Madam Deputy Speaker, I also have a surname starting with an S. The hon Sithole is not here, unfortunately, and he has asked me to ask a follow-up question on his behalf, if you would allow me. Thank you very much, Madam.
Thank you very much, hon Madam Minister, for the response to the question. The existence of fly-by-night contractors is a serious cause for concern, not only when they build houses, but also other infrastructure in our country. I wonder whether you are in a position at this moment in time, or later on, to furnish us with answers on whether you can quantify the losses that have been incurred by the state when they have had to rebuild houses that had been built before. How many such houses have been built? Can you give us the names of those contractors, because they may be serial offenders working in different provinces, trying to engage themselves in building work for the departments when they do bad work in one province?
The other thing he has asked me to find out is on the question of backlogs in the gap market, where people earning between R7 500 and R15 000 do not qualify for state-subsidised houses. What kind of progress is being made in that regard to assist those persons? Thank you.