Hon Speaker, hon Deputy President, thank you very much for your comprehensive response. Of major concern to us is the appointment of the said chief procurement officer. With the experience of political appointees as the background of various appointments within the government, are we going to see another political appointee in this position? That's the first question, hon Deputy President.
The second question is based on what Prof Lumumba, who is known as Kenya's corruption guru, said in the Business Day today. Prof Lumumba says that South Africa has, actually, declined from position 54 to position 64 out of 183 countries in the world with regard to corruption. He goes on to say that we have to look at a multidisciplinary approach in dealing with this issue. He espouses strategies around targeted political commitment, as well as economic, legal, administrative and moral aspects that have to be introduced by governments to deal with the issue of corruption.
Hon Deputy President, are we, as a country, on course with regard to, especially, political commitment by government in dealing with corruption? Are we on course with regard to matters of moral and economic aspects?