Still around, sir.
I must be honest, Mr President, that I am disappointed by your response ... [Interjections.] [Applause.] ... because your office needs to be efficient. Your office must be efficient, Mr President. There will be important correspondence that will be expected wherever in the world. If that correspondence does not arrive in time, you cannot come up with an excuse like that, that "I know a letter was written". Those who work in your office must ensure that when you say a letter should be written and sent to opposition leaders, then it must be done on time.
Having said that, it appears from relevant legislation that should the President's nominee be appointed Chief Justice, he would only serve for a period of two years given that he has already been a judge for 13 years and that Constitutional Court judges normally serve for a maximum of 15 years. In view of this, we want to know why the President chose as Chief Justice someone who is so close to retirement. We also want to know what the President's response is to media speculation that Judge Sandile Ngcobo's appointment as Chief Justice is a ploy to hand over the post to Judge Hlophe in two years' time. Thank you. [Applause.]