Chairperson, Members of the NCOP, Chairperson of the Select Committee on Co- operative Governance and Traditional Affairs, members of the executive councils who are present here, the leadership of the SA Local Government Association, members of the boards and councils of human settlements entities, ladies and gentlemen, I am glad to be here with the Chairperson who has been a constant support in your earlier life of the concept of human settlements. However, what did surprise me is that you have only given me 20 minutes to deal with a huge challenge that is in front of me. We have a huge challenge against a shrinking budget to overcome some of our problems. We need a thoughtful, judicious and cost-effective oversight and execution of our work.