Thirdly, conditions of service such as the housing subsidy should be made more generous. Teachers get on average a housing subsidy of R800, which allows them to buy a home worth R220 000. The medical aid scheme should also be made far more generous. The department should also subsidise fee waivers for children of teachers.
Fourthly, there are many very good and committed teachers who work very hard, but we must acknowledge that there are very poor ones who ought to be managed out of the system. Many of the very poor ones came through the Bantustan education system, up to the 1990s, and hon Minister Nzimande will remember that. [Interjections.]