The Portfolio Committee agreed that this report is a good representation of the discussions that emanated from the presentations made by representatives of the industry and members of non-governmental organizations that represented local communities in air pollution hotspots at the DEA offices in Pretoria. It also reflects the Committee's own observations while on oversight visits to the Vaal Triangle Airshed Priority Area and the Highveld Priority Area in the Gauteng and Mpumalanga provinces, respectively. The Portfolio Committee appreciated the Department's role in ensuring that the quality of air in these two air pollution hotspots are routinely monitored via state-of-the-art monitoring stations, and also commends the Department for its growing and challenging role in the implementation of air quality management legislation and standards to safeguard the protection of the environment as well as the health and wellbeing of South Africans. This oversight is the very first of many other oversight visits and interactions that the Committee envisages with the three spheres of Government, polluters/industry and local communities to both seek cooperation and enforce compliance with air quality legislation and regulations.