Speaker, indeed, I want to assure this House that the strategic infrastructure projects will bring together the projects which would ordinarily fall under Basic Education. For instance, the replacement of mud schools in any area will now be taken over by the PICC as part of the strategic infrastructure projects. The idea is to build them and hand them over to the relevant authority at the local level, as well as to the departments for maintenance, but the actual delivery would be part of the PICC programme.
Position regarding amendments to Labour Relations Act, and prioritisation of economic growth led by private sector
2. The Leader of the Opposition (DA) asked the Deputy President:
(1) Whether Cabinet intends to (a) approve amendments to the Labour Relations Act, Act 66 of 1995, with a view to ensuring flexibility in wage negotiations, (b) ensure greater competition in the labour market and (c) meet the demand for skills in the labour market; if not, why not, in each case; if so, what are the relevant details in each case;
(2) whether he has taken any steps to ensure that economic growth led by the private sector is made a priority; if not, why not; if so, (a) what are the relevant details and (b) how will the Short-term Job Creation Commission's approach to job creation be focused in light of the increase of 107 000 in the number of unemployed South Africans during the course of 2011?