Chairperson, hon members and hon Ntwanambi, in the course of doing its business, government does interact, formally and informally, with individual and organised business formations. In the majority of cases, these engagements occur at three levels: firstly, at the level of policy formulation at Nedlac; secondly, in the context of implementing our industrial policies; and, thirdly, in pursuance of economic diplomacy.
As far as I'm aware, no structure of organised business has raised any concern with regard to their interaction with government. As a matter of fact, government enjoys good working relations with organised business and other social partners. To illustrate this point, hon members may be aware of the collaborative effort of government, business and organised labour in responding to the effects of the recession. This multiple-stakeholder leadership group led the process of developing and implementing the framework response to the economic crisis, which was launded by many observers as a unique initiative.
This is but one example of the co-operation that we have with businesses and organised formations. Therefore government does value and cherish relations with and contributions of all social partners who are rolling up their sleeves in pursuit of social and economic transformation. I thank you.