Deputy Chairperson, the question relates to the advancement and recognition of the indigenous people and it asks why the government does not promote this. The question is wrong. The question should possibly rather have been: Why does the government in the Western Cape not recognise the plight of the indigenous community?
The South African government does promote and advance the cause of the recognition of the indigenous people of South Africa. The involvement of the department in the issue of Khoi and San communities is derived primarily from international instruments that provide for the promotion and the protection of the rights of indigenous people. Key existing instruments and mechanisms in this regard are the following: the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples; the International Labour Organisation's Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention; the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues; and the United Nations Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
So, yes, we are very closely monitoring that process. There is an intergovernmental team led by Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Cogta, in this regard, which processes critical issues in the advancement and the promotion of the Khoi and the San community in South Africa.