House Chair, hon Members of Parliament, my Cabinet colleagues present here, our Deputy Minister, hon Buti Manamela, members of the portfolio committee led by hon Philly Mapulane, the Director-General of the Department of Higher Education Mr Qonde and the officials, chairpersons and chief executive officers, CEOs, vice-chancellors, principals of all our entities and institutions, heads of all our other postschool organisations that are here, student leaders, invited guests, ladies and gentlemen and comrades, this marks our first budget for the Department of Higher Education and Training as we commence with this sixth administration.