Thank you.
Tog laat die krisis 'n bitter smaak in die mond van die leerlinge, spesifiek, en die belastingbetaler, in die algemeen. [The crisis does, however, leave a bad taste in the mouths of the learners specifically, as well as that of the taxpayers in general.]
We must ask ourselves how we got into this position. How is it possible that unscrupulous individuals have siphoned off funding to themselves in the name of ghost schools for so long? What type of character steals children's school funding, and how it is that no controls were in place for the corruption, over- and underspending, and general incompetence?
Should we be scared, Minister? If the Eastern Cape is a microcosmos of the greater South Africa, we have every reason to be worried. The signs are there. Thank you.