Hon Speaker and hon members, the challenges of underdevelopment in parts of our country, particularly those that were designated former homelands, are those that can best be addressed through social and economic infrastructure development. As the Minister of Finance has announced that over the next three years there would be R800 billion available for infrastructure development, we should deliberate about it and aim to close the gap between urban and rural areas with regard to bulk infrastructure. That is the only way to address this challenge, because most municipalities in those areas do not have any tax base to fall back on and that is why it has to be a task that we tackle jointly from the national, provincial and local levels. Thank you.