Chairperson, owing to time constraints, I request that I be allowed to conclude the little piece of the speech that I'm left with. You'd remember that we were speaking about the issue of the indaba. Preliminary indications are that, with regard to gender and procurement aspects of the Liquid Fuels Charter, we are not performing as we anticipated and the indaba will afford the opportunity for industry stakeholders to deal with these challenges, in particular to allow for our people to participate in liquid fuels procurement.
With regard to the 2010 Fifa World Cup, the department, together with role- players in the liquid fuels sector - within the exemption granted by the Competition Commission - has been able to plan for the anticipated increase in demand during the event of 2010 for liquid fuels, in particular jet fuels at the airports. In addition, all stadia will be running on diesel generators for electricity supply during the period of the tournament. It's all systems go for a successful African Soccer World Cup.
I just want to say, Madam Chairperson, in relation to the issues you raised about how ready we are for 2010 and the importance of making sure that we keep the lights on, the jets in the air and cars on the road, that somebody would need to bewitch us for things to go wrong. But I want to say to all of us, God is always on our side and nothing will go wrong with God on our side. [Applause.] We have always believed that 2010 is the year that God created for South Africa and it is up to South Africans to make sure that we don't disappoint God.
Again, Madam Chairperson, in relation to the many issues that were raised by members, you would know that in the workshops that you had convened for the portfolio committee ... [Interjections.]