Chair, the Deputy Minister spoke about the S'hamba Sonke programme, which we are all supporting. However, what it really is is an amalgamation of all the equitable share that has been put into a basket, a share that had belonged to the various provinces. We were led to believe that, in fact, these were additional funds, only to find that this is not the case.
In addition to what is already there and was there anyway, do the Deputy Minister and his department intend to top it up so that the backlog can be reduced dramatically and a lot faster? Does he intend to top up this fund? If so, can he give us an indication of when and how much we are talking about? If not, why not? Thank you.