Thank you, hon Speaker. Mr President, the figures that you quoted just recently are from the Expanded Public Works Programme, EPWP, and they certainly are impressive. But, we still have had no confirmation when we asked exactly how many positions have been created, and there is a lot of duplication.
However, given that the mandate of the NYDA is to address the serious problem of unemployment amongst South African youth and to promote education and skills training, how do you reconcile or justify the threats made by Andile Lungisa, chairman of the NYDA, to make South Africa ungovernable? I quote: "To close every street in South Africa, and if there is a cheese in your fridge they are going to take it." [Laughter.]
The NYDA is not a political party; it is a statutory body funded by the taxpayer to the tune of R1,3 billion from 2011 to 2014. Mr President, what is your view on the chaos and mayhem we have seen in our streets recently? Is this how a reasonable public servant, the chairman of the NYDA, should conduct himself? Thank you, sir.