The Committee raised concerns regarding the high number of acting positions in the executive. Clarity was sought on the reasons why it took so long to transfer the mineral rights to the Richtersveld community. The Committee raised serious concerns about the matters of emphasis from the Auditor- General, which related to the lack of reporting, growing concerns and underperformance of the entity. The Committee wanted to know what had been done to ensure a clean audit in future. The Committee sought clarity on how Alexkor would implement the beneficiation process, and what plans were in place to skill the community. The Committee expressed concern about the inability of the community to resolve the conflict and the delay in concluding the PSJV.