Thank you, hon Ngonyama, for the question. In our discussions, the Vice President of the Sudan, His Excellency Osman Taha, indicated that - and I met him before the Committee of the Wise submitted its report - his government accepts the recommendations and that although they have reservations about certain aspects, overall they accept the report because they believe that it will serve as a basis for consolidating peace and for moving forward.
It may very well be that the part that they have reservations about is the recommendation to include foreign judges in hearing the cases against the perpetrators of violence and crime in Darfur. It may very well be that that is the source of their reservations, but overall he did say that his government accepts the report as is. Thank you.
Effect of government social assistance in encouraging economic productivity
15. Mrs Y R Botha (ANC) asked the Deputy President:
To what extent does the current basket of social assistance offered by the Government to vulnerable groups like the poor and unemployed encourage them to become active participants in all spheres of society to make them economically productive and less dependent on government social relief programmes? NO2613E