Chairperson, hon member, there were no specific details attached to the question, so it would be difficult for me to comment specifically on the situation in the Baviaans Local Municipality. What I will undertake to do is to look at the specifics of that situation and to come back to the member on that.
If I can just say to the hon member and all members of this House that it is questions of this nature that we appreciate very much, because they provide the kind of oversight that is necessary for us to make sure that the policies and the mechanisms that we devise at a national level are indeed being implemented as we would want on the ground level. So, thank you very much for that information.
Secondly, on the matter relating to stock theft in Sekhukhune, again I would have to come back to the member on the details, but I can say that the Ministry of Police and I were both present on Monday at the AgriSA conference on rural crime. The issue of stock theft was discussed extensively.
We had present with us the person in the office of the National Director of Public Prosecutions who is the liaison person dealing with stock theft. We were able to interact extensively and very positively with AgriSA on refining those measures which are already in place to combat stock theft and other forms of rural crime. Thank you.
Details regarding policy of department on officials who have been declared medically unfit being employed by other security services
18. Mrs E C van Lingen (DA) asked the Minister of Correctional Services:
Whether her department has a policy on officials who have been declared medically unfit being employed by other security services; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?