House Chair, South Africa is a participatory democracy and hence members of the public have a constitutional right to air their views about decisions made by this House or any other committee. A number of organisations and NGOs still maintain that the department did not consult them regarding the contents of Comprehensive Sexuality Education curriculum.
For example, two weeks ago, Mr Matekane Matekane, the National Secretary- General of School Governing Bodies, after he had appeared of a number of media platforms, he informed the public, including us that, School Governing Bodies have not been consulted about the contents of CSEs. So, I want to know, which governing bodies does the Minister talk about when the National Secretary- General says they don't know anything about?
I also want to know whether the Minister is willing to go to areas where they say that they have never heard about this before, including in the rural areas? Thank you.