The Chairperson of the Provincial Portfolio Committee (PPC), Hon B J Maluleke, expressed appreciation for the visit by the Portfolio Committee in 2012. The visit had made a huge difference in the Province as many of the challenges identified had been dealt with speedily. The PPC was also in the process of undertaking similar visits to schools throughout the Province through the clustering of Committees in the Legislature. The Legislature would produce a consolidated report once the oversight and monitoring visits had been completed. The PPC, during its visits had also picked up on similar challenges as experienced by the Portfolio Committee i.e. shortages of textbooks, shortages of stationery, CAPS training etc. The PPC would make the consolidated report, with recommendations, available to the Portfolio Committee, once tabled.