Order! Order! Continue, hon Minister. [Interjections.] Order, hon member! Continue, hon Minister.
The MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY AND FISHERIES: The protection of prime agricultural land remains our collective responsibility, especially in Mpumalanga, where mines are encroaching. Minister of Mineral Resources, we are going to have this debate, much more vigorously, because prime agricultural land is lost to mineral beneficiation as well as the mining industry.
The latest jobs data from Statistics SA show that we are the largest contributor to job creation, and that we will be the success of this government. I want to thank all those members, including stakeholders, who have contributed towards this job security and job creation. It was hard work. We were not perfect. We made mistakes. We have so much more to do. We are not perfect. We have made many mistakes.
HON MEMBERS: Many!
The MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY AND FISHERIES: We can tighten them, but nobody can take away the fact that we have just created 54 000 jobs in agriculture, and that only in the first quarter. [Applause.] So, by the end of the year, we need to look at this again. We have to vigorously implement the public-private partnerships around the extension. I'm done. Thank you very much. [Time expired.] [Applause.]
Debate concluded.