Hon members, the government has five priorities. The first is education, because it has many problems. Yet, education is the real equaliser in society. So that's a priority. Health is the second priority. We know that public hospitals need to be improved. The third priority is the creation of jobs because unemployment, poverty and all the attendant problems remain stubborn. In fact, the number of people who are dependent on social grants has risen to 13 million, and that figure is unsustainable if it relies on the fiscus. We've got to find a way of creating jobs to reduce that figure.
The fourth priority is rural development because, unless we attempt development in rural areas, the migration into urban areas and the resultant increase of informal settlements will remain a problem. The fifth priority is the fight against crime and corruption. Corruption, by whatever name we call it, must be fought and eliminated. Where we have evidence and so on, there are specialised units, over and above the law enforcement units, that can deal with such cases.
Indeed, the government is committed, and that is why you see this high turnover of those who are caught with their fingers in the till, so to speak. I can only repeat the fact that it is a societal problem and it affects all of us. That is why whistle-blowers are important in this regard. Thank you.