Deputy Speaker, the answer to the question is as follows. Remote sensing data is identified as a fundamental data set for planning and sustainable development, and is especially important for Africa and developing countries. Remote sensing satellites acquire and provide data that benefits a very broad user community.
For our satellite, Sumbandila, the information acquired will assist in, but not be limited to, the following areas: agricultural mapping, health promotion, air quality management, urban planning, communications, and water resource management.
The satellite will provide earth observation data for a wide range of applications in our country and in the region broadly, data which will ensure that we minimise the current costs of purchasing data from satellites of other countries.
The successful operation of Sumbandila and of future build missions that South Africa will undertake, will put South Africa in a position which will attract international investments that will stimulate and develop our local space industry.
We believe that revenues, at a minimum, which have a return ratio of around 4:1, will and can be realised in our space industry sector. We will, as a country, work hard to strengthen our existing technological capabilities and our space resources in order to create more opportunities in terms of employment and especially human capital development for the youth of our country. [Applause.]