The Committee noted that:- . There is a need for the Department to address the problem of copper and electricity theft with the relevant stakeholders; . The energy reserve margins in Eskom were very low, and urged the Department to ensure that there is security of electricity supply; . Board members of SOCs were serving in too many boards, and that the Department should regulate the number of boards they could serve at one point; . The Presidential Review Committee has tabled its report to the President, but the absence of legislation that empowers the Department to take action against non-performance calls for the Department to draft the shareholder management bill; . Small and emerging suppliers are not given contracts by SOCs because they are not competitive, and the Committee urged the Department to ensure that small and medium enterprises were supported and promoted to be competitive; . There is a lack of investment by private sector in infrastructure, and the Committee urged the Department to develop mechanisms to incentivize private sector investment; and . National Treasury has approved funding of critical skills needed in the department, but the capacity to execute its oversight responsibility was still inadequate. . The Department should increase oversight to ensure that South African Express Airways completes the reconstruction of the withdrawn financial statements, and they are tabled in Parliament as per the Public Finance Management Act requirement.