Chairperson, firstly, I must agree with the hon Minister that there are, indeed, pockets of excellence in some of our public schools. But the growth in the number of private schools does indicate that these schools are becoming more and more important as far as the achievement of quality education is concerned.
We, in the IFP, have always argued that there is no schooling system that can be better than its teachers. For instance, I do commend the Minister's statement two days ago in the programme where she came out very firmly and authoritatively against the disruptive activities of the Congress of South African Students, Cosas. Now, one of the factors bedevilling our education system is this excessive teacher union political activity.