Chairperson, hon Minister Mphephethwa, thank you for the response and for informing us that it will take a while to implement this programme.
Just as a follow-up, hon Minister: I want to know what will happen in the meantime, while the programme is not in place yet, as the learners who are living in the rural areas are still impoverished. At the beginning of each year, most of them do not have enough money for registration at schools. Is there anything that this department is thinking of that can be of assistance to these learners, so that they can gain admission to schools without paying anything, whilst you are still sorting out this issue, because they are just crowded into one place? Thank you, Chairperson.