Chairperson, I am rising to respond to the statement by hon Vukuza-Linda. I just want to say two things. Firstly, it is very important for members not to rely on what they read in the newspapers.
When you have read something in the newspaper, you don't bring it here as if it is the gospel truth. It would have been much better if the hon member could have tabled a question so that she could get a proper answer about the matter she is raising. [Applause.] You know, if you are a political leader and you rely on reading newspapers as your guide, you are bound to make lots of mistakes.
Secondly, what I would also like to say is that we are not going to be distracted from what we want to do in education by this scare tactic that through whatever progressive measures we want to introduce in general we want to lower standards. This government wants to increase access, as well as raise the level of education standards in our country. Ngiyabonga, Sihlalo. [Thank you, Chairperson.] [Applause.]