The Committee acknowledged that there are entities that are working hard to fulfil their mandates and commended these, in particular those that are not subsidised by the government such as the PPECB and the OBP. However, the Committee felt that a lot of work still needs to be done on those that are faced with challenges and the Department must take the lead. Finally, the Committee raised their concern regarding the serious lack of collaborations on training and research activities between the Department, its Entities and other departments such as Rural Development and Land Reform, as well as among entities.