Thank you, Speaker. Hon Kotsi, you have has raised a very important question about how the ePass is affecting our regional economies. As you are aware, South Africa has not signed this ePass. As a member of SADC, it is very important for us to discuss industrial harmonisation. Hence the engagement continues, in order for us to help the poorer countries to industrialise, so as to avoid the situation where there is an over dependency on our markets. There are frequent engagements on the matter.
At the last meeting Lesotho acceded that it is very important for us to hold back on the issues of the ePass until we, as SADC countries, have agreed on the matter.
We will engage the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa, Comesa, for instance, in order to have the entire continent, not only the region, harmonising its trade. I thank you.