Deputy Speaker, I think the hon Deputy Minister and the Ministry have to take account of what should be done in the Eastern Cape. Learners in the Eastern Cape are being let down on a daily basis by the Eastern Cape department of education and indirectly by the Department of Basic Education.
They have surely been let down again today when the SA Democratic Teachers' Union's teachers abandoned classrooms and participated in the Congress of SA Trade Unions' national strike to end toll roads in Gauteng even though this is an issue that has nothing to do with education in the province of the Eastern Cape. This action goes against the letter and spirit of the agreement which was signed by Sadtu and the Eastern Cape provincial government on 8 February, and that helped to bring to an end the go-slow in that province.
Now that the union is on strike again for reasons unrelated to its work, what does the Minister plan to do to make sure that Sadtu members abide by the agreement? [Time expired.]