Thank you, Mr President. Mr Lees, I see your hand is up but we have exhausted the time allocated to follow-up questions.
Monies owed to municipalities by national and provincial departments
2. Mr T E Chaane (ANC) asked the President of the Republic:
(1) Whether the Cabinet or government has discussed the issue of departments that owe monies to municipalities for services such as water, electricity and refuse collection, fire and traffic services, utilisation of municipal infrastructure; if so, (a) what is the total amount owed by the national and provincial departments to municipalities and (b) what are the further relevant details; if not,
(2) whether he will (a) initiate such a process and/or (b) intervene to expedite the payment of municipalities by the national and provincial departments; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details? CO204E