Hon Speaker, the SA Democratic Teachers Union, Sadtu, has recently called for the resignation of the Minister of Basic Education. It is not very clear why the union is making this call. Is it because the Minister's actions affect their interests or because they affect the education and future of learners in schools across the country, or both?
There is a sense of doublespeak in Sadtu's call, and the union has been responsible for a countless number of schoolchildren missing out on lessons because of prolonged strike action. However, the IFP is not in any way in the business of dictating to the President how to run his government, but we need answers to the allegations brought forth by Sadtu. An investigation needs to be undertaken in order to deal with these allegations and to set the record straight as to whether or not the Minister engaged the relevant stakeholders with regard to the implementation of the biometric registration system; or whether the Minister did renege on the salary agreements; and, most importantly, whether she is harbouring individuals in her department who have been suspended for corruption elsewhere. I thank you.