This can only happen if we have a steady and quality pipeline from early childhood development, ECD, and Basic Education. We therefore welcome the announcement by the President of compulsory ECD learning for two years. [Applause.] This will complement the no-fee paying school programme which has 10 million learners and the school nutrition programme which benefits over nine million learners. We are a caring government, transporting more than six million poor children to school per day. We are beginning to see the fruits of our investment with improvements in key indicators, such as the Minister of Basic Education announcing 172 043 bachelors passes. We almost have universal coverage of access to education. A total of 98% of kids in this country have access to education. [Applause.]