Hon Chairperson, thank you for giving me this opportunity. Hon Ministers, Deputy Minister, colleagues and guests, good afternoon. Perhaps even before I start with my prepared speech, I may need to clarify or deal with two or three of the issues raised by members, particularly from the opposition parties.
What became clear from all of them - I will go beyond two now that you have requested me to - is that there was no policy directive that they were actually bringing forward. What we have seen, particularly from the hon Mpontshane, because he was saying something about clarity on the speech by the Minister on issues raised some time back ... [Interjections.]