johannesburg, on 11 July 1963. Mr brutalities of apartheid. brought into law by the pre-apartheid Mandela, already doing time at the government of General , and Pretoria Local Prison and later for a On , where the Rivonia Mr Kathrada spent a month in jail in short stint on Robben Island for a trialists were imprisoned, the prisoners Durban for his pains. “lesser” sentence, was flown in to join turned the island into an informal the arrested men on trial. “university”. Many discussions on His studies at the University of the history, politics and other topics would Witwatersrand were interrupted in After democratic elections in 1994, take place. While he was in prison, Mr 1951 to lead a multiracial South African Mr Kathrada chaired the board of the Kathrada obtained four degrees through delegation to Eastern European capitals. Robben Island Museum, working to the University of South Africa until On his return home, he became preserve the prison as part of the studies were banned when a copy of involved in the gathering struggle country’s heritage. Soon after making Mr Mandela’s autobiography was dug against the apartheid state. the hajj pilgrimage to Mecca in 1992, up in the prison yard. he left the South African Communist Mr Kathrada was arrested for treason, Party. He also wrote several books Mr Kathrada was born in the small together with 155 other resistance including No Bread for Mandela: town of Schweizer-Reneke, now in the leaders from all racial groups, but the Memoirs of Ahmed Kathrada, Prisoner

30 PARLIAMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA TRIBUTE TO AHMED KATHRADA OBITUARY

STRUGGLE ICON AND PATRIOT: Mr Ahmed Kathrada

No 468/64 (published in 2010).

Asked by InSession some time ago about his view on the institution of Parliament, Mr Kathrada said: “In the beginning everything was new to us. There was an office for me in the President’s office and when I got there, the desk was clean – no computer, nothing, not even a ballpoint pen. I turned to the civil servant and said ‘Please, I want a pen. I want paper, I want etcetera, etcetera’.

“The top echelons in the civil service, especially in Parliament and other places, were all white. There were those who were not white at lower levels, but in the President’s Office, the senior civil servants were all white. We had to turn to them for everything, but I must immediately say that we one thing I must make clear, the title it that he had a meal with the crew of got full cooperation. We didn’t know councillor to President Mandela didn’t his plane. Now, that was something what Parliament was like, we didn’t mean I was the only adviser. Madiba they had never experienced before know anything about procedure and had his whole Cabinet and he had the with other presidents. Needless to say, we had to rely on them for everything National Executive Council of the ANC, the aeroplane crews were always white from stationery to assisting us on so he had many advisers. I was just one because our people did not have the how Parliament was run, how the among many, but I was there, on the opportunity, but even so, they have President’s Office was run, and so forth. spot full-time, so occasionally when he never been treated as equals by a Later, of course, the most senior person needed a rest, he used to speak to me president before. To me, it showed the in our office was Prof Jakes Gerwel, about various things. qualities of Madiba.” who was the Secretary of the Cabinet and Head of the President’s Office.” “During his term of five years, I also Mr Kathrada is survived by his life accompanied him on overseas visits: partner, Ms Barbara Hogan, who is When asked by InSession about his America, India, Great Britain and of also a former minister in former role as a parliamentary counsellor to course Canada. It was very interesting president Mr Mandela’s cabinet and Mr Mandela, Mr Kathrada said: “Well, because every trip we took he saw to served 10 years in jail under apartheid.

PARLIAMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA 31 OUR SOUTH AFRICA – THE SUN The sun heals the divisions of the past, improves the quality of life of all South Africans, frees the potential of each person and builds a united and democratic South Africa, taking its rightful place as a sovereign state in the family of nations.

OUR PEOPLE – THE PROTEA LEAVES Our people, building on the foundation of a democratic and open society, freely elect representatives, acting as a voice of the people and providing a national forum for public consideration of issues.

OUR PARLIAMENT – THE DRUM The drum calls the people’s Parliament, the National Assembly and the National Council of Provinces, to consider national and provincial issues, ensuring government by the people under the Constitution.

OUR CONSTITUTION – THE BOOK Our Constitution lays the foundation for a democratic and open society based on democratic values, social justice and fundamental human rights. It is the supreme law of our country, and ensures government by the people.

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