Thank you, Deputy Speaker. Thank you, Minister, for clarifying that this is an issue not restricted to correctional services only. However, Minister, the founding provisions of our Constitution talk to human dignity and the advancement of human rights. The Bill of Rights talks to individuals not being deprived of their freedom arbitrarily or without just cause.
But we have in our system many individuals who are incarcerated purely because they can't afford bail of R1 000, and they clearly are not a threat to society. When do you think this joint cluster approach will deal with that matter?
Secondly, in terms of the awaiting-trial detainees, you have 33 female awaiting-trial detainees, and five of them have been in prison for more than three years; that's about 15%. Of the 2 847 male awaiting-trial detainees, 512 of them ... [Time expired.]