Hon Deputy Speaker, hon members, indeed we are opposed to any form of co-governance between the union and any government, whether it's in the Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal or any other province.
With regard to the intervention itself, the national government is completely intent on fulfilling its obligations in terms of section 101(b). The provincial government has agreed to the full implementation of section 101(b). A report has been submitted to Cabinet with regard to recommendations that have been made by a task team of Deputy Ministers who visited the provinces and consulted with all the stakeholders over the two- day period. Cabinet has considered the matter for over a year, and an announcement will be made with regard to the recommendations.
We are intent on dealing with the issues. We must recognise that at the time of the commencement of the intervention, there were children who were not receiving nutritious meals. There were textbooks that were not delivered, transportation had been suspended and a range of other challenges faced the province. Transport has been provided, children are being fed every day in school, textbooks and workbooks have been delivered - there may be challenges in certain areas - and the temporary teachers who had been suspended are now back in the classrooms.
Now, nobody can pretend that nothing has happened in the past year. What I am saying is that the progress may well have been uneven. There is a monitoring team that has been appointed for that particular purpose. Strict, firm recommendations have been made and will indeed be implemented in due course. But there is no challenge about the validity, legality or otherwise of the implementation of section 101(b) as a complete intervention. I hope this will assist the other side to have a better understanding. Thank you. [Applause.]