In terms of the intervention, what we agreed with the province was that for the first three months, because of the high instability caused by the termination of transport, we would allow for a period of stability. That took us up to the end of June. After the first phase, we go into the second phase. That is when the problems you mention arose, because it meant practically taking over the powers. Some difficulties arose. This morning Cabinet resolved that we will be sending a communiqu to the province to clarify section 100(1)(b). I think the province didn't have a full understanding. We clarified that section 100 (1)(b) means complete take-over, which, we think, the province did not quite understand. That is why Mr Manya was asking where he fitted in. So, Cabinet clarified this today and we will be sending a communiqu to the province.
In terms of the plan, the first phase was to allow for stability, use June as a scoping period and identify concretely what the real problems were. After June, we'll tackle the difficult problems of the province, which are as old as the department itself. For 17 years that department has never had a clean audit. They have been moving between "adverse" and just about anything else. The whole idea is to really go into the most difficult questions from July onwards, after scoping and after being satisfied that the problems causing instability have been settled, such as teachers, transport, school nutrition and books. We are waiting for that period to stabilise before we intervene practically and begin to rock the boat in the province. [Time expired.]
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