Speaker, the ANC-led government believes that everyone has a right to basic education, including adult education. Hence, on Tuesday, 6 October 2009, President Jacob Zuma, on behalf of South Africa, joined world leaders in supporting the global campaign contributing to the promotion of education for all children.
President Zuma said that it was sad that the fundamental right to education was still denied to millions of children. The number one goal, Education for All, is a campaign meant to ensure that 75 million children not in schools across the globe, half of whom live in Africa, get access to classrooms, teachers and proper education.
The campaign is also aimed at ensuring that the 2010 Fifa World Cup leaves a lasting legacy in education. Heads of state agreed to spending the following year working towards a breakthrough in global education, funding and making education a legacy of the 2010 Fifa World Cup in Africa and poor regions around the world.
The ANC-led government remains committed to insuring that every child receives proper education, which is one of the five key priorities of the ANC-led government for the next five-year period.
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