Hon Chairperson, I rise on a point of order: Let me first thank the Deputy Minister because he is always willing to come and speak to the NCOP.
We postponed this meeting last week because Ministers couldn't make it, and today the only Minister appearing before us was the Deputy Minister for Co- operative Governance and Traditional Affairs. I would like to register our disappointment that the Ministers still regard the NCOP as an inferior priority on their list of priorities. Thank you.