Thank you, Chairman. As the Deputy Minister said, potholes are prevalent throughout South Africa and cause endless damage to vehicles and even the loss of lives. It has reached a point where civil society such as insurance companies and farmers, for example, are now fixing potholes in their respective areas. This is an indictment on government and its inability to adequately deal with the backlog that the Minister has mentioned. At the same time there appears to be confusion as to whether pothole repairs are a national, provincial or even local government competency.
Will the Minister advise whether he has determined an allocation of funds from the recently announced dedicated road fund to other tiers of government for these pothole repairs and whether he will ensure that there are mechanisms put in place to ensure that funds are used as he has mentioned? If so, what are these allocations, and has he considered the creation of labour-intensive work opportunities from this exercise? Thank you.