Thank you Deputy Chairperson, allow me to appreciate the input made by the Minister on the question that I posed. Though the question was necessarily confined to Sishen Iron Ore Company, SIOC, the mining companies also in the Kalahari base, including both Assmang ... [Inaudible.] and other black emerging manganese players. However, I will use the information that is
provided to a follow up question, hon Minister. Hon Minister, from the information that you have provided, clearly the domination by the company's Trustees, which is four and the two independent Trustees appointed also by the founder, creates an imbalance composition of this Board of Trustees. This clearly says that the decisions in terms of this Trust will always be skewed in favour of the mining company. Therefore, one critical element that I want to request the Minister to do, will the Minister engage the mining company with regard to the independent Trustee and the chairperson of this Board because the term has expired. For us, as an ANC-led government, we exercise control over these entities that are supposed to be owned by the communities. It is important that we have control. Therefore, will the Minister engage the mining company to ensure that he is consulted on the appointment of the chairperson and the independent Trustees, and also the reduction of the mining company's Trustees on that Board? Thank you, hon Minister.