Executive remuneration has been another concern regarding parastatals. We have set up a panel to review all executive remuneration and we look forward to hearing the results of their considerations.
I'm not going to speak in turn to each and every one of the SOEs. Their chairpersons and CEOs are sitting in our midst. I want to thank them for the incredible, loyal, hard and dedicated way in which they have done their work in sometimes extremely trying times. They are essential to the very good functioning of our economy.
I would also like to thank our staff in the Department of Public Enterprises. I would like to thank the acting deputy director-general, our deputy directors-general and every single staff member of the department for their incredible commitment, their long nights of hard work and their absolute professionalism. They are a great team.
Finally, I must thank Members of Parliament. We might get irritated. We might say, "Oh gosh, now we have to go to Parliament", "Now there is this problem"; "Now there is that problem." But Parliament has a duty to hold us to account. I have always been a Member of Parliament. I will always agree that Parliament must hold us to account. [Applause.]
However, could I now just make one plea, hon Chair? Could you cut us some slack, just a little bit of the time? We are doing our best. We are absolutely going to make sure that we are meeting our mandates, and we look forward to a constructive engagement in the future.
Lastly, let me thank Deputy Minister Enoch Godongwana, who has been an absolute pillar of strength, an intellectual giant and an extraordinarily subtle and principled commentator on the role of parastatals. With this team in place, I have no doubt that we are going to make a great difference to the role of parastatals in our country. Thank you very much. [Applause.]