In response the EDD indicated that on the blockages of infrastructure projects, the responsibility of government was to intervene and resolve crises and blockages. On the Medupi project specifically, it was mentioned that the Minister of Public Enterprises had led government's intervention and that had been greatly publicized and was successful. The EDD indicated that it was unfortunate that it would not know or be able to predict future blockages so it could not cover this aspect of work in its strategic plan. However, when such a blockage happens, the EDD moves in rapidly. Examples of such interventions were common in the construction sector with shortages of cement, bitumen and other building material. It was indicated that the unblocking of challenges in infrastructure projects was one of the major duties of the EDD and .this required cooperation from other departments.