(1) With reference to reported non- or late payment of teachers’ salaries and the incidences of ghost teachers in the Eastern Cape, (a) what payroll systems or applications are used by the provincial department and (b) when were such systems implemented; (2) whether the Eastern Cape education department has sufficiently trained and dedicated personnel to operate the payroll systems; if not, what steps are being taken to ensure effective professional human resource and payroll management as an essential element of good governance; if so, what are the relevant details?