Chairperson, it is clear that hon Bhanga does not participate in the portfolio committee, where the information on the impact is given on a regular basis.
You will recall that after the crisis we reported that we could prevent the loss of over 100 000 jobs in the industry. We continue to do so on an ongoing basis and, as we said, in this crisis they are still protected. For instance, just to give a recent example, we have been busy with the Platinum Task Team, which has looked into how to protect jobs and ensure that they are not lost, as we have said.
In the Budget Speech last week the Minister gave some indication of jobs that have been saved in this process by our talking to industries and trade unions to ensure that we minimise job losses in the industry. Thank you very much. [Applause.]