Chair, I'm desperately trying to work through my documents to find out which item of the adjustments estimate the member is referring to. I thought you had ruled that we are talking about the adjustments and the matter before us, not rumours and speculations in the media.
However, the responsibility of the SA Defence Force, especially the SA Air Force, is to ensure the safety of the President and the Deputy President. That is the responsibility of defence forces all over the world. This will be the responsibility of the SA Defence Force in this democracy: to ensure that the President and the Deputy President are flown safely.
However, for your own benefit, hon Maynier, I have just returned from Oman. I went to the Souk, which is their market. I went shopping for Persian carpets because I am informed that they still fly as they did so many years ago. I am thinking that perhaps it might be cheaper to get a Persian carpet for the President and the Deputy President instead of an expensive jet. I don't know what else you expect them to use. They have a big responsibility of ensuring that you and I as well as this democracy are represented all over the world.
I want to repeat what my spokesperson said to you, which I thought was very apt. In the apartheid government, nobody wanted anybody from South Africa. No President of this country ever flew anywhere nor was there any need for them to fly. We are now the leading country on this continent. Every time there is a need, we are there with this President to make sure that we solve the problem. Thank you very much. [Applause.]