Yes, thank you, Deputy Speaker. In view of the Speaker's earlier ruling, I would like to associate the DA with the sentiments expressed in this House yesterday. The DA deeply regrets the tragic loss of life during the recent violence at the Lonmin platinum mine in Marikana near Rustenburg. The DA extends its heartfelt condolences to the next of kin of the eight mineworkers and two policemen who perished. These deaths should not have happened at this time in our democracy, when freedom of association and unionisation are guaranteed by the Constitution.
Minister, thank you very much for your response, and I will get straight to the point. The issue is very simply this: Cosatu has met with the ANC, and they have accepted and admitted that to the portfolio committee. Our concern is simply this: If we have processes that are in place, for instance in terms of Nedlac - and I will quote what Nedlac says about these things - and after these processes, Cosatu, which is in alliance with the ANC, can go and broker deals, it then, in our view, will mean that all the processes that we have - Nedlac, the public-participation processes - are in vain because Cosatu can prevail upon the ANC. The question, Minister, is this ... [Time expired.]