(Source: The Presidency of the Republic of South Africa) 23 July 2014 Honourable Deputy Speaker, Honourable President of the Republic, It is nearly 18 years since I last stood here to address this house. Much has changed over the years. Sadly many of the people who occupied these benches as Members of the first democratically-elected Parliament have left us. Those who are still here have, in some instances, gotten greyer and, in most instances, gotten wiser. Some, like my colleagues in Cabinet, the Honourable Radebe and Hanekom, have lost all that nature created to cover the skull. Yet they remain as young as they were then. While much has changed inside this House since I last...
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