Mr Speaker, hon President, we take note of the President's recent visit to the Eastern Cape. We thank you for your prompt response to our calls, sir, when we requested your office to prioritise the eastern part of the Eastern Cape's collapsing infrastructure.
Given the high rate of accidents on the road between East London and Mthatha, and Mthatha and Kokstad, would it not be possible for the government to come up with strategies to ease the congestion on the N2 by incorporating these areas into Transnet's current project of upgrading the country's railway system? If such a plan was to be approved, it would save the government money on maintenance costs of the road in question.