Hon Chairperson and hon Deputy President, thank you for the opportunity. In terms of one of the narratives of the Public Service Act, the President, the Deputy President, Ministers and pemiers are allowed to or provision is made for them to appoint special advisers in various capacities. In terms of an answer to a question that I posed to the Minister for the Public Service and Administration, a list was provided, which indicated that 72 special advisers had been appointed to various Ministers, including the President, the Deputy President and, naturally, the premiers.
Now, I'm happy to see that the Deputy President thought it wise to appoint only one special adviser, contrary to the President and some of the Ministers who have four. The question that I want to pose to the Deputy President is: In terms of the question posed, what is the role of special advisers in this new dispensation? [Interjections.]