In its presentation, NAPTOSA warned that learners in the John Taole Gaetsewe education district would experience the influence of the devastating service delivery protests for a very long time. It was concerned about the level of intimidation that still occurred in some areas. NAPTOSA was committed to education and was very concerned about the situation in the two districts. The union was engaged with all role-players and political leadership to address and solve the problems faced. The view of the union was that the situation had a political origin and therefore required a political solution. It was disturbing that communities were prepared to use the education and future of children as a bargaining chip to obtain political goals.