Chairperson, I hereby give notice that on the next sitting day of the Council I shall move on behalf of the DA:
That the Council -
1) notes that the school governing body of Graslaagte Primary School in Humansdorp, Eastern Cape had a mass meeting with parents on 25 April 2012, where all the stakeholders confirmed that the school would be closed as from 26 April 2012 due to -
a) nonpayment of five temporary teachers since January 2012; and
b) the fact that no appointment had been made since March 2012 in terms of the vacancy of a permanent teacher;
2) further notes that Graslaagte has 1 423 learners with 46 positions for teachers and only 40 permanently appointed teachers; and
3) calls on the national Minister of Basic Education to intervene in the situation, as the learners are severely adversely affected.