Deputy Speaker, I think the member is asking important questions that are part of the national discourse at the moment. I cannot comment at the moment on what the recommendations are that we would come up with. But, obviously, performance-based bonuses are based on performance and we would expect that that is adhered to. So, I will await the outcome of those matters.
Whether state-owned enterprises executives should be remunerated on a scale comparable to that of the private sector, is a difficult issue.
We do understand and we do expect that when people run state-owned enterprises they are also doing that as part of their public service to the country. However, we have to be realistic - we are competing for very scarce skills in this country. And if that means that we have to provide at a scale that is similar to that of private enterprises, then we must consider that - if it means that we can't employ the people who have the requisite skills.
But let me say that the issue of remuneration is an important issue. Eskom, for instance, has stopped all bonuses for this year pending the outcome of the interim results, because they feel so strongly about this matter - and I must congratulate them on that.