Hon Speaker and hon member of the Assembly, thank you for your question. All the names we are mentioning are the names which were submitted by the pardon committee. This means that insofar as those that were omitted are concerned - there are many that we did like that - I have made an example that there are decisions I have already made regarding some of those. And these were left out because of certain conditions - therefore it is all of them.
I did not get the report indicating that there were names omitted. When the pardon committee brought these names to me they did not indicate that some names had been omitted because they could not reach an agreement regarding those. I took what was placed before me and started working on it.
With regard to the issue of Vulindlela, which you narrated because you want to highlight that it is imperative for the people who had quarrelled before to reconcile in order to reach a peaceful solution, this act was initiated by of the people of Vulindlela, who came up with the idea on their own because the violence there was multifaceted. There was infighting between people from different areas, and a political war. In that gathering there, in my presence, some young men were asked to stand up - the young men who initiated peace talks to bring about harmony.
It was also mentioned in the news that some still have been left out. So, it becomes our task to ensure that if there is any outstanding issue, we must tackle that to bring about peace for everyone, and peace among people in general. I think what happened in Vulindlela was a good act, which I think we are going to eventually talk about and everybody will be present. IsiZulu says it well: "There are small beginnings to big things." [Applause.]]
Particulars regarding improved service delivery to be brought about by changes to Cabinet
21. Mr P J Groenewald (FF Plus) asked the President of the Republic:
With reference to his statement on 31 October 2010 that he has changed his Cabinet in order to ensure improved service delivery and strengthen existing Ministries, in what way will these changes to his Cabinet bring about improved service delivery?