Honourable Speaker, the tabling of this budget vote takes place at the most critical and defining moment in the history of our country and its people. Across the length and breadth of our province, the voices and footsteps of our people are very loud and clear against poverty, diseases, homelessness, hunger and joblessness. On the other hand; the sense of unity, common nationhood and patriotism amongst our people, united in their diversity has prevailed above everything else in their appreciation of the coming historic FIFA World Cup to be hosted by our country in the next 78 days.
The celebratory mood amongst our people for this coming world cup has gained new unparalleled heights since the state of the province address on 26 March Thanks to the Speaker of the Legislature, honourable Sesele for allowing us and members of the public to wear our bafana-bafana sports t-shirts in this august house as part of football-Friday. Honourable speaker, as we have said before, the hosting of the world cup by South Africa is a victory of the forces of progress against backwardness in many respects.
Principal amongst the elements of this victory is the coincidence of the world cup with the celebration of the 15 years of our democracy where racial; gender and other forms of discriminations are gradually receding into the distant past, giving rise to one nation with a shared future and common destiny.
Tabling this, our second budget vote in this new term of government, we do so inspired by the new sense of purpose and urgency to resolve the problems of our people. These voices from the masses of our communities can no longer be deferred and an urgent activists approach should and must be taken to heed this call. Operation Hlasela Ka ntle ho seo ba kgahlano le rona ba se dumelang, letsholo la ho hlasela le bontsha maikemisetso a potlakileng ao e seng a sepolotike empa ele mohato wa holokisa mathata a batho ba rona jwalo ka ha tona kgolo a boletse puong ya hae ya se mmuso ya profensi.
Ka letsholo lena la Hlasela lefapha laka le abetse bo mmasepala ba ka hare ho porofensi ya rona tjhelete e kalo ka Rm bakeng sa kaho le ntshetso pele ya marang rang a ditsela e le ka rolo ya yo ntjhafatso metse ya rona ya makeisheneng selemong sena sa ditjhelete.
