(1) Whether his department has any plans to take advantage of the rain that has fallen in the Eastern Cape recently and its positive spin-offs for the cultivation of arable land; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details of the plans; (2) whether his department has any plans to address (a) the situation of wattle trees that cover large portions of land in the Eastern Cape and (b) the devastating consequences that situation has in respect of (i) water retention, (ii) increased exposure to criminal activities and (iii) cultivation of arable land; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details of these plans?