Speaker, on the issues that have been raised around the backlogs, it's more of what has been raised by hon Smith, on waste-water-treatment plants, where we are saying that the cost requires an amount of about R56 billion. When he talks about what is a plan, do we have a plan? I must tell you that this information was assembled and presented last week on 21 and 22 October in relation to the extent of the backlogs.
We are involved in the process of developing a turnaround strategy. If you ask me the same question in December, I will be able to give you a reply because we are developing a strategy that will be ready at that time.
On the issue of consumption being reduced, the people who are mostly consuming the water are the farmers and the people at the mines and that is where the consumption of water is most prevalent. We are engaged on issues of ensuring that savings happen on those areas and also interventions on areas where there is an emergency. That matter is taken up, hon Smith. Thank you very much.