Acting Speaker, hon Moloi-Moropa, the question you asked is a question that has been on my mind for a very long time. I have been trying to track down the Minister of Higher Education and Training in order for us to solve this matter amicably. I have not found him in any of the places that I frequent. [Laughter.] [Interjections.]
Acting Speaker, please protect me, because I want to suggest to the Minister of Higher Education and Training that the Public Service Education and Training Authority, PSETA, resorts under public administration. I did not know how it came to be under his mantle until I did some research for this particular question and I discovered that, while most God-fearing people were in church, one Sunday in November 2009 the Minister of Higher Education and Training issued a statement and said, "from Sunday 1 November 2009, the Department of Higher Education and Training assumes responsibility over skills development and training in government". He said this on a Sunday. [Laughter.]
Most people came back from church to discover that the skills training sector belonged to the Minister of Higher Education and Training. I am in consultation with him and, in the meantime, Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Public Service and Administration, we are making do with what we have.
We have established very collegial relations between PSETA and the Public Administration Leadership and Management Academy, Palama, to see that we can work together and get ourselves out of this situation. And we have moved away from the original concept of Palama providing programmes to the public sector. We are now establishing Palama as a national training college for public service.
I know that this is a matter that hon Marais is also very concerned about, because he asked a similar question. I therefore have resolved that I will provide the portfolio committee with the full detail of where we are in relation to this restructuring of Palama.
In relation to the 1% levy that you are asking which is expected from PSETA, I have crafted a Cabinet memo which will be submitted very soon to ensure that all government departments provide us with the 1% that is required so that we can ensure that Palama has the necessary resources. Thank you.