Hon members, the level of noise is too high. [Interjections.] Hon members, as I have just said, hon Marais, the level of noise is too high. Please lower your voices, especially when there is a speaker on the floor.
Minister's plans regarding concerns of residents of De Aar
443. Mrs C N Z Zikalala (IFP) asked the Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs:
1) What prevented her from addressing community members of De Aar in the Northern Cape at the imbizo organised by the National Council of Provinces to which she was invited to hear the concerns of the residents; (2) how does she intend to remedy the matters raised by the residents;
(3) whether she has any plans in place to visit the people of De Aar to listen to their concerns; if not, why not; if so, what (a) plans and (b) are the further relevant details?