Chairperson, despite the progress made by government to address poverty, people in the rural areas still face high levels of poverty, which results from the lack of access to land and basic services. The fast-tracking of land redistribution to meet government's target is therefore imperative to deal with the call of poverty.
The MF is glad that the Minister has alluded to the fact of reviewing the principles of willing buyer, willing seller. In many instances, this serves as a catalyst. People living in informal settlements have continued to suffer for 15 years. This indicates that land delivery is a priority, which indicates the importance of the finalisation of land claims as well. Therefore, Parliament should be updated regularly on the progress made in the finalisation of redistribution programmes. However, the MF is concerned as to whether the targets of redistribution and the outstanding land claims will be finalised in view of the budgetary constraints. [Time expired.] I thank you.