Mr Speaker, the ANC is encouraged by the growing progress being made in accelerating the building of school infrastructures. Therefore, the newly built Tshantshala Senior Primary School in Gugwini village, just outside Lusikisiki, stands as a beacon of hope for the local community as they can finally be assured that their children have a safe place to continue their learning and development.
Before this, learners in Gugwini village used to travel more than 10 km to attend school in the neighbouring village, and those who remained behind were housed in a local church after the structure that was used was blown away by strong winds. These learners experienced difficult learning conditions and they were all crammed into one classroom, which negatively affected the quality of teaching and learning. The new school boasts, among other facilities, 14 classrooms and two water tanks.
The ANC is proud of this achievement, as Tshantshala joins the list of brand-new schools that have been opened as part of the "One school per week" campaign. This campaign has also seen the opening of Notsolo Senior Primary School, Mqokolweni Senior Primary School and Ndlovayiphathwa Senior Primary School, among others. The ANC is also very proud to announce that thus far a total of 16 schools has been built and handed over, and more schools are still to be handed over in the Eastern Cape. I thank you. [Applause.]