It is a singular honour and privilege to present to this House and the noble people of the Northern Cape Province this Budget Vote of the Office of the Premier for the 2011/2012 Financial Year.
Of great significance is the fact that I am doing so in a period in what we have termed “Freedom Month”; for on 27 April we will, as a nation that is united, celebrate 17 years of constitutional democracy under the leadership and custodianship of the Ruling Party, the African National Congress.