Well, obviously, we want to see free and fair elections held on the African continent and wherever elections take place. I think it's an unfortunate or bad practice when elections are held and immediately there is a dispute and the opposition says the election is not free and fair. How do we remedy that, now? I don't know, but I think there should be proper monitoring of elections and proper oversight of election processes to see to it that the elections are free and fair.
As far as South Africa's position is concerned, we would like to see, wherever they take place, particularly on our continent where there has been a dispute about elections, free and fair elections taking place. Thank you.
Government informing person he should resign and reconciliation of government's commitment to human rights and democracy with failure to publicly call for resignation of said person 10. Mr H B Groenewald (DA) asked the Minister of International Relations and Co-operation:
(1) Whether the government has informed a certain person (name furnished) prior to his departure on 11 February 2011 that he should resign; if not, why not; if so, when;
(2) whether she will reconcile the government's commitment to human rights and democracy with its failure to publicly call for the resignation of the said person prior to 11 February 2011; if so, how? CO111E