Madam Speaker, Honourable Members,   Since the commencement of Operation Prosper, the joint deployment of the South African Police Service (SAPS) and the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) has yielded significant progress in stabilising priority hotspots and disrupting organised crime across the Western Cape, Eastern Cape, North West, Gauteng and Free State.   Given the recent commencement of deployments in certain priority action areas, it is too early to draw definitive conclusions regarding impact. However, indicators suggest a reduction in selected crime categories within the operational action areas.   More than 1,000 arrests have been affected, most notably 550 in the Western Cape and 238 in the Eastern Cape. There has been a strong focus on dismantling drug networks and illegal mining syndicates, alongside arrests linked to serious violent crimes.   Operational intensity has been sustained through the execution of over 38,000 coordinated actions, including roadblocks and targeted tracing operations, resulting in the seizure of 18 firearms, 792 rounds of ammunition and 186 explosives. This directly weakens the operational capacity of criminal networks.   These outcomes are underpinned by robust command-and-control structures established through the National Joint Operational and Intelligence Structure, ensuring integrated planning, daily joint briefings and unified execution between SAPS and SANDF commanders.   While there is tangible progress toward reclaiming territory, stabilising communities and advancing broader security outcomes, we need a government-wide and society-wide effort to prevent crime and address its social and economic causes.   There is much that Operation Prosper can achieve, but it needs to be reinforced and supported by an integrated crime prevention strategy undertaken by all parts of the state and all sectors of society. #RamaphosaQandA(Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦)