Mr Kholwane explained the purpose of the visit to the Chief and the community and the following issues were brought to the attention of the Committee: (i) there were no roads or bridges that lead to Upper Lufutha; (ii) no television, radio or cellphone network in the area due to topographical challenges; (iii) more communication tools were needed in the area; (iv) MTN erected an antenna, however one needs to climb the mountain in order to receive the signal; (v) no contact with the police and emergency services due to network problems - as a result crime in the area is rife and people die trying to get to hospital; (vi) children in the area have no access to computers and internet - some do not even know how a computer looks like; (vii) there was no post office or satellite post office in the community; (viii) schools in the area do not have computer labs; and (ix) 258 community members work in the Expanded Public Works Programme but have to spend four days queuing at the post office in Cala before they can get their salaries.