Between them, the Western Cape Provincial Government and the City of Cape Town have no plan to address a deeply ingrained culture of gangsterism. They regard gangsterism as a law-enforcement matter, and take no responsibility for improving the conditions in which most residents live, that breed crime.
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Before we begin this debate, let’s just pause to acknowledge the deep irony of having it here in the Western Cape, a province where the leadership is actively campaigning against progressive changes to employment equity laws. To honour the sacrifices of workers while simultaneously fighting to entrench historical work privilege is not just contradictory, it’s outrageous.
Honourable members, let us not lose sight of a fundamental principle: when you are an elected official, the lines between your personal and public life are inevitably blurred. This is not just a matter of perception; it is a matter of responsibility. MEC Meyer, as the Western Cape Minister for Agriculture, Economic Development and Tourism, holds a position of public trust. His foremost duty is to protect and advance the economic interests of this province. So how can that duty be effectively carried out if he is personally banned from entering China, our largest trading partner in Asia?
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The families of those who tragically lost their lives in the Victoria Street building collapse in George, nearly a year ago, would have been insulted, shocked, and deeply disappointed by today’s proceedings. The Western Cape Standing Committee on Infrastructure staged a hollow performance of oversight, feigning an investigation into the cause of the tragedy.
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While the GOOD Party welcomes the President’s announcement of the establishment of a commission of inquiry into alleged political interference in the execution of justice, the commission must not further delay the process of holding the perpetrators of apartheid-era crimes accountable. The NPA must proceed with urgency to prosecute the TRC-recommended cases it still can.
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