It is therefore important that indigenous knowledge systems as a discipline that indigenous or traditional communities have been dealing with for so many years; be aligned to their systems and beliefs. Deputy Speaker, the Khoi and San have been deprived of their culture, heritage, language and indigenous knowledge for so many years. Just to cite one example, indigenous knowledge communities must be part of the production, development, processing, registration and marketing of what is theirs. Whilst acknowledging the role of the national indigenous knowledge office, it is our considered view that local satellite offices do their job properly to ensure protection of indigenous communities from abuse, unauthorised use and misappropriation of their product.