Chairperson, surely the hon member is talking off the top of his head and he has given us no facts. The top of the head will always be top of the head until you give me the correct facts. So, really I can't respond to top-of-the-head facts. What you could do is put a new question, and then I can respond when you have the correct facts.
But, I think you must appreciate that change is not easy and embracing it has been a problem within the industry. Some of the companies in the industry have been very reluctant to embrace the charter under the pretext that they had a different interpretation of the various aspects of the law, for their own convenience.
So, I say that it has not been easy for them and for everybody to embrace the law - that is a fact - because transformation is not easy for anybody.
I also think that, although Canada has been successful in terms of achieving the intended purpose, we will be getting there. It is still new and it is only two years old. We only started to implement the Act in 2004. So, teething problems will be there and we are not denying that. But, to say that it is the MPRDA and transformation that is undermining investment in the country is not true.
Interventions and discussions around restoring the Zimbabwean economy
325. Mr D H M Gibson (DA) asked the Minister of Finance:
(1) Whether he or his department is involved in planning a rescue operation in respect of the Zimbabwean economy; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, (a)(i) for what plans and (ii) in what circumstances will South Africa commit funds and resources and (b) how much will South Africa spend in the (i) short and (ii) medium term;
(2) whether any discussions have taken place with the Southern African Development Community, the European Union, the United States of America, the United Kingdom and the People's Republic of China, as well as financial institutions such as the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund, aimed at involving some or all of them in efforts to revive and restore the Zimbabwean economy; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?NO2107E