Madam Deputy Speaker, first of all I would like to respond to the question about the Afrikaanse Christelike Vrouevereniging, ACVV, and the lottery. To begin with, I would just like to say that, judging by the volume of questions I've received on the lottery, you'd think I was the minister of lottery affairs!
I have to say, however, that I am not happy with the performance of the lottery distribution, and have taken a number of steps since my appointment to try and address the situation.
We've had a couple of round table discussions with all the relevant players and we are in the process of working on three fronts, the first of which will be basic administrative reforms.
Secondly, we will be changing the regulations and bringing these proposed changes for public consultation. This will include a change so that there will be no particular time of the year when applications have to be made and they will be able to be made as and when the applicants want them.
Thirdly, we are going to drop the two-year audited financial statements requirement for first-time applicants, and we are also considering the possibility of changes to the legislation and the Act as such.
Simultaneously, the Portfolio Committee on Trade and Industry will be conducting hearings in the very near future for a new chair of the lotteries board, as its term has come to an end.
So, we are trying to address these issues; whether or not any particular charity will benefit from that is not something that I can say at this point, but we are definitely trying to work to improve the performance with regard to the distribution of lottery funds, which, as I said, I do not believe is satisfactory.
With regard to hon "Magama"'s question on the India-Brazil-South Africa, Ibsa, forum, I would just like to indicate that I'm very pleased with the interest that he's taken.
In addition to the fact that the Ibsa countries are a group of countries that face similar challenges in the G20, in the World Trade Organisation, WTO, in UN forums and in the climate change negotiations, they also have a real potential for expanding trade and co-operation between themselves.
It will be a major objective of the Department of Trade and Industry to deepen trade and co-operation relations between that group of countries, as well as other leading developing countries. The Ibsa summit will be taking place in India later this month, and you can rest assured that pushing that relationship forward will be a very high priority for government. Thank you very much. [Applause.]