Hon Chair, hon
Swart, thank you for the contribution that you made as a member of the committee. The payment of royalties is a
thorny issue. We have been engaging the Independent Music Performing Rights Association, Impra, and the South African Music Performing Rights Association, Sampra, and all other organisations, not only us, as the Department of Communications, but together with the Department of Sport, Arts and Culture. There was even an Interministerial Committee before my time that was led by hon Buti Manamela, the current Deputy Minister of Higher Education. We have picked up on all those things, and not only does it concern our normal SABC radio stations, it also affects Impra, Sampra and all other organisations, even community radios.
So, we want to develop a comprehensive approach to respond to some of those and it is an issue that the Ministry of Arts and Culture is leading, in this respect. Thank you.