Parliament: Following up on our commitments to the people.

Vol. 16 ISSUE 8 2016

Celebrating our Legacy Parliament marks Heritage Day Vision

An activist and responsive people’s Parliament that improves the quality of life of South Africans and ensures enduring equality in our society.

Mission

Parliament aims to provide a service to the people of by providing the following:

• A vibrant people’s Assembly that intervenes and transforms society and addresses the development challenges of our people; • Effective oversight over the Executive by strengthening its scrutiny of actions against the needs of South Africans; • Participation of South Africans in the decision-making processes that affect their lives;

• A healthy relationship between the three arms of the Provinces of Council National of Black Rod of National Assembly National of Mace State, that promotes efficient co-operative governance

between the spheres of government, and ensures

appropriate links with our region and the world; and • An innovative, transformative, effective and efficient parliamentary service and administration that enables Members of Parliament to fulfil their constitutional responsibilities. Strategic Objectives

1. Strengthening oversight and accountability 2. Enhancing public involvement 3. Deepening engagement in international fora 4. Strengthening co-operative government 5. Strengthening legislative capacity contents ­­­­­­­­­­­­­ 5 Message from the Speaker 5

6 commonwealth women's parliamentarians pay tribute to south african women 8 National Council of Provinces Provincial Week 16 national assembly oversight week 8 24 National Assembly debates solutions for universities

26 NCOP debates challenges facing farm workers

28 na debate on programmes to assist the poor

30 High Level Panel conducts public hearings in

31 Grondeienaarskap kan beslis help om Verandering te bespoedig 18 COVER: There is much to celebrate on Heritage Day. This embroidery by Maria Mongwe, who is part of the Kaross Project in Limpopo, is just one example of that rich and diverse heritage. 24 REGULARS

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Message from the national Speaker of the National assembly Assembly, Ms Baleka Mbete

say that the 21st century must be an African century and we manifestations of political instability We mean it! Despite what you see on television screens or read and wars, in the Great Lakes, the Horn in newspapers about our continent, the mood and spirit on the ground of Africa, or in any part of our continent is very different. It reminds me of the years of independence, the 1960s, that does not know peace. when Africa was shedding the shackles of colonial rule to enter the world stage as a free and an independent continent. The Community of Sant’ Egidio has been a friend of Africa for years in the domain of peace and conflict mediation and Those were the years when we formed privileged who have the power to make resolution. We commend their work in the Organisation of African Unity [OAU], the decisions, undemocratically so, for Mozambique and the Great Lakes, to which has since become the African all the rest of us. Thus, Africa is united name just a few. Union, because we saw and continue in calling for the transformation of the to this day to see ourselves as one Security Council to include us among We know the root causes. We have the single people with a common destiny. its permanent members, especially solution. Unlike in the past, we now take The future and prosperity of Africa lie as items on the agenda of this body responsibility and lead in the resolution in our unity and continent-wide are often about our continent. of conflicts on our continent through the integration. African Union and our regional economic The asymmetric global power relations communities. We continue to strengthen The ideological basis of African unity is account for the African condition. That our capability and means to silence the Pan-Africanism, a political movement is our challenge today. Our continent, guns in Africa by the year 2020. Please that emerged around the beginning of during the years of colonial rule, was join us! Let’s work together towards the 20th century to unite all people of only a source of cheap labour and raw this goal. African descent in Africa and its diaspora. materials. This has been a battle for us As a movement, Pan Africanism was since our independence, to transform We accept that we must have leaders an antithesis to colonialism, which had and turn around our economies, on our continent who put their people divided us, creating different countries including industrialisation and first, who are accountable, who eschew where none existed before. developing our human capital. violence as a means towards a political end, and who are touched by the African unity is about Africa speaking The key to claiming the 21st century is in suffering of their people. I take comfort with one voice in global affairs, in industrialisation, to ensure that we add in knowing that many of our leaders of international negotiations or in the value, and reduce our dependency on today are of this calibre and share our many bodies of the . We the export of unprocessed raw materials. collective vision of a better Africa. take pride in the fact that Africa is the We need infrastructure that connects most united continent in world affairs, people within countries and between Africa has taken charge of its destiny. in how we conduct ourselves and speak countries, from Cape to Cairo. We need friends to work with us. This with one voice. gathering is one demonstration of This strategic re-orientation of Africa the goodwill in the world towards our One big challenge to global Africa is well articulated in Agenda 2063, a continent, which gives us strength and has to be singled out, however, and 50-year plan of the African Union that makes us more determined to claim the this is the result of asymmetric global we adopted to take our continent to 21st century. power relations. These divide the world another level. Underlying this plan between the north, which wields so are the principles of self-reliance, This is an edited version of the speech much power, and the rest of us who are responsibility, African ownership and delivered by the Speaker of the National the have-nots. transformative, democratic leadership. Assembly, Ms Baleka Mbete, on the challenges of global Africa on the The United Nations is an assembly of The 21st century must be an African occasion of the international meeting all the nations of the world, but the century, and we mean it! Peace is “Thirst for Peace: religions and cultures same cannot be said of its Security therefore a precondition. We must in dialogue”, which took place in Italy Council, which is a closed club of the address the root causes and the various from 18 to 20 September 2016.

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Role of women in advancing implementation of UN Sustainable Development Goals

We commemorate 60 years of the Women’s March to Pretoria in which South African women from all walks of life were united in opposing the implementation of the repressive and discriminatory legislation by the then National Party regime known as the pass laws. It is important to note that this march formed part of the programme of action of the Federation of South African Women (Fedsaw) which was formed on the 17th of April 1954. The significance of Fedsaw was in its composition – in that it brought together women across the political, class and religious divide.

This commemoration of the historic march serves as a reminder that women before us fought for the franchise of all our people – and more particularly women. In the Women’s Charter that they drafted and adopted were the aspirations of the South Africa they wanted. A South Africa where there will be gender equality, a country where working conditions – in particular of women – will be improved, and economic opportunities would be accessible to all.

There are many women in this province across the political divide that continued to fight for women’s emancipation and their representation in decision-making structures of institutions that govern them. Stalwarts such as Ms Dorothy Nyembe, Florence Mkhize, Mama Kubheka and others are a reminder of the women’s struggles in this province of KwaZulu-Natal.

WORKING TOGETHER: National Assembly House Chairperson Ms . During the period of negotiations,

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women once again formed a coalition councils, executives and the private our National Development Plan (NDP) across the political, economic and sector’s decision-making structures. and the African Union Agenda 2063. class divide which fought for equal As women appreciate the strides representation in the negotiations that have been made thus far on As parliamentarians and legislators process. One of the gains that we representation, it is concerning we are the representatives of our can recall during that period was the that the numbers of women in people. Our primary responsibility inclusion of the Equality Clause in parliaments and legislatures are still is to make laws, hold the executive our interim Constitution and the final low compared to the population of accountable and ensure oversight in Constitution, which was adopted in women in our countries and globally. the implementation of policies, laws 1996. Some of the women like our and programmes of government. The current Speaker Ms Baleka Mbete, It is for this reason that the vexing question, therefore, concerns Dr Frene Ginwala, the late Ms Commonwealth Women how we exercise our responsibility Faith Gasa and former Member of Parliamentarians continue to strive for as women legislators to ensure the Parliament, Ms Sheila Camerer, to an increase in women’s participation implementation of the SDGs. name but a few, were among those in parliaments and legislatures. women who were critical in the In order to improve the situation, First and foremost, working with making of a new South Africa. women through their multiparty the Women’s Caucus in Parliament caucuses in legislatures will need we need to ensure that ratification It is important to note, however, to look at legislation such as the of these goals is done if such is that while women struggled side by Electoral Act and see to what extent required as soon as it is possible. side with their menfolk in pursuit the Act can be reformed to advance It is important that we popularise of freedom, questions continued women’s representation. Secondly, the SDGs among our communities, to be asked about the difference it is about looking at political parties' working in partnership with civil that women’s participation and constitutions and policies and ensure society organisations. representation bring in parliaments that these too are transformed and legislatures. and that clauses or principles of Secondly, it is necessary that the equality are ingrained in such policy Women’s Caucus should develop In answering this question, I documents of parties. Thirdly, it its own programme of action that wish to reflect on the words of Dr is about advocacy, working with will determine the areas of focus Frene Ginwala in the foreword to civil society to argue for increased as it relates to women and girls. a handbook by the International participation of women. Monitoring and evaluation tools Institute for Democracy and Electoral have to be developed in order to Assistance (IDEA) titled Beyond Today we are gathered here to ensure that progress and impact the Numbers, in which she reflects deliberate on the implementation on programmes can be measured. on the essence of democracy. Dr of the Sustainable Development Ginwala states that “the seed of Goals (SDGs). As a country we I trust that this workshop will lay a democracy lies in the principle that have been part of the development basis in which the Women’s Caucus the legitimacy of the power to make of these goals. As members of can identify and develop their own decisions about people’s lives, their the Commonwealth Women programme of action as to how society and their country should be Parliamentarians, we have also as legislators, they can ensure the derived from a choice by those who ensured that the goals will address implementation of the SDGs. will be affected”. the issues that are of concern to women. Goal Five for instance, This is an edited version of the Twenty-two years into our democracy, talks to the gender equality issue. address by Ms Thoko Didiza, we can say with pride that the Chairperson: Commonwealth Women struggles by our forebears were not In taking a cursory look at the Parliamentarians (Africa Region) in vain. Women now occupy seats SDGs, it is clear that there is a lot at the KwaZulu-Natal Legislature’s in the legislatures, parliaments, of convergence between these goals, Women’s Caucus Workshop.

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GOOD BEGININGS: Deputy Chairperson of the NCOP, Mr Raseriti Tau, and a delegation of NCOP MPs meet children at an early childhood education centre in the Northern Cape. NCOP determined to make access to education and healthcare work for all the National Council of Provinces' (NCOPs') in the Western Cape Province, the important Provincial Week programme, all the Acting Head of the Department, Mr During Brian Schreuder, said there are aspects provincial permanent delegates to the NCOP returned to their respective to be proud of, such as better results provinces to assess the state of service delivery of basic education in delivering an effective education and health. The theme of the programme was “Following up on our system in the province, but there are commitments to make access to education and healthcare work for all”. stark challenges too. He said one of This year’s Provincial Week programme aimed to establish the extent to the challenges was the teacher-pupil which the provinces are meeting the National Development Plan’s (NDP's) ratio at schools, which he said is an Vision 2030 goals on basic education and healthcare. ongoing concern. “Currently, at primary level one teacher has to put up with Abel Mputing covered the Western realisation that although progress has approximately 37.3 pupils and in Cape’s programme. The Western Cape’s been made in redressing the legacy of secondary schools one teacher has to permanent delegates to the NCOP told in South Africa, the education deal with 33.1 pupils,” he said. the Western Cape’s MECs for Health system and the performance of our and Education that this year’s NCOP’s country’s health system still carry the He said the increase to over 45 pupils Provincial Week programme had a burden of apartheid neglect. in a class on average is not and special focus on education and public poses an undue burden on teachers. “If health services because there is a Reflecting on the state of education there are any cuts in the current budget,

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which we experienced last year, we will According to the Deputy Vice-Chancellor Explaining the purpose of the Provincial not maintain the teacher-pupil ratio as of Stellenbosch University, Prof Week programme at the start, the expected and this will affect the quality Nico Koopman, the centre is a new Deputy Chairperson of the NCOP, of our education system. The demand initiative that seeks to respond to the Mr Raseriti Tau, assured the Acting for enrolment is not met by budget cuts, advancement of public health policies Premier of the Northern Cape Provincial which we are currently experiencing. aimed at the ideals of the Bill of Rights. Government that the Members of the This situation is now exacerbated by “We are now in the third decade of our NCOP were not in the province for a the demands for free higher education,” democracy, which endowed us with witch-hunt or to criticise. he said. the Bill of Rights, with the building blocks of justice and freedom for all. “We were elected by the Northern Cape He spoke about the key drivers of As Stellenbosch University, we recommit Legislature to represent the legislature the influx to students to Western ourselves to be partners to the in the NCOP. In other words, we are Cape schools: “There is in-migration achievement of these ideals,” said the Members of the Northern Cape of learners from other provinces, but Prof Koopman. Legislature. So there is no way that we most noticeably, there is a significant can become big brothers of the people proportion of influx of pupils entering The Ukwanda Centre for Rural Health who elected us to represent them,” said the Western Cape from the Eastern Cape. gives sustenance to the vision of Mr Tau. Stellenbosch University’s HOPE Project “In 2014, there were 19 378 pupils that was launched by its late Rector, Outlining the constitutional mandate of entering our system from the Eastern Prof Russel Botman, in July 2010. the NCOP, Mr Tau said the NCOP is the Cape and 27 941 from all other only House of Parliament that can call provinces combined. In 2015 there were “At Stellenbosch University, we believe all the spheres of government under 19 178 and in 2016 there were that we are true builders of hope on one roof to accelerate the delivery of 18 636 from the Eastern Cape, while the African continent, that we are set services to the people. there were 25 863 from all the other to blaze new trails with our science provinces. The challenges this influx for societal strategy and that we can According to Mr Tau, the Provincial imposes on our resources is immense take on some of the world’s toughest Week programme is one of the NCOP’s and makes planning difficult,” he said. challenges by putting our strengths and flagship programmes, which it uses for Mr Schreuder said there are support expertise at the service of human need,” oversight purposes and to interact with services to mitigate this influx to said Prof Botman at the time. other service delivery role players in the province and these include the province. He said this programme the construction of new schools Mava Lukani reports that the and other programmes of the NCOP and expansion of existing ones to Provincial Week programme created create strategic platforms of interaction accommodate this influx, but the current an opportunity in the Northern Cape between the service delivery role players budget does not cater for that. Province for the permanent delegates to find solutions together to challenges to the NCOP and the MPLs to assess that stand in the way of service delivery. “What also worries the department is progress made in the delivery of that the gender parity index shows that basic education and health services, “For the people on the ground who boys in the Western Cape are more likely particularly to the poorest of the poor, should be the recipients of services, to drop out of school and be drawn into and the extent to which the province officials and politicians should work drug abuse or gangsterism. To mitigate is meeting the NDP’s goals in these together and together turn the wheel this trend, the education department services. of service delivery,” he said. has come up with retention strategies,” he said. The Whip of the Northern Cape’s The delegation split into two groups. permanent delegates to the NCOP, Mr The Upington-based one was led by The Ukwanda Centre for Rural Health, , said the week-long Mr Stock and the Namaqualand region’s which is part of the University of oversight programme would be spent Springbok-based one was led by Mr Stellenbosch’s Rural Clinical School, visiting education and health centres. Charel de Beer, who is also a permanent was one of the healthcare centres that “There are schools and health centres delegate of the Northern Cape to the was visited by the NCOP delegates (clinics and hospitals) that have been NCOP. The groups visited a mixture of and Members of Provincial Legislatures identified to be visited and which will be poor- and best-performing education (MPLs) in the Western Cape. visited,” said Mr Stock. and health centres in both regions.

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According to Mr Stock, certain centres of The delegates heard that the Northern Mr Dlungwane said the province has education and health were selected for Cape Department of Health is beginning the highest number of learners in the oversight. to strengthen the delivery of health country with 2.8 million learners, “which services at clinic level to lessen the is why it is crucial that we triple our Briefing the NCOP delegates and MPLs heavy burden on hospitals. According efforts. Our commitment in making about the challenges faced by basic to the Northern Cape’s MEC for Health, sure that we develop and improve education in the Northern Cape, the Mr Lebogang Motlhaping, the new our infrastructure continues. One of Head of the Northern Cape Department approach will also alleviate the burden our main tasks as the Department of of Education, Mr Tshepo Pharasi, of travelling long distances to access Education in this province is to ensure highlighted the problem of the widening healthcare services. that we properly build and maintain our gap between the historically advantaged infrastructure. We are doing this with and disadvantaged schools in the Nolizwi Nogwagwa found that the the aim of making sure that we build Northern Cape, and apportioned the KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) delegation, led by a strong foundation for our education blame to the current funding policy. He Mr James Mthethwa, heard during the system.” said the national norms and standards Provincial Week that the funding for for funding public schools must be appropriate implementation of inclusive Noting that the province has a reviewed. education is not adequate in KZN programme of delivering sanitary because of the latest figures from the towels in all schools before the end of “Poor schools remain poor and rich Census Report. According to the report, the year, Mr Mthethwa commended schools remain rich in spite of the there is an increasing number of learners the department for this undertaking as application of the policy which was with disabilities who need access to “it will go a long way in protecting the envisaged to close the gap between education. dignity of the school-going girls and to the rich and poor schools,” he said. ensure that there are no interruptions Shortage of staff at district and head to their education”, he said. Mr Pharasi also told the NCOP delegates offices in areas such as therapy and and MPLs that scholar transport is still special education is another challenge During the oversight visit in the district, riddled with challenges, including facing the education department in the NCOP delegation together with the corruption. A senior official of the the province. Only five districts out of Gauteng Legislature were shocked to Provincial Department of Education was 12 have district-based therapists. They learn that the special needs children at facing disciplinary proceedings due to are Uthungulu, Umzinyathi, Zululand, Vulekani Special School in Umzimkhulu corruption in scholar transport, he said. Pinetown and Umlazi. do not have access to healthcare services, according to their daily Asked by the delegates why the scholar Before embarking on oversight of the requirements. transport was under the Department selected schools and healthcare centres, of Transport in the Northern Cape, the delegation received a briefing The 269 learners, from Grade R to Grade but in other provinces it is under from the Education and Health MECs. 3, attend school daily without seeing the Department of Public Works, Mr The MEC for Education, Mr Mthandeni professional nurses and therapists even Pharasi said the province chooses the Dlungwane, said this year has been though a school of this nature cannot department it believes will render the different compared to previous years for function without specialists. service most effectively and, based the department. It had to start with a on that, the Northern Cape chose the number of initiatives and strategies to The delegation was also told that the Department of Transport. improve results following the province’s school does not have a hostel on-site poor showing in the National Senior and learners are accommodated in a In spite of all the challenges that Mr Certificate (NSC) results for 2015. borrowed property that was reported Pharasi highlighted, he assured the NCOP to be in a very bad condition with no delegates and MPLs that basic education “It goes without saying that the electricity and running water. The hostel is advancing in the Northern Cape. “We challenge we found ourselves in last is located a distance from the school ensure that no child in the Northern year should always be referred to in the and poses a serious challenge to these Cape is denied access to basic education, past tense. It is safe to say that it is now special needs learners, as the old school notwithstanding the challenges that all systems go for the NSC examinations bus is also not in good condition and has stand in the way,” he said. in KwaZulu-Natal,” he said. been taken in for repairs since July 2016.

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The Vulekani Special School was started The department was lambasted by the were some of the common challenges at Umzimkhulu Mental Hospital in 1992. delegation for lack of cooperation during witnessed at the visited centres. It was registered by the Department the visit, which led to the delegation of Education in 1994. The late former requesting a full report on all issues The Portfolio Committee on Health of the president arranged for raised at the four schools visited in KZN Legislature was asked to continue Shell to donate funds for the building of the district (Vulekani Special School, with the oversight visit to the visited the school. The 2016 enrolment at the Zwelinzima High School, Glengary healthcare centres to ensure that the school has dropped due to the state of Primary School and Thukeyana Primary highlighted problems were attended to. the hostel. School). The department presented the report to the delegation on Friday, In Mpumalanga province, Sakhile The delegation was told that learners 16 September 2016. On the issue of Mokoena found that the NCOP’s had to be removed from a number of the bus at Vulekani Special School, the Provincial Week programme coincided rooms due to cracks that were certified department reported that a service with the province’s “Taking Legislature to as dangerous. The delegation requested provider had been authorised to repair the People” (TLP) programme and based the Department of Public Works to the bus and was expected back at on that, both programmes were jointly provide a report on the status of the the school in September 2016. The held. Lawmakers from both institutions hostel for the school. The department delegation appealed to the department conducted oversight and held meetings indicated that plans for a new hostel at to ensure all issues raised are dealt with. with communities to assess the levels of the school were undertaken in 2011. service delivery in the province. However, the awarded contractor had to Healthcare centres visited included St be released because it could not meet Margaret TB Hospital, Usher Memorial Members of the NCOP and the contractual obligations. The process for Hospital, Polela Community Health Mpumalanga Provincial Legislature spent the appointment of a new contractor Clinic and Underberg Clinic. Inadequate a week meeting with communities and is at an advanced stage and the R28m infrastructure, cross-boundary and cross- visiting government projects and public project was expected to commence in border challenges, high turnover due to service delivery points in Lekwa Local October 2016 for completion in 2018, disparities caused by allowances, water Municipality, which was the hosting according to the department. supply and transport (ambulances) municipality for both programmes.

HEALTHCARE: A group of NCOP delegates and MPLs visit a healthcare centre in KwaZulu-Natal.

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During the meetings with the Also according to Lekwa residents, the General for Primary Health Services in communities, the permanent provincial policy on ambulance services Mpumalanga, said the department was delegates from Mpumalanga to the says an ambulance must not take more inundated with complaints about misuse NCOP heard that most clinics in Lekwa than 45 minutes to respond to a call in of ambulances in the province. Local Municipality (Standerton and a rural area and 15 minutes in an urban surrounding communities) only operate area. They told the joint delegation “As a result, we are developing a from 7am to 4pm on weekdays and of the NCOP and the Mpumalanga system to control the management according to the people of Lekwa, there Provincial Legislature that ambulances of ambulance use. The system will be is a complete shutdown of primary take up to two hours to arrive after a call able to track the whereabouts of an healthcare services on weekends. had been made and people sometimes ambulance. We also know there are die before an ambulance arrives. loopholes in terms of response times, One concerned resident, Mr Stanley and hope the system will be able to Hadebe, said the closure of clinics on When asked to respond to the problems address that,” she said during a visit to weekends was unfortunate and needed that were mentioned by the residents, the Morgenzon Clinic. to be changed to allow communities the MEC for Health, Mr Gillion Mashego, access to primary healthcare every day who was present at most of the Provincial health officials also made a of the week. “People don’t stop getting healthcare sites that were visited by plea to the NCOP to make interventions sick because it is on a weekend, we the NCOP and MPL delegations, said he during the budget process to help the need our clinics to be opened every instructed emergency medical services province with the ideal clinic initiative. day,” said Mr Hadebe. managers in the province to find out They said most of the province’s clinics the causes or reasons for delayed will not meet the deadline of the Ideal The people highlighted other challenges ambulances. “Our policy is that an Clinic Initiative of 2020. “Most of our that hamper the provision of healthcare ambulance’s response must not be more clinics will not meet the status because services in the province. Those 45 minutes in rural areas and 15 minutes of the state of the infrastructure and challenges included the shortage of in urban areas,” he said. because of budget constraints. We are doctors and ambulances that do not not able to address that challenge and arrive on time when responding to a call. Ms Sipho Motau, the Deputy Director- we appeal to the NCOP to escalate our matter to national level,” said Ms Motau. SUPPORTING EDUCATION: A group of NCOP delegates and MPLs visit a school in KwaZulu- Natal during Provincial Week. Furthermore, Ms Motau said the province has only 21 clinics that meet the requirements of the Ideal Clinic Initiative and about 286 that still need to be upgraded. The Ideal Clinic Initiative is a programme of the government to improve primary healthcare facilities and the quality of care that they provide.

NCOP House Chairperson for Committees and Oversight, Mr Jomo Nyambi, said the issues raised by the people of Lekwa will be followed up by the relevant Committees in the NCOP. “We will follow up on the commitments and promises made by the MECs here to the people of Lekwa. This is not a talk shop. The issues raised here will be discussed in Parliament’s Committees and during questions time with ministers,” he said.

On the last day of the joint programme,

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Mpumalanga Premier Mr According to the briefing the delegates Government has taken steps in had an opportunity to respond to the received, transport and meals are strengthening primary healthcare in the issues raised by the community and provided to almost 650 000 learners. The province. According to the briefing from questions asked by Members of the delegates heard that in 2015 North West the Eastern Cape Legislature (MPLs) got NCOP and the Provincial Legislature. province's matric pass rate was 81.5%, from the Acting Premier, Ms Thozama He said they have heard about the clinics third in the country. Marawu, the strengthening of primary that only operate on weekdays. healthcare has been achieved through, On health, the delegates heard that the among other things, the enhancement “Now I can tell you that we will open provincial disease profile showed that TB of broad community-based outreach the Morgenzon Clinic every day and remained one of the major public health services. that means we will be employing more challenges in the North West and co- people,” said Mr Mabuza. infections with HIV were on the rise. Ms Marawu told the delegates and MPLs that the Provincial Department In North West province, Tebatso According to the presentation made to of Health takes health services to Mabilisa, Tshepo Makhanye and the delegates, the Provincial Department rural communities through enhanced Esther Mohube report that the Whip of of Health applies several strategies mobile clinics. She said 241 primary the North West’s permanent delegates to reduce the burden of HIV/Aids, TB healthcare sites were assessed to to the NCOP, Mr Boingotlo Nthebe, told and alcohol abuse in the North West. determine their ideal clinic status and the leadership of North West Provincial Those strategies include door-to-door 15 of them were awarded the ideal Government that the purpose of the campaigns, interactive sessions with clinic status, including clinics in formerly NCOP Provincial Week was to identify multi-drug-resistant tuberculosis disadvantaged areas such as Amahlathi, challenges with service delivery in the (MDR TB) cases and public awareness Nkonkobe, Intsika Yethu, Elundini, provincial basic education and health education. Maletswai, Qaukeni and Mthatha Local sectors. Municipalities. Also, the Provincial Department of He said he hoped the delegates Health is implementing rapid testing An ideal clinic is defined as one would work with other role-players quality improvement initiatives for HIV with good infrastructure, adequate to find solutions to the challenges. Testing Services (HTS) to improve the staff, medicine and supplies, good The Provincial Week also offered the quality of testing. To deal with alcohol administrative processes, and sufficient delegates and MPLs an opportunity abuse, according to the presentation, bulk supplies. It uses applicable clinical to establish what progress the North the department provides counselling policies, protocols and guidelines, and West Provincial Government is making services and referrals to alternative harnesses partner and stakeholder in meeting the goals of the National therapeutic services. The presenters said support. An ideal clinic also collaborates Development Plan. there is currently a Hospital Revitalisation with other government departments. Programme that prioritises maintenance The delegates and MPLs visited certain projects at seven hospitals in the “The province is showing good progress selected schools and health centres in Northern Cape. in the implementation of the National the Kagisano Molopo Local Municipality’s Health Insurance (NHI) programme. The Ganyesa area and surrounding villages. The Kagisano-Molopo Local Municipality OR Tambo District Municipality is the On education, the delegates heard that was told by the permanent delegates to nationally identified NHI pilot site and early childhood development schools the NCOP to play its part in addressing the Alfred Nzo District Municipality is are funded for, among other things, the challenges that were highlighted the provincially identified one,” said the provision of outdoor play, indoor to ensure that there is accelerated Ms Marawu. equipment, learning and teaching delivery of effective basic education materials for mathematics, and and healthcare services in the Kagisano- She told the NCOP delegates and languages and life skills. Molopo Local Municipality communities. MPLs that significant groundwork has been achieved in ensuring that the The scholar transport and nutrition In the Eastern Cape Province, the sites start operating, and that includes programmes provide services to permanent delegates to the NCOP stakeholder consultations, local clinic learners, especially in the historically under Mr Mandla Rayi, who is the Whip, teams and infrastructure development disadvantaged rural communities. heard that the Eastern Cape Provincial for healthcare facilities.

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However, Ms Marawu highlighted they need when they visit the Lady the education centres that were visited challenges which she said remain in Brand’s Senorita Ntlabathi District and those centres included hostels the way of the delivery of healthcare Hospital. The pharmacist at the hospital for learners. “The hostel we visited is services in the Eastern Cape. Among told permanent delegates to the NCOP contributing positively to the provision those challenges are water, sanitation and MPLs who visited the hospital as of a conducive learning environment for and electricity. part of the Provincial Week programme the learners in the Bainvleis area. The that the hospital has 98.3% medicine school stands a much better chance of On basic education, she told the availability for patients who visit the maintaining the 98% matric pass rate it delegates and MPLs that the Eastern hospital. achieved last year,” said Ms Moshodi. Cape Department of Education has a commitment to offer quality education in The Whip of the permanent delegates to Justice Molafo reports that in Limpopo the province by transforming schools into the NCOP, Ms Lydia Moshodi, expressed the permanent delegates to the centres of community activity. She said satisfaction with the progress made in NCOP concluded the Provincial Week in the 2016 academic year, the province service delivery at the education and programme disappointed after a visit saw an increased access to schooling for health services’ projects the delegation to Lefakgomo Secondary School, which Grade 9 learners – an improvement she visited during the Provincial Week in the achieved 37.3% matric pass results in said was largely due to strong advocacy Mangaung Metro and Mantsopa Local 2015 and 32.1% in this year’s mid-term programmes that were implemented in Municipality. examinations. The school, which is the province. located in Ga-Selepe, has a total of 693 As in other provinces, the learners from Grade 8 to Grade 12 this Ms Marawu said the scholar transport delegates went to the province during year. system, though still requiring some the Provincial Week to assess the state improvement, continued to provide of basic education and health services The delegates left the school concerned transport services to learners in in the province and also to establish to about the fact that, unlike the other disadvantaged communities. She said what extent the province meets the schools in the area that faced challenges School Governing Bodies are active in National Development Plan's goals on of overcrowded classrooms and the Eastern Cape and play their role in basic education and health, specifically. lack of properly qualified teachers, ensuring that learners are at school on The projects that were visited included the Lefakgomo Secondary School’s time and taught. Bainsvlei Hostel, the Bainsvlei Clinic, principal said the school had enough the Grassland Primary School and the infrastructure and teachers, but still The challenges that are still facing basic Senorita Ntlabathi Hospital. performed below average. education in the Eastern Cape include school rationalisation – where evidence “I am very impressed with the progress The Whip of the delegates, Ms Tsepane shows that there are up to 2 060 schools made with the projects we visited since Mampuru, expressed a deep concern in the Eastern Cape that are not viable the start of this NCOP programme. about the school’s poor performance. and that should be rationalised. I would gladly present myself for She said the poor performance of the admission at this hospital, it is very clean school diminishes the efforts of the The delegates were unhappy with and has top-notch facilities,” she said. continuing struggle for the liberation of the presentations that were made to the downtrodden communities from them by the officials of the Provincial The hospital was built to replace the the chains of poverty and inequality. Departments of Health and Education old Mantsopa Hospital which serviced She said the state of affairs in this and expressed their dissatisfaction. 51 056 people who live in the five school do not reflect the words of our Both presentations, according to the towns that form the Mantsopa Local late President, Tata Nelson Mandela, delegates, lacked information on the Municipality, namely , who once said: “Education is the most service delivery sites that were selected Hobhouse, , Thaba-Phatswa powerful weapon which you can use to to be visited. and Excelsior. Eighty-two percent of the change the world.” population (or 41 866 people who reside In the Free State, Modise Kabeli found in the area) are medically uninsured, “It is clear that there are people in the that more than 51 000 people residing according to the 2011 census. circle of role players of the Provincial in the Mantsopa Local Municipality have Legislature, Provincial Department of a good chance of finding the medication The delegation was also impressed with Education, School Governing Body,

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parents, learners and the principal who The delegates appealed to the Limpopo provide the best treatment available, do not do her or his work,” said Ms Legislature’s Portfolio Committee on while 7% used public facilities because Mampuru. Health to conduct frequent visits to the their medical insurance did not cover hospitals with challenges to ensure that their treatment. Ms Mampuru emphasised that it is a all the issues the delegates raised with serious concern when the future of management are followed up. Ms Mahlangu told the delegates and young people is taken for granted. MPLs that the challenges facing the The delegates were unimpressed with The Gauteng’s Provincial delegation to provincial department include budgetary the two-page report format presented the NCOP led by its Whip, Ms Tasneem constraints and the big sizes of the by the school principal, Mr Tjapo Motara, focused on basic education and institutions with less resources. Thobakgale, in which he omitted crucial health and also checked the extent to information such as staff profiles, learner which the provincial government meets On education, the MEC for Education, profiles, the analysis of Grade 12 final the goals enshrined in the National Mr Phanyaza Lesufi, indicated that the examination results per subject, Grade Development Plan on basic education priorities for education in the province 12 overall learner performance between and health. Certain education and health are driven by, among other things, males and females over the past five centres were selected and visited for the National Development Plan 2030, years, intervention strategies for Grade oversight. the Gauteng 10 Pillars Programme 12 learners and an improvement plan of Transformation, modernisation & time table. Mr Thobakgale failed to On health, the Gauteng’s permanent reindustrialisation, provincial strategies present to the delegates that crucial delegates to the NCOP and MPLs heard and frameworks including Gauteng information, which was required. that Gauteng has the second highest life Accelerated Social Transformation expectancy in the country at 61.3 years Strategy and Township Economy Delegates could not understand why for males and 65.8 years for females. Revitalisation Strategy. Lefakgomo Secondary School could According to the Gauteng Provincial achieve such dismal results even though Government’s MEC for Health, Ms Qedani Mr Lesufi told the delegates that it had enough teachers and classrooms, Mahlangu, both of these figures are the department faced challenges whereas at the nearby Ga-Manotwane currently above the national average. with budget limitations that make it village, Tlouputi Secondary School difficult to respond to the constitutional achieved a 69.64% matric pass rate, Ms Mahlangu told the delegates and obligations of the department, the with limited teachers and classrooms MPLs that every two years, the Gauteng lack of involvement of parents in the and achieved a 100% pass rate in four Department of Health conducts a quality education of their children and the subjects, namely Sepedi, English, life of life survey with specific questions influx of people from other provinces orientation and tourism. related to health. According to Ms to Gauteng. Mahlangu, the findings of the survey The delegates also visited certain conducted in 2015 revealed that around The delegation told Mr Lesufi that the health centres and hospitals. Delegates 60% of the people in Gauteng access province should consider investing were unhappy with St Rita's Hospital healthcare services through public more in education, considering the fact in Glen Cowie, where conditions are facilities and a further 9% utilise both that Gauteng is the economic hub of deteriorating at the maternity ward, private and public facilities. the country and that, for this reason, laundry section, kitchen and surgical migration is unavoidable. departments. “The hospital is untidy and She said 73% of respondents who although I am not a qualified medical participated in the survey are satisfied On the problem of the lack of doctor, it is common knowledge that with the services provided at healthcare involvement of parents in their children's patients require a clean environment for facilities. That, according to her, shows education, the delegates said the healing. Management needs to really that most of the people in the province province should put strategies in place put more focus on the cleanliness of the have access to healthcare services. She to ensure that parents become actively institution,” said Ms Mampuru. said because of the good quality of involved. They also urged Ms Lesufi to the services provided by public health ensure that his department accelerates The other hospitals that were visited institutions, 34% of the people who replacement of all buildings made from included Dilokong, Jane Furse and HC have medical insurance continue to use asbestos, as they pose a significant Boshoff public health centre. public healthcare facilities because they health hazard.

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Smugglers exploit smaller border posts in Mpumulanga

recent parliamentary oversight visit to Mpumalanga province by the Works, responsible for providing A Portfolio Committee on Public Works has uncovered how smaller infrastructure, must put up shades border crossings were increasingly targeted by smuggling syndicates for the border officials. “This area is because of poor infrastructure and lack of advanced detector equipment, extremely hot and it can be difficult writes Sakhile Mokoena. for officers to conduct search services in the sun. Please put up shades for the officers working in the sun,” she said. Officials at the Jeppes Reef and Confiscated skin-lightening creams are Mananga border posts between transported to Pretoria where there is She also recommended that the South Africa and Swaziland can only a dump for hazardous materials. Committee ask the Department of manually search vehicles leaving and Public Works to give a full report entering the country, a practice they The Portfolio Committee was also about the situation at Mananga say is not completely infallible in concerned about the use of asbestos border post. She said: “People coming detecting illegal goods. structures for office space and staff in literally drive into those going out.” accomodation and the lack of shaded Historically the most frequently areas for officers to conduct searches, On the plus side, the Committee smuggled item is marijuana from in a region where temperatures was impressed with the latest Swaziland, but lately border post staff can reach 40 degrees in summer. infrastructure development in are struggling to deal with the illegal Furthermore, the access control area Mpumalanga that will see the importing of skin-lightening creams, is also used for staff residences, which province boasting its own high court which are banned because they border officials said was a breach of and a traffic training college for the contain dangerous chemicals. border security. first time. The Mpumalanga High Court is currently under construction Mr William Mothiba, responsible for Committee member Mr Freddie in the provincial capital of Mbombela, port health at Mananga border post, Adams said it is “criminal” and a while a traffic training college is told the Portfolio Committee that the “health hazard” for government to being built in Bushbuckridge. Both skin-lightening creams are sometimes keep people in asbestos structures. projects were over 90% complete hidden among legal goods, such as “For [the Department of] Public and were expected to start operating sugar, which makes detection difficult. Works to continue keeping people in 2017. Committee member Ms in asbestos houses and offices commended the “People living in villages are also disregards the law. This situation involvement of black contractors in responsible for transporting these needs urgent attention. It should be the development. creams in smaller packages through followed up at the highest level. It is the illegal foot crossings along the illegal for people to continue working “We are excited that black contractors border line. What is more, the border and staying in asbestos structures. are involved. You only become an post does not have a warehouse and The next thing people will get sick expert when given an opportunity to incinerator for confiscated fruits and and there will be claims against the participate,” she said. other items. We end up dumping state,” he said. them, which becomes illegal import During the week-long oversight visit when people pick up the items,” Mr Committee member Ms Diane Kohler- to Mpumalanga, the Committee was Mothiba explained. Barnard said the Department of Public also briefed about progress on the

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PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS CHAIRPERSON: Mr Ben Martins.

R4m Ehlanzeni City Improvement Project and renovations at Rob Ferreira Hospital in Mbombela.

The Committee also visited projects in Barberton prison and magistrates offices. In a meeting with the Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB), the Committee was not impressed that the board did not have systems to identify and blacklist contractors who did shoddy work.

The Committee advised the board to have a database of negatively listed contractors to prevent giving jobs to companies that do not deliver to a certain standard. “There should be a register where such contractors who perform shoddy work and are dismissed from projects are negatively marked,” said Committee Chairperson Mr Ben Martins.

The Committee also heard that the systems of the provinces were not linked, making it possible for a contractor to continue getting jobs in one province after doing shoddy work in another.

Mr Martins told Department of Public Works officials that the Committee’s job was to hold them accountable and to assist the department for the development of the country. “Where there is room for improvement, it is our responsibility to point it out without fear or favour and where there is excellence, we shall say so. We are not going to interact with you once or twice when the department presents its annual report. We will continue to interact with you,” he said on the last day of the oversight visit.

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Technical training colleges under-resourced

Portfolio Committee on Higher Education and Training visited Education and Training (DHET), The technical training colleges during its week-long oversight visit funding did not follow the function. to . It sought to establish progress in the artisan development and training sector by visiting various training academies, including the Ms September said financing needed to be part of the migration process. Putco training academy and ’s training academy in Midrand, as well “It will be ideal if we can meet with as the South West Gauteng College in Soweto, writes Sibongile Maputi. the Portfolio Committee on Basic Education and get clarity on what The Chairperson of the Committee, Ms are too far. Even if they were close the package of migration needs to , led the Committee by, what would we use in class?” a be when it is rolled out. The entire to various institutions where it was student asked. migration programme needs to be established that funding was a addressed,” she said. challenge. At the Soweto Community A departmental official told the College, the Committee heard that Committee that part of the challenge Close to the Soweto Community students lacked textbooks. “We can’t is that during the migration of the College is the South West Gauteng even make use of the local libraries. function of adult learning from College, which has more than 30 000 We do not have them here in Tladi. the Department of Basic Education artisan students in technical and Those that are in other townships (DBE) to the Department of Higher vocational fields. The Committee

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OVERSIGHT: Portfolio Committee on Higher Education Chairperson, Ms Connie September (left), and Committee member Ms Fridah Nkadimang (middle) visit the Putco bus company headquarters in Gauteng.

The Committee was also informed not using dubious means to attain that challenges in the sector included certificates?” she asked. inaccurate results, backlogs in issuing of certificates, lack of practical training, Ms September said the situation at amateurism in the sector, and training of Indlela was undesirable and said Indlela students with special needs. needed to inform the Committee on improvements going forward. “The The college principal, Mr Dan Nkosi, absence of an IT system should not be said over and above inadequate an excuse, and the blame could not funding from the Department of Higher wholly be apportioned to the Sector Education and Training (DHET), National Education and Training Authorities. Student Financial Aid Scheme and other There are still inherent problems and private donors, students are unwilling you need to brief the Committee in to pay fees. two months’ time on what you are doing to turn the situation around. Ms September said Parliament needed to engage the DHET on the syllabus. “We “This is important for the Committee. are not sending students to colleges for Parliament and the department cannot the sake of it. We have to respond to the be throwing money into an unstable needs of the economy and balance it institution. Things are not well here,” with the needs of society,” she said. she said.

The Committee visited the Institute The Committee also went to inspect heard how the lack of qualified for the Development of Learnerships, Eskom’s training academy, which trains teaching staff, lack of sanitation, Employment Skills and Labour about 600 artisans, and the Putco reluctance to attend to labour Assessments (Indlela), an entity tasked training academy. The Committee heard matters, outdated curriculum, with certification and assessing the that over R1bn had been spent on inadequate government funding, competency level of artisans. The training artisans in the transport sector lack of lecture halls and generally Committee heard that the entity was in diesel mechanics and auto electrical overcrowding hampered the sector. unable to deal with fraud and corruption, engineering, among other things. as it still used manual methods for all its The Student Representative Council administrative functions. The Putco bus company said it was President told the Committee that faced with an ageing workforce and a the curriculum was outdated and “We still do all our administration scarcity of women who are experienced did not suit the industry’s needs. manually and upgrading our IT system in the field. They struggle to find women He suggested that a new curriculum will cost about R35m,” an Indlela qualified in the industry, which makes be devised as per regional needs official said. Indlela told members recruitment a challenge. However, of where colleges were situated. that it was mandated, in line with training programmes are directed to the objectives of the National addressing the gender imbalance in “Lecturers pay is something that Development Plan, to produce about the sector. needs to be looked at if we are 30 000 artisans by 2030. serious about this sector. The sector is Ms September said the Committee unable to attract qualified engineers Committee member Prof Belinda is satisfied that it was able to visit because salaries are too low. Now we Bozzoli wanted to know about plans places that had never been visited by end up being taught by unqualified for filling vacancies at Indlela. “It a Committee of Parliament. “However, people. What kind of output would appears there is a challenge of ageing much work still needs to be done to you have if the person teaching you is staff and how do we know that those improve the services accorded to the not qualified?” he asked. artisans not certificated by Indlela are people who need them most,” she said.

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SA National Defence Force not adequately resourced

Chiefs of the , 1 Military Hospital, The Gauteng Regional Workshop and Special Forces of the South The Committee was briefed on the African National Defence Force (SANDF), and their Senior Commanders, status of the various aircraft such as the Presidential aircraft “Inkwazi”, emphasised the implications of the annual budget cuts on the safety of a Boeing 737. Colonel M C Moathse the Republic of South Africa to the members of the Portfolio Committee on briefed the Committee on 28 Defence and Military Veterans in Pretoria during the National Assembly’s Squadron and its activities. According recent Oversight Week, reports Mava Lukani. to him, the Squadron is responsible for Medium Air Lift transport of personnel and equipment to During its week-long oversight extensive knowledge in this area. operational areas as well as to assist programme, the Committee visited The contract between SANDF and the with training for paratroopers and air some military bases in the Pretoria Cubans has been hailed as a major cargo drops. area. The bases included 1 Military success, as the SANDF will be able to Hospital, the Gauteng Regional save an estimated R1.75bn in the four The overall impression was that Workshop, Air Force Headquarters and years of the contract. budget cuts impact on all activities, Air Force Base Waterkloof, as well as especially on flying hours for pilots, the Special Forces Headquarters. It is expected that if the contract which often lead to them leaving is extended to five years, about the Defence Force after money In separate briefings, the Generals R2.173bn could be saved. Members has been spent to train them. The and Commanding Officers highlighted of the Committee boarded an Oryx chiefs also highlighted the negative the impact of budget cuts on helicopter and flew to 4 Vehicle impact of the lengthy procurement the defence of the Republic of Reserve Park in Wallmansthal, processes and budget constraints on South Africa. They underlined the where they could personally the procurement of spares for the Air sentiments of the Minster of Defence observe the work being done by the Force’s planes. and Military Veterans in her 2016 Cuban and SANDF members. The Budget Speech that the Defence Force Committee expressed its approval The Chief of the Special Forces, needs to be adequately resourced and encouraged the department to Brigadier General (Brig-Gen) Stephen for it to continue executing its enhance this operation. Maloma, gave an overview of the constitutional mandate. If this is not role of the Special Forces, especially done, it runs the risk of losing some The Committee also visited the as it pertains to its role in the 2015 of its defence capabilities. SA Air Force Headquarters, where Defence Review. He spoke specifically it was briefed by the Air Force’s on the expectations in Milestone 1 of The first port of call for the Committee Lieutenant-General Zimphande the Review to enhance and extend was the Gauteng Regional Workshop, Msimang, and the Commanding their role and what is required to which is responsible for the repair Officers, 21 and 28 Squadron at Air achieve this milestone. and maintenance of military vehicles Force Base Waterkloof. According to in the area. Through Operation Lieutenant-General Msimang, the Outlining the impact of budget Thusano, engineers and mechanics 21 Squadron is responsible for the cuts, he said these should not be to of the Cuban Defence Force are transport of important people such the detriment of the safety of the assisting SANDF members with repair, as the President, Deputy President, country. “You need to understand the maintenance and preservation of the Minister and Deputy Minister of meaning of the defence and safety of military vehicles. The Cubans have Defence and other official dignitaries. the country and the military realities

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HERE TO SERVE: Committee Chairperson, Mr Malusi Motimele (ninth from left) and Lieutenant-General Zimphande Msimang (eighth from left) with other Commitee members and members of the Defence Force. before you can make a determination encouraged to join the service. with the demolition work done by to cut the defence budget of the the Defence Works Formation at country,” Brig-Gen Maloma told the The Chairperson of the Committee, the hospital. The Defence Works Committee. Mr Malusi Motimele, thanked the Formation took over some aspects leadership of the Special Forces for of the repair and maintenance work On the issue that no women have ensuring that in spite of budgetary of the Department of Public Works at qualified as Special Forces operators, constraints it is committed to its work 1 Military Hospital. Brig-Gen Maloma told the Committee and encouraged it to continue in this that the type of training that is manner. He assured them that they However, the Committee expressed applied in the Special Forces can have the support of the Committee. concern about the slow pace of the never be compromised for the Mr Motimele said the Committee procurement processes that have purpose of accessibility. “Training for would ensure that it does what is resulted in significant delays in the Special Forces is not normal; it is like within its ability to ensure that the completion of the Renovation and torture,” he said. budgetary challenges and the red Maintenance Programme (Ramp), tape on procurement are given the especially in the pharmacy and He said they normally recruit about necessary priority by the department theatre areas. 1 000 men and women but that, on and National Treasury. He said the average, only 42 would be successful Committee is going to engage “We understand that the services of and become Special Forces operators. the relevant authorities within a medical technologist still have to “We train a soldier that can meet government for the alleviation of the be procured before the project can be the conditions which not everybody highlighted problems. completed. We will raise this with the can meet.” Assurance was given, management of the department and however, that the selection process On the visit to 1 Military Hospital, the eventually with the minister to speed remains open and females are Committee expressed its satisfaction up this process,” said Mr Motimele.

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Committee visits Vuwani to check progress after protests

EDUCATION OVERSIGHT: Committee Chairperson Ms Nomalungelo Gina (centre) with Committee members Ms Sonia Boschoff and Mr Timothy Khosa visit a school in Vuwani.

Portfolio Committee on Basic Education conducted a week- The principal of Khwara High School, The long oversight visit to education districts in Limpopo where Mr S Ratshisevh, said his school it monitored, among other things, readiness for the Grade 12 final is one of the 29 that were burnt during the months-long community examinations, while also monitoring overall infrastructure and education protest in Vuwani. Although the in the province. It also visited Vuwani in the Vhembe district, to check up Committee’s programme had been on the situation there in the wake of the widespread protests that took delayed by about two hours due to place in the town earlier in the year, writes Rajaa Azzakani. visits elsewhere and it was getting

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dark, Mr Ratshisevhe had patiently At the conclusion of the meeting, awards for excellence in teaching. waited so that he could share his the Limpopo Department of experiences to try and improve the Education indicated that some The Committee heard the school has situation for his learners. Books furniture, learning guides and other a high enrolment rate, between 65 were burnt, computers, science kits, necessities will be forthcoming soon and 70 learners per class, due to its school records, furniture and the staff from fundraising that had occurred reputation. Mr Lidzhade said they room previously built by the parents specifically because of the Vuwani provided extra classes on Saturdays themselves were not spared. There is protest. for learners and therefore they are hardly a fixed window in the school, “more than ready for the exams.” he told the Committee. At Mariadze Primary School, the administration block of the school, He said that the school was not He said the school re-opened in with all its records and policies, was immune to the problems of drug August after the local government targeted. The school caters for 29 and alcohol abuse facing other elections and was still awaiting learners with various disabilities, communities, but they dealt with the teacher learner guides that were but has no physical infrastructure challenge with the help of parents. destroyed in the protests. He thanked or specialised teachers to facilitate He pleaded for the Committee’s the department for the two mobile teaching these children. Ms Boschoff intervention regarding high property classrooms they have since provided, asked for urgent intervention. rates as the school currently owes one as a staffroom and one as his R1.6 million to the municipality. office. At Marude High School, which struggled with examination paper Ms Gina said the Committee was “I have given up the one that was leakages last year, several enhanced pleased with the progress made with supposed to be my office so that the security measures have been the catch-up plans and commended Grade 12 learners can use it. They are introduced to prevent a repeat. the province’s accelerated programmes 66 and were now forced to use one Committee member, Mr Hlamalani in attempting to get learners in areas classroom,” said Mr S Ratshisevhe Khosa stated the school needed to of the Vhembe district who were as he sits in a room that serves as a address the question of students affected by protests ready for the kitchen, books storage facility and his arriving late with their parents. examinations. office. He says although the school was still awaiting books, schooling At Mbilwi Secondary School The Committee also visited printing has started and when teachers need Committee members heard that this and storage facilities to monitor the extra resources, they make use of the school produced the top mathematics standard of the upcoming Grade 12 large number of old books that are and physical science learner in examinations and to ensure that stored here. last year’s Grade 12 examination the examination paper leakages and boasts of many other subject of the past are not repeated. “The Committee members indicated distinctions and university passes. Committee is pleased that this facility their sadness for the situation. Mr The Portfolio Committee express its carries the approval of the Council Timothy Khoza said: “There are so appreciation and gratitude for this for Quality Assurance in General and many challenges. The environment “school of excellence” as Ms Gina Further Education and Training, as here is not healthy.” Ms Sonia called it. the security of these papers is of the Boschoff wanted to know how the utmost importance,” said Ms Gina. Limpopo Department of Education Mr N Lidzhade, the principal of the can expect a 100% pass rate when school, said in last year’s matric The Committee also expressed there are no textbooks for some examinations, the school obtained appreciation to stakeholders, such as subjects. Committee Chairperson Ms 40 distinctions in mathematics, 43 in Section 27 and Basic Education for Nomalungelo Gina agreed and said physical science, 42 in life science, All, who partnered with the Limpopo although the building could not be 232 in life orientation and four in Department of Education and fixed overnight, certain quick fixes . Several of its educators collaborated on fund-raising efforts could be made such as providing have also been acknowledged by the to swiftly replace much-needed learning materials. Department of Basic Education with vandalised items.

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‘How do we implement free education?’

National Assembly has joined the ongoing national campaign The by South Africans to try to find solutions to the university fees crisis currently facing the country. Member of Parliament, Mr , proposed the debate in which MPs from different parties shared views and possible solutions to the crisis, writes Abel Mputing.

Opening the debate in the House, Mr necessary. The issue before us now is Hlengwa said: “Almost 10 months ago, how do we implement free education? the #FeesMustFall Movement gained The National Student Financial Aid momentum and swept throughout Scheme (NSFAS) is not free education. the country, with genuine concern NSFAS is poorly and corruptly managed that higher education is inching closer and has been a major letdown for the and closer to becoming the preserve poor,” said the IFP MP. of the rich. He proposed that the parliamentary “We must now confront the reality that Budget Review and Recommendation in a desperate attempt to alleviate Reports (BRRR) process, scheduled the anxieties of students, a 0% fee to commence in the next term, must increment was proposed,” he said. This focus on redirecting funds to higher kneejerk reaction from government was education. A full audit must also be that the universities need to charge to done in the absence of a clear plan and done to assess whether the costs close the gap,” she said. set into motion a legitimate expectation involved in higher education are that fees would be abolished. justified. Prof Bozzoli believes only the state can afford to pay the core funding for “This has not materialised and as a Prof Belinda Bozzoli of the Democratic a quality higher education system. result the fires have been re-lit. An Alliance said everybody agreed that “We accept that schooling must be incorrect precedent was set and, once government has messed up on the state-funded and we continue to fund again, the chickens have come home funding of higher education. “Even schooling generously, in spite of its to roost. In condemning the violence the Minister of Higher Education severe weaknesses and its massive and destruction of property, we must acknowledged to the Portfolio dropout rate. But when it comes to take the time to hear the voices of the Committee on Higher Education and higher education, the doors of Treasury students,” he said. Training recently that it had been are closed,” she said. a mistake to expand the higher He called the commission established education system so rapidly without Ms Leigh-Ann Mathys of the Economic by President to sufficient funding. We estimate that Freedom Fighters accused the investigate fees a “compromised the higher education system at government of not having an interest in exercise” and said its objectives were present only receives half the funding building an educated nation. “Students questionable, because it was not set it needs. are protesting all over the country for up to legitimately adjudicate the fees good quality, free education. The fact question. “We have a million students crammed that students resolved to protest is in 26 underfunded universities. Half of proof that we have a government that “It is common cause that free education them never complete their degrees and has no interest in building an educated is possible and most importantly, most of them cannot afford to pay fees nation,” she said.

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UNIVERSITY FEES: Students took to the streets outside Parliament in 2015 to register their demand for free higher education.

Ms Mathys said the current level of civil society need to assist tertiary considerable funding that is put into the public spending on universities was institutions to deal with the fees crisis higher education sector.” around 0.8% of gross domestic product, without interfering with universities’ which is low by global standards. autonomy and academic freedom. “For Ms Cynthia Majeke of the United Only 5% of South African families can this country to move towards the ideal Democratic Movement said the current comfortably afford to pay university of free quality education, the economy crisis can be successfully addressed fees for their children. “This means that of the country must grow first to create in a multi-faceted approach involving without strong intervention by the state jobs and allow people to have money government, the private sector, to ensure access to higher education, in their pockets. Business must have institutions of higher learning and civil the majority of bright, young black an environment in which it thrives society revenues. people will never realise their dreams and corruption, greed, nepotism and of accessing university education,” she cronyism must be punished,” he said. The Deputy Minister of Higher Education, said. Mr Mduduzi Manana, also participated Mr Elvis Siwela of the African National in the discussion, making an appeal for She said South Africa will need at Congress said: “Free education based society to give the fees commission a least R96bn per year to fund higher on unequal social and economic chance to finish its work. “We appeal education, calculated on the current structures ends up reproducing the very to all stakeholders, and particularly 800 000 undergraduate university same system it aims to transform. As the students, to allow the commission students, at an average cost of government considers free education of inquiry to do its work without R120 000 per student. for the poor, it must also consider the any disruptions so that the views of following: a viable funding model that members of society on possible options The ’s Prof does not reproduce the imbalances can be captured. He said the country’s Nhlanhla Khubisa said his party of the past and clarity on what type higher education system remained believed that the state, business and of outcome is needed from the acutely underfunded.

PARLIAMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA 25 general news ncop debate on farm workers

Major effort to address working conditions of farm workers fragmented and not as effective as National Council of Provinces (NCOP) debate on “Working they should be. Consequently, farm together to address the working conditions and treatment The workers’ rights are often violated of farm workers” highlighted the socio-economic challenges farm workers every day by some employers who still face despite legislative interventions to alleviate their plight, reports would never accept similar working Abel Mputing. conditions for themselves.

In his opening address, the Deputy benefit from being members of He emphasised that the government Minister of the Department of Labour, strong trade unions, this has not been has revisited every aspect of the Mr Patekile Holomisa, emphasised the case with farm workers. “Unions labour law that unwittingly constrains that while workers in other sectors that organise in this sector are often South Africa’s constitutional obligation

WORKING TOGETHER: NCOP MPs held a debate to address the working conditions of farm workers.

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to foster social justice. “The spirit and ignore the real problem. In very poor in some areas. Conditions and tenor of our labour laws are an an attempt to create a platform and circumstances under which some expression of our obligations in this for dialogue among the various farm workers live also leave a lot to respect. We have constantly used stakeholders, my department led the be desired.” social partners, including organised National Vulnerable Workers’ Summit labour, as the sounding board on in 2010. He added that towns and cities are what needs to be fixed in the legal usually far from where farm workers framework that governs labour “The resolution of that summit live and they end up having to service relations,” he said. proposed four areas in addressing a debt in a local farm shop to be able the plight of vulnerable workers, to survive. “In keeping with the theme of which include the social determinants this debate, we have committed of health for vulnerable workers, their The nature and structure of the ourselves to develop and drive a working and living conditions, their agrarian economy is premised on the campaign to educate farm workers security of tenure, and training and exploitation of black workers and this of their rights. We have convened development. has been the case since South Africa izimbizo with farm workers with the passed the Natives’ Land Act of 1913, sole purpose of listening to them in “Amid the rolling out of the said Ms Nkagisang Koni (Economic order to craft interventions. We have implementation of the set Freedom Fighters, Northern Cape). also produced publications such as resolutions, a farm workers’ strike “Know Your Rights” for farm workers. that changed the face of South “What the Natives’ Land Act did was The department is examining the African history in the agricultural to criminalise any form of ownership possibility of translating these sector erupted in De Doorns, Western of land by black people outside of booklets into the predominant Cape. This strike was a confirmation the designated reserves, only making languages spoken in our country’s of the analysis made during the their presence acceptable on farms various provinces.” summit. In an attempt to resolve the as workers of the white farmers, the strike, the former Deputy President, very same farmers who had acquired The consistent politicisation of the Mr , tasked the land by brute force,” she said. challenges that farm workers face Department of Agriculture, Forestry is not taking us anywhere, said and Fisheries to expand the already “Many studies have been done on Democratic Alliance Member in the existing forum of vulnerable workers the condition and treatment of farm NCOP Mr (Gauteng). into an interdepartmental forum workers in general. We need to make to allow negotiations to take place sure, among other things, that farms “During a briefing to the Portfolio among the different stakeholders,” are open to collective bargaining Committee on Rural Development and said the minister. methods as allowed by the relevant Land Reform on the living conditions labour laws and regulations,” said Mr of farm workers commissioned by the South Africa was liberated in 1994, (United Democratic International Labour Organisation, it but this liberation has not yet Movement, Eastern Cape). came to light that farm workers in the arrived for some farm workers and Western Cape were by far the best their families, said Mr Mntomuhle “Workers that are not unionised paid in the country. Farm workers in Khawula (Inkatha Freedom Party, cannot protect their fundamental other provinces are paid far less than KwaZulu-Natal). “Lack of effective rights. Social benefits and basic the legally required minimum wage.” monitoring of the implementation services for farm workers who stay of legislation is the major culprit. on farms should not be regarded The Minister of Agriculture, Forestry In the case of minimum wage by employers as a goodwill or and Fisheries, Mr , determinations, progressive strides kindness. They must regard them said: “It is very irresponsible to have been adopted, but only on as basic conditions of employment,” consistently play the blame game paper. Practically, conditions remain he concluded.

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‘Education programmes must help the poor’

National Assembly recently held a debate on “The impact girls suffer humiliation during their The of pro-poor programmes on enhancing the performance menstrual cycles. Our schools must of basic education”. Most Members of Parliament (MPs) commended the also have proper sanitation and well- existence of government policies assisting children from poor families trained teachers,” he said. to access to quality education. However, they were concerned about the shoddy management and poor implementation of such policies, saying it The school nutrition and the scholar made a mockery of government’s efforts, reports Sakhile Mokoena. transport programmes also came under scrutiny from Members of the National Assembly, who called for better management of these schemes. Prof Themba Msimang of the Inkatha Freedom Party said while government discouraged the transportation of learners in commercial vans and bakkies, it failed to provide a substitute, especially in rural KwaZulu-Natal. “Government seems to be against the transporting of learners by commercial vans, but no substitute has been provided, and bad roads in rural areas are the cause of most accidents involving learners.

“Another pro-poor programme that requires improvement is the feeding scheme. People who are appointed do not have resources, and even PRO-POOR: Members of the NA debated the impact of programmes in basic education to those who have resources wait too assist the poor. long before they are reimbursed Inadequately skilled teachers and the for increasing access to schooling, by government. The entire scheme maladministration of government’s for rolling out nutrition and for requires proper coordination,” said programmes, such as school nutrition, upgrading infrastructure, but all this Prof Msimang. scholar transport and other projects, is meaningless if our schools continue are undermining the objectives of the to fail our most impoverished He complimented the Gauteng country’s pro-poor policies that seek learners where it matters most – in Department of Education that has to improve the quality of education the classroom, because of unskilled sourced funds to provide learners and expand access to it, especially in teachers and those who prioritise with computers, an important impoverished areas. union work,” he said. requirement of the Outcomes-Based Education (OBE) system. “The OBE Mr Gavin Davis of the Democratic The Economic Freedom Fighters’ system of education demands the use Alliance lambasted teachers for what Mr Zolile Xhalisa proposed that the of technology, especially computers he called “prioritising union work existing pro-poor programmes must which are not readily accessible to over the education of children. We include the supply of sanitary pads learners from poor and impoverished can praise government all we like to school girls. “Because we know families. One would encourage every

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department to follow suit because it Health developed guidelines for the that still feel the effects of a lack of is inconceivable these days to think implementation of the school health access to the Learner and Teaching about education without technology,” policy. “Since then the department Support Material. The national he said. has given special focus on schools school nutrition programme is still in quintals 1 and 2, which are the blighted by evidence of corruption, Mr Sicelo Mabika of the National poorest schools and also selected mismanagement and unreliability in Freedom Party (NFP) was more a range of services which impede the administration of the scheme,” concerned about the lack of the learning ability of a child,” said she said. reliable instruments to measure Mr Mahlalela. the effectiveness of pro-poor Mr Lulama Ntshayisa of the African programmes. “The pro-poor The United Democratic Movement Independent Congress called for proper programmes are both necessary MP, Ms Cynthia Majeke, told the monitoring of school nutrition. “Service and relevant. However, we have a House that the benefits generated providers (bus operators) are not paid concern about efforts to measure by early childhood development on time, in some instances it takes the effectiveness of these pro- (ECD) programmes were large enough three to six months for payments to poor programmes, as there are no to justify investment. “The integration be made. In other cases payments are reliable objective instruments in and prioritisation of the early made when no work has been done. place to provide us with statistical childhood development programme Unpaid service providers have stopped analysis and references. The no-fee as part of a seamless education transporting children to school and schools component of the pro-poor system is therefore one area of the poor management of the scholar programmes has, without any doubt, policy intervention. transport programme is impacting made a huge contribution to making negatively on the department’s basic education accessible to the “The no-fee school policy has helped performance. poorest of the poor. The question we to attract poor, orphaned, disabled ask ourselves is: has the quality of and vulnerable children to school. Ms Cheryllyn Dudley of the African the education improved, and does the Pro-poor programmes must ensure Christian Democratic Party said South quality of education complement pro- that teachers have received the Africa spends a bigger share of its poor programmes? training they require, continuously gross domestic product on education improve their capabilities and are than any other country in Africa. “A “We agree that high levels of school confident of their profession. These no-fee schools policy has abolished attendance, gender parity in both programmes must be comprehensive school fees in the poorest primary primary and secondary education and talk to all factors that determine schools across the country, which and pro-poor school policies are the quality of our education and its helps ensure greater access to school achievements. These achievements, products,” she said. for poor, orphaned, disabled and however, contrast with the poor vulnerable children. quality of our education and whilst According to Ms Deidre Carter of the the quality of our education remains Congress of the People, the narrow “Performance levels, however, remain poor, the effort and money spent on pro-poor policies supporting basic lower than many other countries maintaining our commendable pro- education will have limited effect in the region. High levels of school poor programmes will be negated,” unless the poverty and inequality attendance, gender parity in both he said. that affect society, particularly in primary and secondary education and rural communities, were addressed. pro-poor school policies on their own, Mr of the African “We must reduce the deficits that have not produced a better quality National Congress said as part of the are holding back children from education. Irregular attendance by re-engineering of public healthcare, poor communities. Despite the students, absent teachers, teenage the Department of Health adopted a implementation of the no-fee schools pregnancy, school-related abuse and policy on school health services. In policy some years ago, one quarter violence, less than suitable facilities 2011, working with the Departments of premature school leavers cite ‘a and limited provision of ECD and of Basic Education and Social lack of money’ as a reason for not special education, are just some of Development, the Department of studying. It is the poor rural schools the remaining challenges,” she said.

PARLIAMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA 29 general news high-level panel on assessment of key legislation

Land ownership can help speed up change

High Level Panel (HLP) on the Assessment of Key Legislation are keen to learn from this process The and the Acceleration of Fundamental Change assessed because it has never been done the Land Redistribution and Restitution Acts and asked members of the before. We are here to assess which public in the Northern Cape to identify unequal patterns of land ownership legislation serves as an impediment and which as an enabler. I hope you and how they can be addressed to achieve fundamental change, writes will find this experience meaningful Abel Mputing. to you. We want to hear from you nothing else but the truth,” he said. “Submissions should focus on the established to look at the efficacy, impact of the government’s land equality and implementation of The Ixun and Khwe Communal redistribution and/or restitution legislation on poverty, inequality and Property Association’s Mr Jafta programmes. Members of the public unemployment, equitable distribution Kapunda said there is legislation on are requested to present factual of wealth, land reform, nation- multilingualism, but Ixun and Khwe’s information on how restitution or building and social cohesion and how languages are still discriminated redistribution programmes have they have impacted on the lived against. “We are all Africans, but impacted on their lives. We need you to experiences of South Africans. some of our languages are still present real-life examples of the impact discriminated against. Often our of some of the laws,” said a member of “We are here to listen and take elderly people who are not educated the panel, Rev Malcolm Damon. notes so that we can integrate your find it difficult to express themselves experiences into the final report. at hospitals and that often hinders The HLP’s Chairperson, former Deputy Our preliminary report is expected their access to healthcare. That in turn President Mr Kgalema Motlanthe, in March 2017, and the other will be puts their lives at risk,” he said. explained the purpose of the HLP submitted in June 2017 and will then and why it has been established. be made public,” he said. The Vice-Chancellor of Sol Plaatje He said: “The Legacy Report of the University in the Northern Cape, Prof fourth Parliament, which ended in He told the people of the Northern Yunus Ballim who also spoke during 2014, called for an assessment of the Cape that the HLP began with the hearings, lamented the disrespect quality of legislation passed since an outreach programme in the meted out to indigenous languages. 1994 and the lived impact thereof on Eastern Cape. The Northern Cape is “The normal is not normal in this people across South Africa.” the second leg of the nationwide country. People who were here for outreach programme. “We are glad generations cannot greet each other Mr Motlanthe added that the fifth to announce that this programme in their indigenous languages. That Parliament prioritised this assessment has received support from the United only happens here, not in other parts and resolved that a panel be Nations Development Programme. We of the world,” he said.

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Grondeienaarskap kan beslis help om verandering te bespoedig

Hoëvlak Paneel (HVP) oor die Evaluering van die Vernaamste proses te leer, aangesien so iets nog Die Wetgewing en die Bespoediging van Grondliggende nooit vantevore aangepak is nie. Ons Verandering het die wette wat handel oor die herverdeling van grond en is hier om ’n evaluering te doen oor watter wetgewing as ’n struikelblok grondherstel geëvalueer, en het die lede van die publiek in die Noord-Kaap dien en watter wetgewing eintlik versoek om ongelyke patrone betreffende grondeienaarskap uit te wys geleenthede bied of mense bemagtig. asook hoe om aandag te skenk aan sodanige patrone sodat grondliggende Ek hoop u sal dié ervaring sien as verandering teweeggebring kan word, skryf Abel Mputing. Vertaal deur betekenisvol vir u spesifiek. Ons wil Dr JA Nel. van u hoor en dan ook niks anders nie as die waarheid,” het hy gesê. “Voorleggings moet die klem laat val verleen aan dié evaluering en besluit op die uitwerking van die Regering het om ’n paneel op die been te Die Ixun en Khwe Gemeenskaplike se programme vir die herverdeling bring sodat daar gekyk kan word Eiendomsvereniging se mnr Jafta van grond en grondherstel. Lede van na die doelmatigheid, gelykheid Kapunda het aangevoer dat daar nou die publiek word versoek om feitelike en toepassing van wetgewing wel wetgewing oor veeltaligheid inligting te verskaf oor watter oor armoede, ongelykheid en bestaan, maar dat daar steeds uitwerking sodanige programme werkloosheid, billike verspreiding van teen die Ixun en Khwe se tale vir die herverdeling van grond en rykdom, grondhervorming, nasiebou gediskrimineer word. “Ons is almal grondherstel op hul lewens het. Ons en maatskaplike samehorigheid en Afrikane hier, maar daar word het nodig dat jy voorbeelde moet sodat die uitwerking van dié dinge steeds teen sommige van ons tale verskaf betreffende sommige van op die geleefde ervarings van Suid- gediskrimineer. In baie gevalle die uitwerking van sodanige wette Afrikaners ondersoek kan word. bevind ons bejaarde persone, wat wat ’n wérklike uitbeelding is van jou nie formeel opgevoed is nie, hulle daaglikse bestaan,” sê ’n lid van die “Ons is hier om te luister en om in situasies waar dit moeilik is om paneel, eerw. Malcolm Damon. aantekeninge te maak sodat ons hulself in ’n ander taal uit te druk, jou lewenservarings in die finale veral wanneer hulle hospitale besoek Die Voorsitter van die HVP, die verslag kan insluit en saamvat. Ons en in baie gevalle verhinder dié voormalige Adjunkpresident, mnr voorlopige verslag word in Maart situasie hulle om behoorlike toegang Kgalema Motlanthe, het die doel van 2017 verwag, en die finale verslag sal tot gesondheidsorg te verkry. Dít, die HVP verduidelik en ook verwys in Junie 2017 ingedien word en dán op sy beurt, plaas weer hul lewens na waarom sodanige paneel op die eers sal dit aan die publiek vrygestel in gevaar,” het hy beweer. Die been gebring is. Hy het verduidelik: word,” het hy belowe. Visekanselier van die Sol Plaatje “Die Nalatenskapsverslag van die Universiteit in die Noord-Kaap, Vierde Parlement, wat in 2014 Hy het aan die mense van die Noord- prof Yunus Ballim, het die gebrek beëindig is, het ’n oproep gedoen om Kaap vertel dat die HVP met ’n aan respek wat aan inheemse tale ’n evaluering te doen oor die gehalte uitreikingsprogram in die Oos-Kaap opgedis word, betreur. “Die normale van daardie wetgewing wat sedert begin het en dat die Noord-Kaap as is abnormaal in dié land. Die mense 1994 deurgevoer is, en ook watter die tweede been van die landwye wat al vir generasie op generasie geleefde uitwerking dit op die mense uitreikingsprogram dien. “Ons is hier woon, kan mekaar nié in hul regoor Suid-Afrika het.” besonder bly om aan te kondig dat dié inheemse tale groet nie. So iets program die steun van die Verenige gebeur net hier ter plaatse, en nie in Mnr Motlanthe het bygevoeg dat Nasies se Ontwikkelingsprogram ander dele van die wêreld nie,” het die Vyfde Parlement voorkeur ontvang. Ons is bereid om lesse uit dié hy gesê.

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