The mid-year performance report of the Department of Basic Education indicated that the Department has exceeded its target of new 6000 learners enrolled for Kha Ri Gude mass literacy campaign in the first six months. The Kha Ri Gude campaign aims to improve the basic literacy and numeracy levels of adults. The Department managed to achieve 2000 more new learners; this was due to savings made in the production of learner and educator support materials and the costs of stationery which allowed more learners to be accommodated in the programme. The report also indicated that the number of learners had exceeded the yearly estimate which ranged between 480 000 and 486 000 as a results of more learners being enrolled.