Hon chairperson, the entire issue of name changes falls under this department. At this stage, there is quite a lot of confusion in the country over precisely how this should be dealt with. The Municipality of Potchefstroom has announced that it is going to arrange a huge meeting tomorrow morning in order to make an important announcement about name changes. We do not know what this is all about, and it does not affect the department directly, as it does not fall directly under the department. In my opinion, the department in fact has an overarching role to play in ensuring that this takes place in an orderly manner.
The FF Plus is concerned that, to date, this has taken place on an ad hoc basis from point to point without the necessary consultation having taken place. If the city council makes an announcement tomorrow, it will once again probably be wrong because the correct procedures were not followed.
As the department has not yet made any final decisions, the FF Plus will not vote against the budget, but we do want to draw your attention to this matter, because we believe it has the potential to cause big problems in the future.]