Yes, that practice is wrong and steps are being taken to ensure that it does not happen. The report of the Auditor-General has revealed that there are public officials who do business or have an interest in companies that do business with their own departments. That is impermissible. It is something that must never be allowed, and there are processes to deal with that challenge.
That also goes for relatives. As you know, the Local Government: Municipal Finance Management Act also specifically debars relatives of public servants and public officials from doing business with the municipalities. So that's something that is being attended to. Thank you.