Chairperson, hon Kilian has sneaked in a question on the standards issue which is also on the Order Paper in question 260. Let me just say that the matter of standards is open at the moment. It is still under discussion. We are certainly awaiting a report the from Southern African Development Community, SADC, which is meeting at the end of November, I am told. The SADC community has instituted a special task force to interrogate what might be the best and appropriate standards for the region.
All the Ministers in the SADC countries are awaiting the outcome of that particular report, which should be towards the end of November. That would give us an indication of what the region should do. Until then, we are continuing to assess and review what the position is, but I think we are all guided by the portfolio committees in Parliament that have instructed us to be very careful and assess the implications of the review. Should the review recommend alternative standards to the current policy, we will have to weigh these very carefully and come back and look at how we deal with them.
Right now, we have a policy, we have a review in place and we are awaiting the view of the region on all of this. Clearly, there are several lobbies in the market place as to what we should do. The emerging manufacturers are one such lobby, and they would have a preference for a particular standard. There are others that are saying, developmentally, we are counselled to have different kinds of standards, but at the end of the day, it is what is in the best national interest of this country that will determine how we move. Thank you.