11.   Others said such penalties could intimidate qualified individuals from accepting municipal employment or from seeking public office.

12.   Qualified individuals from both public and private sector organisations, as well as individuals who meet the criteria for study, are eligible to apply for the programme.

13.   Demonstration farms have been set up to validate and transfer ready-for-commercialization technologies to Landbank-assisted cooperatives and other qualified individuals and firms.

14.   Union leaders claim police forces are recruiting poorly qualified individuals and that many are prone to crumble under the pressure of everyday law enforcement duties.