We will provide ongoing support to existing projects for sustainability, whilst we mobilise new projects. I invite all of you, as Members of Parliament, to assist in mobilising women and the youth.
On International Women's Day we launched the accelerated development programme for lower-level women in our own department - from Levels 2 to 5 - with the objective of training them so that they could move from those levels to junior management and beyond, and be empowered with life skills, which will prepare them for life beyond employment and so that they may also become water ambassadors.
I would like to say regarding conservation that we are encouraging all industries that use water to recycle their water so that we will still have water in future. Everyone who uses water has to recycle it, and we are going to monitor this. Our Blue Scorpions will assist us to monitor water recycling.
In conclusion, I would like to announce that 23 700 jobs will be created through various programmes, and the department will also include military veterans in this. I would also like to thank the Minister for her sterling leadership, the staff for their ongoing support, our committee, which has been very supportive, and our former chair, Deputy Minister Sotyu here, whom we thank very much and who still supports us. Oh, has she left. I thank her in absentia then. Thank you very much. [Applause.]