Hon De Villiers, yes, indeed, we are satisfied with the provincial Aids councils. We had difficulties in one province, the Free State, in the past and we took the plenary meeting to the Free State. All stakeholders were present and the problem was resolved. The problem had arisen because the premier had delegated someone who was not half as active as he ought to have been and civil society stakeholders felt left out of programmes. That was corrected. For now, all the provinces seem to be working very well.
Role of SA National Aids Council in joint venture between Pelchem Pty Ltd and Lonza Group Ltd
5. Mr W F Faber (DA) asked the Deputy President:
(1) Whether the SA National Aids Council, Sanac, is in any way involved in the joint venture between certain companies (names furnished) to produce active pharmaceutical ingredients for antiretrovirals in South Africa; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, (a) to what extent is Sanac involved in this project and (b) in which province will this project take place;
(2) with regard to the fact that the government will have a 50% stake in this project, to what extent will the (a) provincial government and (b) local municipalities benefit from the province in which this project will take place? CO110E