Thank you, hon member. The Minister for the Public Service and Administration, together with colleagues in the Cabinet, has to present the decisions to employ senior managers at least, and this is approved by the Cabinet. There is a thoroughgoing process of interviews, including checking and verifying qualifications. The responsibility to appoint the lower personnel in the departments is normally that of the accounting officers. Of course, the sentiment expressed in Chapter 13 of the National Development Plan resonates with the approach of the Cabinet. Thank you.
Government's role in dealing with challenges relating to South and Southern African economies
15. Mr D D van Rooyen (ANC) asked the Deputy President:
What role will the Government play in the short- and long-term measures that are necessary to deal with the challenge of (a) slowing international economic growth and (b) the (i) implications and (ii) impact of the eurozone debt crisis with regard to the South and the Southern African economies?