Deputy Speaker, Hon member, on 10 September 2007 there were indeed charges that were brought with regard to the individuals concerned. One was charged for undertaking overseas trips without proper authorisation, and also failure to follow proper procedures on procurement. The charges against the other related to failure to follow proper procurement procedures.
When these people were suspended, I suppose it took time to finalise the case and since they were suspended with full pay, costs were incurred. In the end there was an agreement to give one a severance package, while the other one resigned. The total of the severance package was R1 172 288; plus the resignation for the other was R873 319, 89. That was the cost of the suspension plus the severance package and the resignation, because the other one decided to resign instead of defend the case. Those were the expenses. And this happened in 2007. Thank you.