Madam Speaker, in reply I remain hopeful that the situation will normalise; that parents, adults and others in the community will realise that the impasse that we have had for several months is harming irreparably the future of children who should be in school. I must, however, repeat what I've said in the House before that the majority of the schools continue to function. There are disruptions from time to time.
There are some schools where we do not have full attendance both by learners as well as by teachers, but we are working hard with the North West education department to ensure that all children are in school with schools functioning fully as they should. Of course, hon Ntuli, we will continue with the support programmes that we believe should be there to support our children in our schools anyway so that they have the study material. Any additional programmes which have become part of the fabric of the education offering would, of course, be continued.