1)In light of the recent media reports that his department has cancelled a waiver programme that allowed foreign national graduates who studied in South Africa to stay in the Republic without first securing a permanent job position and/or providing any evidence of work experience, what are the (a) reasons that he was not aware of the waiver programme and (b) specific details of the programme;
(2) whether the waiver programme has been cancelled, as reported in the media; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, from what date will the cancellation be effective;
(3) whether there has been any investigation conducted by his office into the total number of foreign graduates who are still in the Republic despite not having secured any permanent employment yet; if not, why not; if so, what are the further relevant details?