Speaker, on 4 November 2011, the Department of Home Affairs was the recipient of the annual Public Sector Innovation Award for 2011 from the Centre for Public Service Innovation. The award attests to the solid framework the department has been able to implement to ensure that our government delivers quality services to all our people.
The recognition of the Department of Home Affairs, as leading the turnaround strategy for better services to the citizenry, is therefore truly well deserved. This award follows the first unqualified audit opinion for the department since 1994. In addition, the Department of Home Affairs was rated in the top 10 of the Humanities and Law section of Magnet Communications Survey 2010-11 for the Employer of Choice category.
The ANC conveys its sincere congratulations to the Minister and Deputy Minister of Home Affairs, supported by their able management team, for their dedicated efforts to ensure that the Department of Home Affairs is able to create a better life for all. Thank you. [Applause.]