Mr President, there are a number of fundamental areas relating to addressing poverty and job creation which have not really been addressed. You seem to be silent about the magnitude of the high failure rate in the country. This increases unemployment and poverty, yet there is no mention of how government is going to take this process forward.
I still have not heard what the number is of the people that cannot go to university, whether or not they are going to get there and what your plan and contribution is going to be. I did not hear in your speech the extent to which you were going to subsidise basic commodities in this recession and ensure that the social grants and pensions were maintained in order for the unemployed to buy bread. I still have not heard how the poor and unemployed are going to access those 500 000 jobs. When are those jobs really going to be available, and where and how are people going to access them?
Baba Mongameli, ngikufisela impumelelo ekulweni nobumpofu. Ngiyabonga. [Hon President, I wish you success in fighting poverty. Thank you.] [Applause.]