House Chairperson, KwaZulu-Natal stands to support the statement as read and deliberated on before the NCOP by the Deputy Minister on behalf of the Minister of Basic Education. We are doing so, Chairperson, for we understand it's done within the spirit of co-operative governance and the spirit of intergovernmental relations and that everyone was taken on board in coming to the decision. The decision itself seeks to constructively assist in facilitating the service delivery of quality education to the people of the Eastern Cape.
We further acknowledge, Chair, that despite these problems, the education process in the Eastern Cape did produce and deliver to the children of the Eastern Cape - we have seen the improvement in the results. This indicates that despite the problems and few elements that might have been involved in being part of the obstacle to higher service delivery levels, there are people who are committed.
We wish to thank those that, despite all of these problems, did their work as citizens of South Africa, committed to the education of the child that lives in the Eastern Cape.
We also express our support as this is done in recognition that South Africa is a unitary state. We are all responsible for the citizens of the Republic that we are all proud of. Thank you, Chairperson. [Applause.]