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In limbo, in that sense. Your reaction to this directive and your thoughts? Similarly, it was expected that they had to withdraw because they don't have capacity. Because if you go to the refugee reception centers across the country, there's five of them. The total workforce there is less than 100. Meaning, the people that can process these applications are less than 100. The highest is in Pretoria with 40.

46. Musina has got about 10. Kabek has got about 12. Therefore, that on its own is the clearest indication that they don't have capacity. Again, in 2019, the Auditor General issued a report saying that because when a person applies for asylum, what then happens is that there needs to be a decision taken. And then, after some people go on appeal, firstly, the people that when the

Decision has been taken, or the active files on the first step were 43,000. The active cases that were sitting on appeal were on 147,000. The Auditor General, back in 2019 already, said with the current workforce under Home Affairs, to clear the backlog would take 68 years. That was in 2019. Now, obviously, fast forward six years later, seven years later, that would be the clearest indication that there would be no capacity from home.

Affairs. Exactly what I agree with you to say. Home Affairs would have then gone to the Concord to say: here is even another institution, Chapter 9 institution, Auditor General, saying that we would take 68 years in 2019 to clear a backlog. The capacity has not changed. Now, where will the Home Affairs get the capacity if they are not given time? Because in 2017 and in 2023,