Chairperson, I think I will come back and give an answer to this question at an appropriate time. We have, for instance, committed ourselves with the Minister of Science and Technology that we do need to come up with a comprehensive strategy on how to promote research in higher education institutions and in different areas like arts, including indigenous cultures and all that. But we will come back to this at an appropriate time because we want to look at this in a comprehensive manner, especially now that we have a government that is committed to more co-operation amongst departments and not departments operating in silos.
Medicines destroyed by public hospitals in Free State
54. Mr D A Kganare (Cope) asked the Minister of Health:
(1) Whether he has been informed of medicines that were destroyed by public hospitals in the Free State last month; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, (a) why were these medicines destroyed and (b) what was the cost of these medicines;
(2) whether any action has been taken against any official in this regard; if not, why not; if so, what action? NO1143E