Chairperson, the legislative instruments that are available to manage cases of corruption and related matters exist in the context of the critical features defining the relationship of the following three spheres: distinctiveness, interdependence and inter-relatedness. It is the desired legal position that the first step in the meting out of action against corrupt activities should be done at the level where the misconduct occurred; at the level where corruption or any other issue occurred.
At the level of the Minister, we come in at the point where you are satisfied that all other local avenues have been exhausted or there is no capacity to deal with the issue. Either we deal with that through section 154 of the Constitution, which provides for support to municipalities in dealing with issues like that, or it goes to section 139. However, we also have other instruments to deal with that. We know we have a code of conduct and anticorruption instruments in this country that we have to use to deal with those issues. So, yes, the body of legal instruments to assist in dealing with these issues is actually fully staffed.