Deputy Speaker, the hon member from the DA was correct in what he said concerning the land claims and exposure to government. We acknowledge that we have done verification of the outstanding land claims. We have the conclusion of that work.
The second thing that we acknowledge is that perhaps we could have managed and planned better. I think the hon members should acknowledge the pressure of time. This has been a massive programme of government: trying to address a very emotive issue, with no previous experience. Now we understand that the challenge is in the processing. When you gazette, the farmer stops the development, we sign, make an offer and agree.
There is much goodwill amongst the farmers out there in terms of their understanding of the challenges facing government - the inability of the fiscus to deal with this. We are trying to engage with them to try to make them understand further, because the court orders are not in the interests of the state as a whole.
The reason I am acknowledging this is because we did not think it was supposed to be made into a political issue. We thought maybe it was just a matter of national interest, and that all of us, both the opposition and our side in the ANC, should acknowledge that we have an equal responsibility to ensure that the stability we are experiencing right now in our country should remain as it is.
Secondly, I wish to acknowledge and thank the hon member from the ANC who spoke about the farmer from Bronkhorstspruit. We think that is the way to go. We have created a fund. This year we have R900 million to try to work out a strategy of recapitalisation and development. This is part of the programme. There will be more of these. We hope that the hon members will appreciate that those terms were made to stabilise the country, not only for the ANC, but for the betterment of the country as a whole, including the hon members of the DA. I thank you. [Applause.]