. The committee raised serious concerns regarding the lack of certainty regarding the future role of Safcol, and recommended that the department resolve this urgently. The department should forward a report to the committee on this matter as soon as a cabinet decision has been taken. . The committee acknowledged the developmental projects of the entity, but urged Safcol to engage more on developmental programmes in order to improve the lives of the immediate communities and its workers. . The committee proposed that there was a need for a peaceful co- existence with the community. . Safcol should provide sanitary facilities for women working in the plantation nurseries and ensure their physiological health due to the nature of their work. . The committee resolved to convene a meeting with the Provincial and Local Government of Mpamulanga in order to resolve the conflict that existed in the communities and the illegal occupation of state land.