Hon Deputy Speaker, the ANC believes that education is a means of promoting good citizenship as well as of preparing our people for the needs of a modern economy and a democratic society. As a result of this commitment, the ANC views the R9 million grant awarded recently by Atlantic Philanthropies to the University of the Witwatersrand Centre for Rural-Based Education in North West as a major boost for the people of the province.
The North West department of health and social development indicated that the three-year grant will help to develop a district training centre. The grant will also enable the development of a pilot district education campus within the Lehurutshe-Zeerust Hospital Complex in the Ngaka Modiri Molema District.
The ANC appreciates the initiatives taken by Atlantic Philanthropies and will continue to work with educators, learners, parents, school governing bodies and other stakeholders to make education a priority for all. I thank you. [Applause.]