Madam Deputy Speaker, unfortunately hon De Lille is at the Judicial Service Commission, JSC, therefore, I'll take the follow-up question. The debacle of the Congress of South African Trade Unions, Cosatu, and the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa, Icasa's, urgent court application to prevent the Vodacom deal from going through, have proved to be a great embarrassment and costly to the country. The rand loss of 3% of its value and the cost of the unsuccessful court application was alleged to have been in excess of R10 million.
Icasa's low credibility sunk even lower as a result of a sudden about-turn and surprising stance on this issue. The ID therefore believes that it is imperative that we know the truth around who bears the ultimate responsibility for this entire charade.
I know that in your response you have stated that you weren't at this meeting, but given that you signed off on the deal when you were President, it stands to reason that President Zuma would have consulted you on this matter. Are you therefore aware of anyone in the Presidency facilitating a meeting between Icasa and Cosatu in order to bring such a court application?
Can the Deputy President also explain why - given that it was in your previous capacity as President that you originally signed off on a deal - reservations were held by this new administration about this deal? Does this have anything to do with the fact that some members of Cope stood to benefit financially from this deal?
Finally, will the government be formulating a policy outlining the stance that the government will be taking towards the foreign listing of companies so that we can avoid embarrassing debacles like this in the future?