Thank you, Deputy Speaker. Thank you, hon Minister, for that response. I would like to know if this House could have sight of the approved remuneration guidelines, because as we peruse the annual reports of departments, I think there will be many questions.
Talking about questions, I would like to know, Madam Minister, who decides on these bonuses that are paid? Because I have a document in my hand which is an extract from an SOE - and I will not mention which one it is - where the executive remuneration guaranteed for one official was R4 million for the year, and the bonus for that same year was R2,825 million.
Now, when people earn something like R7 million to R10 million per year, they are either superhuman or really super capable to earn that kind of salary. We would hope that this new package will deal with these issues.
Further, I would like to know if the Minister would make a comment on the number of board members that should serve on state-owned enterprises and the packages that they should get, because, in perusing the annual reports, you find that some of the entities have a number of board members that we don't think are necessary for overseeing the affairs of that organisation. Thank you.