Thank you, House Chair. Arising from your response, hon Minister, the Auditor-General has revealed the shocking state of municipalities and the regression in financial reporting, with only 18 municipalities producing quality financial statements and performance reports, as well as complying with all key legislation. And, whilst we are speaking about compliance, given that the National Treasury will be making more than R20 billion available to municipalities to assist them in responding to the Covid-19 crisis, what steps, hon Minister, will you take to ensure that procurement irregularities in Covid-19 expenditure do not take place in municipalities; and would the hon Minister support real-time auditing in emergency procurements, given the huge amount involved: R20 billion? Thank you, House Chair.
The MINISTER OF CO-OPERATIVE GOVERNANCE AND TRADITIONAL
AFFAIRS: That question ... the member is asking a new question, which is still coming. It's part of the questions that are being asked today. So, I don't know whether I should answer it now or whether I'm still going to answer that question.