Madam Deputy Speaker, the Minister of Police is overseeing what is a chaotic property system of endless leased buildings. I have to tell you that the staff had to do an audit because they didn't even know how many leased buildings the SAPS had. They are blaming the staff who came before them, and when they came before the portfolio committee, they blamed the staff who came before them.
What I would like to know - considering the chaos - is whether the Minister, instead of telling his staff to talk to Public Works, is not making an effort to speak with an admittedly totally dysfunctional Public Works Ministry, and at least hold a conversation with them in an effort to perhaps have the buildings purchased, which would save us millions of rand?
Failing that, can the Minister, at the very least, have the leases renewed before our SAPS members are actually locked out, which is happening more and more, often when Public Works simply forgets to pay the rent? It's a ridiculous situation and the buck stops right there.