Distinguished ladies and gentlemen, in concluding my remarks, let me add that while we have been able to contain some of the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on our economy, it is imperative that we work to build a more resilient economy that is better able to  40  contain external shocks, whilst supporting growth and wealth creation in key sectors of our economy.
The environment was just ripe for disease. Boys would be swimming upstream whilst girls and women would be collecting water downstream! I regret to say this evening that many of the people in that area and others still do not have access to clean water. My former cabinet colleagues know of my Mrs Mboweni water story that I told in 1994.