Thank you, Deputy Chairperson. I heard you talking about me. This is very irrelevant, Deputy Chairperson. Minister, you are welcome. The Auditor-General reporting on the EPWP in KwaZulu-Natal has revealed that not only is the programme fought with irregularities but the department is also seemingly lost control of the programme. The department appears to have no idea how many people are employed as part of the programme. It also seems you are forging the numbers in a bit to sell the EPWP as a success story. An example of this Minister, is a reported figure of 6 157 persons employed by the EPWP has been placed in doubt as other department report list 8 312 persons employed.
The Auditor-General was also critical of the lack of adequate performance management system. The Auditor-General was also equally concerned that the national government grant intend for the EPWP was not fully spent. Minister, will you initiate an audit on the persons employed in the EPWP programme in KwaZulu-Natal and also advice us how much of the national government grant was spent on employment? Thank you.