The Libode Circuit Manager, Ms F Ngamlana, reported that, in her circuit, she is responsible for 25 schools of which 5 were still mud schools, and that during the period that Mr John Makgato was still the Member of Executive Council (MEC) for Education in the Province of the Eastern Cape, the school was allocated R100 000 for infrastructure. The Department of Public Works was supposed to carry out the purchasing of materials for the construction. The Committee was informed that there were challenges in the tendering processes and that to date the money was still in the school's bank account. Attempts by the school governing body to get assistance from the Provincial Department of Education went in vain. The National Department of Basic Education reported that the reports it had received from the Provincial Department of Education differed from what has been observed at the school. The National Department of Basic Education committed to submit a report to the Minister for Basic Education, Hon E Motshekga, in this regard.