Speaker, the public's perception of Sita is that of a scandal-ridden organisation. Irregular expenditure amounted to R214 million in the 2009-10 financial year, procurement processes have been mismanaged, criminal activities by Sita individual staff members have led to suspensions, etc.
Minister, you say that Sita's turnaround framework or strategy is on track. May I remind you of what you once said, and I quote:
I don't like to use the term "turnaround", because it often means you end up where you start ...
To prevent that from happening, why do you not close Sita's doors? Departments can then go directly to the industry to procure those services which Sita is unable to render or incapable of rendering at the required time, quality and price. Internal corruption will then no longer be a problem, and in the free market high-quality service can be enforced. If an IT company does not deliver, its services can be terminated and the department can move on to a company which does deliver. Thank you.