Science Is Always Inquiring.

One Of The Things That Became Clear, And Which Was Actually Rather Disturbing, Was The Fact That There Was A View Which Was Being Expressed By People Whose Scientific Credentials You Can't Question

You'll Find A Lot Of Rural Municipalities, Very, Very Big District Municipalities That Actually Have No Tax Base Whereas Our System Of Government Presumes That The Bulk Of Resources From Government Will Come From Resources That They Will Generate Themselves.

I Come Back To What I Had Said Earlier: The Policies Might Be There But Are People Benefiting From The Policies? You Do Find That In Many Instances, Though The Policies Exist, They Are Not Having The Necessary Impact. That Is A Particular Challenge In Local Government, Because That Is Where All The Services Get Delivered.

The National Empowerment Fund We Established Some Time Back. And One Of The Challenges Was To Build A Strong Enough Asset Base For It To Operate In A Credible Manner. And We Believe That It Can.

It Will Be A Comprehensive Response. The Id Issue Is One Of Them. It Will Make Sure That Home Affairs Has The Capacity To Reach People And To Make Sure That The People Themselves Know That They Have Got To Get These Documents And Where To Go To Get Them.