Hon Chairperson, I want to respond to the statement on skills development. I think this country has moved to the point where we have acknowledged the need to diversify and to have technological innovations to the point where investment in youth is an imperative.
Even the Minister of Finance, in his Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement today, indicated the need to have a paradigm shift in ensuring that we invest in skills development.
Therefore, the statement made by the hon Silence Makhubele is relevant. It is accepted that all government departments will indeed commit themselves to ensuring that young people are empowered to be able to participate in the mainstreaming of the economy. I thank you. [Applause.]