Thank you, Deputy Speaker. Indeed, we also want to join all the members of the House in wishing the matric class of 2010 success in their exams. We also want to take this opportunity to thank private individuals who came forward to assist our learners; the business community that came out in numbers also to give support; the learners' parents; and also the very teachers who, after coming back from the strike, did work very hard to make sure that we could recover lost ground.
I am quite confident that, indeed, we have recovered lost ground. As we have been saying to our learners on an ongoing basis, they must stay focused, because no amount of complaints, blame - ID member - or even self- pity will help them through their exams. All they have to do is to work hard. It is only by working hard and staying focused that they will succeed.
This year, 2010, is their year. They should feel successful and succeed and not blame anybody, as it won't help them. So, don't tell them about anything that happened which won't appear in the exams, about who did what to them. They just have to refocus, and that's the only way they will succeed. Thank you, Deputy Chair. [Applause.]