Thank you very much, Chairperson, and thank you, Minister. The IFP supports the adjustment to Vote No 8. However, Minister, I just wish to seek some clarity with regard to your annual report. The additional funding, I argue, might not have necessary had payouts of R26 million for five individuals and performance bonuses of R9 million and R4 million, as per page 171 and page 168 respectively of the annual report, not been made.
If this information is indeed correct, what warranted these huge payouts, considering that the department did not meet some of its targets? This also begs the question: How much were these individuals earning in the first place to receive such enormous leave payouts at the termination of their service? The two performance bonuses alone, Minister, amount to more than 50% of the adjustment, and I just want to seek clarity on this matter. I thank you.
The MINISTER OF WOMEN, CHILDREN AND PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES: Chairperson, no-one was paid R6 million or whatever. The amount that was paid was for people that resigned and people whose contracts had expired. Those people had to be paid out for leave or for the leave days that they did not take. No-one was paid more than R6 000. I want to say that if there is anywhere in the report where it is stated that R6 million - or whatever millions - was paid out, that is indeed a printing mistake. I want to apologise for that. Thank you, Chairperson.