Deputy Speaker, my response to hon Swart is in the negative. We submit the senior managers' assessments and declarations to the Public Service Commission. The Public Service Commission goes through them, scrutinises them and, from time to time, brings anything to the attention of the executive authority should they think that perhaps there might be a conflict of interest.
On the other hand, this is a guide to the executive authority to indicate that there might eventually, or in the course of the work of a particular senior manager, be a conflict of interest. I have not detected this. However, as hon Lorimer has indicated, the Portfolio Committee on Defence and Military Veterans has some concerns and I'm open to that. They will probably deal with this matter themselves, but they can also refer it to me and I will scrutinise the matter further. Thank you.
Findings of investigations into circumstances surrounding deaths of inmates in KwaZulu-Natal and Eastern Cape
166. Mr V G Smith (ANC) asked the Minister of Correctional Services:
(a) What were the findings of the investigations into the circumstances surrounding the deaths of inmates in KwaZulu-Natal and the Eastern Cape in the past eight months and (b) how many (i) officials have been implicated in these incidents and (ii) of these officials are still in the employ of her department?